Australian/New Zealand Luthiers Forum

56nortondomy wrote:It is AFT

that would be why it looks like AFT

Stu

Dunno why but that looks like Australia Furniture Timbers

Stu

I was having a conversation with a family friend who plays guitar and he said he heard through the grapevine of some guy called John in NSW who made really nice guitars. He said his last name started with B but he had a really odd nickname and it was on the tip of his tongue. Turned out it was the "...

Insane...

Cheers Allen, yeah it would be a nightmare unless you hand punched it with a small sharp point, even then as you say near impossible...Looks great I like how organic it looks!

Stu

Awesome Allen! How are you doing the headstock inlay if you don't mind me asking?

Stu

yeah the mix is a bit crap

that tiger myrtle looks like a cross between myrtle and bacon rimu. Crazzzzy

It kind of reminds me of KALA ukuleles...mainly because the "u" from malu and the "a" from kala are quite a similar shape when written in cursive. It definitely reminds me of a uke brand I saw recently but I can't quite put my finger on it.
Regardless it's looking good, keep it up!

Stu

Cole Clark had like 40 odd workers when I went there to have a look for a day. About 6-10 in setup and the rest on the factory floor

that's piss poor

cheers for the heads up!

He whinged, pissed and moaned the whole way about how slow it was, while I sipped on the fresh coffee I had just made and enjoyed the stillness of the morning while the little deisel putted away quietly, looked at the birds, watched a couple of dolphins mucking about , Then he asked that question: ...

It's nice to see an instrument that doesn't get the limelight much in an orchestra scenario, let off the leash.
I totally wasn't expecting it

charangohabsburg wrote:Alone the fact that he seems to have asked this question himself is a good start I'd say!

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Stu

To answer this question I must recall an analogy from a self help book written by master luthier Michael Thames: In which he writes: "To me, making an acoustic guitar is like making love Sometimes you want to know how long it took you, Other times you don't really want to know, or wish you didn't......

Sorry to Reopen an Old Thread but what would be the max thickness of veneer you could likely punch through with a wad punch? You would struggle getting through anything near 3mm I would imagine?

Stu

Cheers Markus! Do you ever see them made from gourd?

Stu

Markus, do you see many made from armadillo?

Andrew, Markus is just jealous as when he has to make a guitar themed cake he has to first make this: http://i656.photobucket.com/albums/uu290/iheartmotherhood/armadillo1.jpg Then he has to then decapitate and amputate to get his creation looking like this: https://c1.staticflickr.com/7/6056/6251876...

Really like how you blended the cocobolo drop top into the limba thru neck (treble side)

Stu

Allan, It is a must for every Australian family kitchen I think!

That's awesome of you Steve. If only the humidity wasn't swinging so much in my shed...D'OH

Is it designed to take a standard Fender all parts tele neck?

Stu

Andrew, For single coils I find you cannot go past Arnott's Tee Vee Snacks (those malt stick things) http://7aebca8af7c135629054-c209aae6b78bac2acb20351eddfab2c0.r8.cf4.rackcdn.com/uploads/products/extras/123/large.jpg If you're into figured chocolates you could use a curly wurly somehow...haha http...

That's Awesome! I read a great book as a child that helped me though a similar birthday build. Hope it helps anyone thinking of undertaking similar builds. Did you find Tim Tams produced too muddy a sound as humbuckers? http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-1STXS4b-Z9A/T6OleCe5m-I/AAAAAAAABTc/zaWE7KpAh8M/s640/b...