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- Tue Mar 24, 2015 8:08 am
- Forum: The Gallery
- Topic: Ambrosia Maple and Ancient Spruce Tenor
- Replies: 7
- Views: 9519
Re: Ambrosia Maple and Ancient Spruce Tenor
A very clever solution Allen, thanks for sharing!
- Tue Mar 24, 2015 1:26 am
- Forum: The Gallery
- Topic: Ambrosia Maple and Ancient Spruce Tenor
- Replies: 7
- Views: 9519
Re: Ambrosia Maple and Ancient Spruce Tenor
Wow, that's a piece of crazy looking wood, I absolutely love it (how not).
And the usual neat workmanship.
How are you doing the inevitable "pore" filling? Epoxy?
And the usual neat workmanship.
How are you doing the inevitable "pore" filling? Epoxy?
- Tue Mar 24, 2015 1:05 am
- Forum: Jigs & Fixtures
- Topic: Dust-free thicknessing machine
- Replies: 4
- Views: 17247
Dust-free thicknessing machine
Nothing new under the sun, but I think this is not yet in the ANZLF's jig collection (or I haven't seen it). The title is a bit exaggerated, but in any case dust production is quite a bit less than when using a drum sander. It is similar to planing a piece in a groove, but the setup is much quicker ...
- Mon Mar 23, 2015 12:01 am
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: 16 inch Florentine archtop.
- Replies: 34
- Views: 31743
Re: 16 inch Florentine archtop.
Nice work as always Rod! :) also i'll just add that KBP isn't one of the best timbers i've seen for scraping!! I never have worked with, or even touched King Billy Pine, but for scraping any conifer wood I prefer very thin scrapers, more precisely these French scrapers which - quite oddly regarding ...
- Sun Mar 22, 2015 1:56 pm
- Forum: The Gallery
- Topic: Myrtle Tenor
- Replies: 7
- Views: 9952
Re: Myrtle Tenor
That's one little great looking guitar Peter! :cl Glad to read it sounds great as well. To leave the bridge in its original place while altering maybe the whole rest of measurements would have been my choice too. I think "opening up" has more to do with the natural release of built-in tensions than ...
- Sat Mar 21, 2015 1:01 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Double Neck Guitar / Monkey Nut Maraca
- Replies: 2
- Views: 4275
- Thu Mar 19, 2015 6:50 am
- Forum: The Gallery
- Topic: My First Build: A Cypress Archtop!
- Replies: 7
- Views: 9407
Re: My First Build: A Cypress Archtop!
That's a very nice guitar, just don't tell you wanted to have it look differently! 8) It looks a bit like a very old guitar in pristine condition. I'm not at all an expert on archtops, but other than (for my taste) a bit a brisk re-curve I can't see many flaws, if any at all. I never have made an ar...
- Thu Mar 19, 2015 6:33 am
- Forum: The Gallery
- Topic: Something a bit different, a "Space Scene" SS6
- Replies: 3
- Views: 5593
Re: Something a bit different, a "Space Scene" SS6
This fretboard must have been a lot of work! Beautiful wood with nicely contrasting colours too. Well done, congrats.
I guess your customer is now renaming musical notes to planet names and so. For example, d# would be "Saturn ring's lower right seen in current astronaut's perspective".
I guess your customer is now renaming musical notes to planet names and so. For example, d# would be "Saturn ring's lower right seen in current astronaut's perspective".
- Wed Mar 18, 2015 8:46 am
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: An Australian Luthier in Paris
- Replies: 23
- Views: 24193
Re: An Australian Luthier in Paris
found a luthier shop. Unfortunately it was closed but I knew Nick Oliver would be interested as there were half a dozen Maccas (grande and petit Bouche) in there as well as what looked like a 1920's National steel and several ancient Gibson Mandolins as well as some very old Martins. It looks like ...
- Mon Mar 16, 2015 12:18 am
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: What to do?
- Replies: 25
- Views: 26064
Re: What to do?
I have done the repair. The minor dings are now invisible and the big ding is almost invisible. Thanks for all the advice. [...] My friend dropped in on his way to Cobago folk festival yesterday and could not believe how well the dings had disappeared. I expect that I am the only person who can see...
- Sat Mar 14, 2015 11:21 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Bandsaw upgrade
- Replies: 44
- Views: 43701
Re: Bandsaw upgrade
Sorry to hear that.
But this...
But this...
...is just too much!rocket wrote:, the guys best suggestion was for me to take delivery and after all damage was assessed get it replaced,,,,
- Fri Mar 13, 2015 12:56 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Why violin-makers adopted the f-shaped hole
- Replies: 5
- Views: 6546
Re: Why violin-makers adopted the f-shaped hole
Stu, I was referring to the comment of his friend, the expert, not to the comment of the expert's friend who posted the expert's comment.
- Fri Mar 13, 2015 11:25 am
- Forum: Anything Goes
- Topic: What to do with BRW?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 16389
Re: What to do with BRW?
Congrats to your stash entry Martin.
What to do with BRW? What a question. Make a whatnot of course!
What to do with BRW? What a question. Make a whatnot of course!
- Fri Mar 13, 2015 11:07 am
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Why violin-makers adopted the f-shaped hole
- Replies: 5
- Views: 6546
Re: Why violin-makers adopted the f-shaped hole
And here an interesting comment.charangohabsburg wrote:Interesting paper though
- Thu Mar 12, 2015 10:59 am
- Forum: Anything Goes
- Topic: Housing more important than old trees in Un Zud
- Replies: 5
- Views: 7594
Re: Housing more important than old trees in Un Zud
As a non-newzealander I had to listen to this twice:
"We don't want a 500 year old Kauri to be cut down for a [...]" ...for a what??? Ah, for a deck. But of course she is right in any case!
https://youtu.be/SJr0ez_p104?t=51s
(Don't embed, starts at second 51)
"We don't want a 500 year old Kauri to be cut down for a [...]" ...for a what??? Ah, for a deck. But of course she is right in any case!
https://youtu.be/SJr0ez_p104?t=51s
(Don't embed, starts at second 51)
- Thu Mar 12, 2015 3:14 am
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Why violin-makers adopted the f-shaped hole
- Replies: 5
- Views: 6546
Re: Why violin-makers adopted the f-shaped hole
- Tue Mar 10, 2015 7:16 am
- Forum: Anything Goes
- Topic: Housing more important than old trees in Un Zud
- Replies: 5
- Views: 7594
Re: Housing more important than old trees in Un Zud
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/67120887/residents-rally-to-save-500yearold-kauri What the f*%K is wrong with these people (bureaucrats) when a local council gives the go ahead to fell a perfectly healthy 500 year old Kauri and a 300 year old Rimu just so that a couple of houses can be built?!! The...
- Sun Mar 08, 2015 4:56 am
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Hmmm Microtonal guitars
- Replies: 10
- Views: 12496
Re: Hmmm Microtonal guitars
the examples he gave are terrible. A matter of taste and tradition. what music uses this? Some traditional oriental music uses radif and other non-western scales. http://www.luth.org/images/backissues/al101-104/al102_shirazi.jpg I am not an expert on this, but I believe (without having had the pati...
- Sun Mar 08, 2015 12:45 am
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Hmmm Microtonal guitars
- Replies: 10
- Views: 12496
Re: Hmmm Microtonal guitars
A new service offered by the luthier! Similar to this pencil sharpening service.kiwigeo wrote:Yes there is....leave the strings offcharangohabsburg wrote:Aren't there easier ways to make a guitar that never plays in tune?
- Fri Mar 06, 2015 1:23 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Bandsaw upgrade
- Replies: 44
- Views: 43701
Re: Bandsaw upgrade
Congrats! That's before they moved production to a cheaper place where quality went downhill before the finally dropped out of the market.peter.coombe wrote:[...] I bought it in 1994.
- Fri Mar 06, 2015 1:11 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Hmmm Microtonal guitars
- Replies: 10
- Views: 12496
Re: Hmmm Microtonal guitars
Aren't there easier ways to make a guitar that never plays in tune?
- Thu Mar 05, 2015 12:49 am
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Bandsaw upgrade
- Replies: 44
- Views: 43701
Re: Bandsaw upgrade
[...] I think Peter was referring to a 'kink' in the belt drive (from the motor to the lower wheel) as opposed to the blade. I assume you are referring to the blade that you loosen off by a few turns if unused? I have not seen a bandsaw with an easy feature to loosen off the pulley system "a few tu...
- Thu Mar 05, 2015 12:14 am
- Forum: Jigs & Fixtures
- Topic: Router Fretboard Radiusing Bits
- Replies: 7
- Views: 24340
Re: Router Fretboard Radiusing Bits
I've read the rules for this forum and I know plugging your own wares is frown on but since no one in Aus or NZ has purchased one previously (sold only to US) no one is going to be on here to recommend them . . . so it's a bit of a chicken and egg scenario - so I apologies if I am breaking/bending ...
- Sun Mar 01, 2015 12:23 am
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: What to do?
- Replies: 25
- Views: 26064
Re: What to do?
Use hot hide glue instead.vandenboom wrote:[...] but cannot get enough up/down movement either side of the crack to get some titebond in there. [...]
For those who have done this before, how would you go about it?
- Thu Feb 26, 2015 11:57 am
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: I sometimes hate dry climate because...
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3739
I sometimes hate dry climate because...
... spruce shavings can get really sticky, and they even jump back onto the bench when I try to shake them off my hand to the floor!