Australian/New Zealand Luthiers Forum

... so tell us where you might have found a unique piece of wood that was once someone's trash but became your treasure. I had this 'piece of trash' gifted to me a few years back by a woodworker friend in Albany. It came off the side of an old Telecom (now Telstra) 'manual' Plug & Chord style switc...

charangohabsburg wrote:A great waste of material ...

... and armadillos:




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To Rod & Allen ....
And everyone else involved in this most satisfying of crafts ... how true!

Nice work, Luke ... what is the finish?

Hi xray If you were to use the basic high-school-level physics equation: Power (1300watts) = Volts (240v) x Amps ... ... then you would need a 'minimum' amperage rating of ANY control device rated to at least 1300/240 = 5.4amps or ideally higher. Not sure what a router controller is rated at, but ce...

Hey Kim ... thanks for the kind words, mate! ------------------------------------------ It was Robin Johnston's Playmaker show on ABC Radio National in May 2008, where she interviewed members of your group, that inspired me to try and build a guitar for myself. We're glad you enjoyed the radio show,...

Stunning when you see them all on one page! Glad you're getting the hang of this image upload thing, Pete .

Just out of curiosity Allen ... how many mm did you take the surian top down to, and do you have an inside image of the top's bracing pattern? Wood or CF bridge plate? Maurie also 'shared the love' around Albany with some surian boards to try out a while back, and I'm keen to give it a go. Nice desi...

Maybe a Gallery Thread next, Pete? ... now that you're on a roll with posting to the Forum

A feature story from ABC TV's Landline program about a barn-style house being built by mandolin maker Steve Gilchrist using tradtional methods, is now online for viewing here along with a transcript of the show.

There is an I.T. god after all ... thank you Jeremy for stumbling across the original images and taking the time to re-broadcast the tute. And thanks Bob for extending the image quota; it's tutorials of this calibre that can only enhance the future development of resources on this forum.

Ta Bob for the tip.

Is that figure of AUD$129 with free P&H a fair price? ... or are there other suppliers in Oz offering better deals (I got to that eBay SonicWave link above via Google) that ppl may know of?

Can anyone recommended which of this lot of K&K pickups (note free postage) might suit a ukulele, or would the Pure Western Mini do the job?

... Got any more? Well Lillian, as a mater of fact .... "Streets of London" (Bob Connor) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MpCSSnDkEcY Replies: : @Kim - it was AFTER Pete had done the town run for more lubricating fluid @Martin - how about 'Big B & The Special K' @Nick - you could hear a bass part :?:...

A sweet rendition of 'Will the Circle be Unbroken' for your viewing pleasure. Note the caption cock-up, where 'May' should be read as 'Will' ...


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Also commercially available in Oz are Bone Compensated Ukulele Saddlles made by Dr. Parts.

Available for download as PDFs ... basic plans of a Selmer Maccaferri in two parts, plus a selected 'sample' chapter on neck building from a book by luthier Michael Collins.

liam_fnq wrote: How did you get rid of the big government warning "smoking is bad for your health" sticker?

Have made a couple of these cigar box ukes and used shellite on cotton buds to dissolve the glue and gently prise the stickers off.

I may be stating the obvious here but, ... what sardine tin?

Great use of materials .

Fretboard and rosette inlays - classy combo .

Scroll down that page to get to several plans for luthiery jig-making .

An excellent tutorial, Tim

Welcome Back, Frank!

"Small is Beautiful" ... E. F. Schumacher (1973)

All great advice, y'all ...

Hi Frank

... and Welcome by the way! You'll find the Ukulele Underground a fantastic global resource, many talented people including uke players belong to UU.

Cheers
John