Australian/New Zealand Luthiers Forum

Hi Matt and Welcome aboard. Congrats - That's some beautiful looking work you've completed there! Tiger Myrtle is such a stunning timber - we are very fortunate for our palette of species available here in Australia. I love the Kasha system on Ukes. Internals not withstanding, I just love the appear...

That's one beautiful guitar Steve.

Such understated beauty. Nothing over the top and in your face, just simple elegant lines combined with stunning timbers - and perfectly executed.
Just my taste, full marks from me.

Cheers,

Jeremy.

I used to spit on the inside of my goggles when swimming, dunno if it helped but it looked macho! Acube of potato works aswell Nadine, Ruby-Lou or Delaware?? Pontiac... Got to be Pontiac. Actually, I'm not quite sure whether the cube of potato is for the goggles or to help look macho :shock: Honest...

Hi again all, Thanks once more for all the compliments! Glad you like my work so far Phantom - there is plenty more dreamed up in my head that's for sure, but is there enough time for them all? :panic: Thanks Kim, geez all you lot are very friendly, but err, class? Well, it probably won't take me lo...

Thanks for all the feedback everyone, especially as it's all so positive!! Glad you all like the website and mando although... Maybe you don't know me well enough to criticize yet - nooby politeness? :wink: Lillian - Had not heard of this luthier before and I thought I was masochistic with the dovet...

Hey Sebastiaan56 and Obmit. My button issue seems to have been pre 'worked out' *shifty eyes* hmmm... Thanks for the kind website comments. Nah, mando not a commission but an experiment I was inspired for. The f-holes are actually full body cutouts - as in, they go right through the body which I lik...

Hi Rod - I too like the look of your new bracing. I appreciate experimentation in instrument making and look forward to hearing your assessment upon completion. I don't think there is a right or wrong way to brace an instrument; just different approaches - some work and some don't, though to an exte...

Hello All, Well, I note there is no real 'section' for intros and thought it might be a bit odd to just jump on board midway through a given topic, so here I am instead... Not that I'm adverse to or unknown for being odd as well :roll: It's taken me a while and a few prods to sign up as I often find...