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Very nice job.
Clean, professional looking guitar, with a great looking finish.
Nice choice of timbers - I like it a lot.

Fantastic looking guitar!!
Like the finish as well.

Very nice. I like it a lot. The Black Limba's great!!

What were the challenges in tackling a bouzouki, and what plans did you use? Mark Mark I pretty much tackled it like I do my guitars. My main concern was the potential for excessive relief in the neck seeing as the the neck join is at the 17th fret. I decided to put some carbon fibre in to stiffen ...

This is my first attempt at a Bouzouki. Made for a friend who's keen to incorporate a little Bouzouki playing at his local Irish Session. Scale Length - 25.5" Fret Board - 12" radius Back and Sides - Queensland Walnut Bindings - Ebony Neck - Queensland Maple Bridge & Fretboard - Gidgee Soundboard - ...

Nice job Alan
Ditto re the sound clips

EricDownunder wrote:Check this site out It might help with what you need and how to do it.
http://www.milburnguitars.com/fpmaterials.html

If you use this link you'll get the pics as well
http://www.milburnguitars.com/fpbannerframes.html

Would you share how you did the compensated Zero fret Nigel or is that a Forster family secret passed down through twelve generations of skilled tradesmen? :wink: By reading Byers and Doolin. They've both written about how to work this out. It's like this: set up your guitar as normal, get your tun...

Looks absolutely superb Christian
Love the look of it.

Very nice Nick. Love the timbers you used.

Nice looking guitars Dave.
Out of interest, do they have the same bracing as the in your original post?

Add me to the list.

Thanks for the offer BBk

Very very nice. Looks like you've changed the shape a bit. I like it a lot!!

Mighty fine looking Weiss!!
The new additions look very tasty indeed.

Nice work nick

Looks good, Sounds great

Very nice Taff

Very nice indeed Christian
Beautiful timbers. Particularly like the look of the Recycled Puriri.

Absolutely beautiful timbers Allen. Very tasteful combinations.
I'm going to have to get more inventive with my rosettes I think

Beautiful uke Allen!!
Is it my imagination or is that a smallish body for a tenor?

Very nice indeed!!

How did you make your "drum"?? If you don't mind me asking.

Very nice Christian.
Thanks for the pics

Man that's beautiful thang!!
Did use any particular plans/specs etc??

Nice guitar Taffy. And nice finish as well.

Count me in!