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by Steve
Sun Jan 30, 2011 7:14 am
Forum: Anything Goes
Topic: TC Bianca & Anthony
Replies: 105
Views: 71043

Re: TC Bianca & Anthony

Kim, it seems to have corrected it's course & straightened up directly towards your shed. It's almost as if there's a source of warm & high-pressure air that resides somewhere in your vicinity. :D
by Steve
Sat Jan 29, 2011 7:50 pm
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: Weissenborn Copy Build
Replies: 44
Views: 36934

Re: Weissenborn Copy Build

Great looking guitar Bob. The blackwood sapwood bindings looks fantastic. What's the bridge - is that made out of the same stuff?

Steve
by Steve
Sat Jan 29, 2011 2:42 pm
Forum: Anything Goes
Topic: TC Bianca & Anthony
Replies: 105
Views: 71043

TC Bianca & Anthony

Looks like you're expecting unwelcome visitors Kim & Alan. Batten down the hatches & stay safe...
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by Steve
Thu Jan 27, 2011 6:07 am
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: Australian woods for tops
Replies: 25
Views: 24290

Re: Australian woods for tops

No worries Bob, thanks for the update. :D

Steve
by Steve
Wed Jan 26, 2011 1:22 pm
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: Australian woods for tops
Replies: 25
Views: 24290

Re: Australian woods for tops

I know that this thread is ancient history, but it's a bit like working your way through a great novel and discovering the last chapter ripped out. Did you ever finish these off Bob?

Steve
by Steve
Tue Jan 25, 2011 7:37 pm
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: Check out my crack...
Replies: 22
Views: 17389

Re: Check out my crack...

duh Padma wrote:Non of
that anal retentive, nose out of joint stuff you find on some of the more "Official" Luthiers sites.

Blessings
duh
Padma
Whoa, Padma, trust me - you don't want your nose anywhere near this joint.
by Steve
Mon Jan 24, 2011 9:00 pm
Forum: Anything Goes
Topic: Help Find A Book for me
Replies: 10
Views: 9066

Re: Help Find A Book for me

I did find a bit more info on it here FibreCraft.JPG Like everybody else has found, it seems to be out of print? But, it is at my local library. Do you have a valid library card? :wink: Looks like you may already have other options, but at 30 pages, should be no problem to scan/email it - just let m...
by Steve
Mon Jan 24, 2011 8:34 pm
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: Check out my crack...
Replies: 22
Views: 17389

Re: Check out my crack...

Thanks again guys. A lot of really good suggestions - glad I put my crack on line :D

Steve
by Steve
Mon Jan 24, 2011 6:24 am
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: Check out my crack...
Replies: 22
Views: 17389

Re: Check out my crack...

Thanks fellas, that gives me a glimmer of hope - I had thought that this one may have been toast. I already had plans for some side-reinforcement, but had hoped that it would be on before any cracking.

Steve
by Steve
Sun Jan 23, 2011 4:38 pm
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: Check out my crack...
Replies: 22
Views: 17389

Check out my crack...

Was just preparing some linings to fit to these sides on an O-18 & discovered this crack. The sides are silver ash, about 2.2 mm thick, the crack's about 6cm long (& although it's not conspicuous on the outside, there's definitely a bit of a divot). ...I guess that I kind of already know that this i...
by Steve
Mon Jan 17, 2011 6:21 am
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: Is N.Z. going "third world"?
Replies: 11
Views: 10507

Re: Is N.Z. going "third world"?

Not sure if you saw in my link, but the same message was being sent from Malta too. I don't think that there's much doubt that the address and phone number (not enough numbers) are dodgey. Here's a blurb from Wikipedia that seems quite plausible (& puts the poor old kiwis in the clear)... In the Aus...
by Steve
Sun Jan 16, 2011 6:22 am
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: Is N.Z. going "third world"?
Replies: 11
Views: 10507

Re: Is N.Z. going "third world"?

Man, it looks like Larry has wide and varying interests...http://www.taxidermy.net/forum/index.php?topic=240510.0. You don't sell stuffed animals too, do you Hank? You could really clean up here.
by Steve
Fri Jan 07, 2011 10:32 am
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: Source - Blonde De Waxed Shellac
Replies: 3
Views: 5278

Re: Source - Blonde De Waxed Shellac

Hi Kim,
There's a whole heap of stuff to be found here: viewtopic.php?f=1&t=879, and ringing endorsements for a local supplier here: viewtopic.php?f=1&t=1495. The dewaxed shellac is on page 19 of the 'Restoration Hardware' catalogue.
Good luck,
Steve
by Steve
Thu Jan 06, 2011 7:04 pm
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: Living in the heart of it.
Replies: 10
Views: 8086

Re: Living in the heart of it.

Hmmm, might be a great opportunity to check out Desert Oak for fretboards? Enjoy Alice, it really is a spectacular area.
by Steve
Tue Dec 14, 2010 7:59 pm
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: Measuring and marking fretboard for slot cutting.
Replies: 16
Views: 15525

Re: Measuring and marking fretboard for slot cutting.

Fret position can easily be calculated using a spreadsheet and the Rule of 18. PM me your email address and I'll send you my spreadsheet (Mac version). Better also tell me what version of Office for Mac youre running.Cheers Martin You're right Martin, it works a treat. I used the Stewmac calculator...
by Steve
Sat Nov 27, 2010 9:28 pm
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: The first few days of a new guitar's life
Replies: 7
Views: 7390

Re: The first few days of a new guitar's life

Beautiful timing Mark - this has just happened to me too. Thanks to Puff & Dave for your responses - you've given me somewhere to go next.
Steve
by Steve
Fri Nov 26, 2010 8:05 pm
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: Somogyi Books.
Replies: 4
Views: 4329

Re: Somogyi Books.

I would have bought them too but I already had them and paid almost 400 Aussies for them :shock: So you would have got a good saving on what most of us paid 6 or 8 months ago. They came in at AUD265 landed on my door, including the international transfer charge on my credit card. You know what they...
by Steve
Fri Nov 26, 2010 7:50 pm
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: Brazilian Cavaquinho
Replies: 7
Views: 8758

Re: Brazilian Cavaquinho

You could also try this guy - he's got heaps of info on tuning, history, etc.: http://www.jose-lucio.com/0%20Cavaquinho/Cavaquinho.htm He's also got a fairly rudimentary set of diagrams with teeny-weeny little numbers that may be helpful? http://www.jose-lucio.com/CavaqWeb/Cavaquinho.htm I particula...
by Steve
Fri Nov 26, 2010 8:15 am
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: Somogyi Books.
Replies: 4
Views: 4329

Re: Somogyi Books.

Thanks for the link John. I bought a set & they arrived yesterday without any hassles. Looks like a great read.
Steve
by Steve
Wed Nov 10, 2010 3:26 pm
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: Extreme Build in finland...
Replies: 3
Views: 4047

Re: Extreme Build in finland...

Sure looks like fun Pete.
I had a bit of a trawl through the photos on the journal. Perhaps something was lost in translation - or are the Finns' not that keen on ukes? :lol:

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This is the final re-constructed message of this topic posted by the ANZLF help team.
by Steve
Tue Nov 09, 2010 8:17 pm
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: Hide Glue: How old is too old?
Replies: 37
Views: 32598

Re: Hide Glue: How old is too old?

I took to it with a gimpy hammer wielded with unbridled vigorous aggression :shock: Everything okay at home Kim? :D Nice to know that it's perfectly normal to have unsweetened jelly in the bottom of the fridge - my wife will find this very reassuring - she was trying to convince me that hide glue d...
by Steve
Tue Nov 09, 2010 7:52 am
Forum: Instrument Plans
Topic: MIMF Plans
Replies: 0
Views: 16171

MIMF Plans

You can buy prints of more professionally produced plans HERE, but there's a truck-load of free plans for everything from electrics, mandolins, violins, tools, etc., that you can download from HERE.
by Steve
Sun Nov 07, 2010 7:19 pm
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: Factory machined or Handcrafted?
Replies: 15
Views: 14481

Re: Factory machined or Handcrafted?

Phew...philosophy. I guess many of the workshops I have seen on the forum including mine are like little factories, we tool up, run certain operations at particular machines or stations and sure we may be one man operations but does a factory need more than one person to operate it. CNC, nice tool r...
by Steve
Sun Nov 07, 2010 8:28 am
Forum: Anything Goes
Topic: Ultimate leap of faith
Replies: 2
Views: 3031

Ultimate leap of faith

It has no strings, but does have a box, soundhole & melodies. It's that time of the year again when the Eastern Rosella chicks are fledging. If you guys are interested in building one, you can get plans on the net. The critical thing is the size of the 'soundhole' - big enough to fit the male rosell...
by Steve
Sat Nov 06, 2010 1:44 pm
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: homegrown exotics
Replies: 4
Views: 4547

Re: homegrown exotics

I reckon that the Botanic Gardens is a great idea - certainly the easiest place to pick up seeds (but don't get caught helping yourself). Cairns has a pretty extensive one from what I recall. A lot of these old gardens had heaps of exotics - life was much simpler before quarantine regulations. It is...