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by asgilbert
Sat Oct 12, 2019 12:38 pm
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: Tele Thinline Build
Replies: 48
Views: 63964

Re: Tele Thinline Build

Hey Woltz, Great that you are putting the guitar and this feed together and making such an effort to keep it updated... warts and all.
Love the choice of wood and the heart with which this is being built.
:cl
Andrew
by asgilbert
Tue Oct 08, 2019 12:00 pm
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: Musical Instrument Auction Melbourne.
Replies: 7
Views: 9788

Re: Musical Instrument Auction Melbourne.

I was on it thinking could get a couple of gems at a bargain price... My idea of bargain and the bidders the auction attracted were about 200 to 400% out! And, there was a 25% buyers premium on the prices. The DÁngelico went for $30,000 + BP!! The collectors world is very different to the one I live...
by asgilbert
Mon Jul 29, 2019 1:03 pm
Forum: The Gallery
Topic: Makore and Lutz Tenor with Scrimshaw Inlay
Replies: 9
Views: 22440

Re: Makore and Lutz Tenor with Scrimshaw Inlay

WOW Allen that is one nice looking instrument. Can we have a sound sample when able. Cheers :cl
by asgilbert
Thu Jul 11, 2019 6:12 pm
Forum: The Gallery
Topic: Houndstooth hollowbody.
Replies: 3
Views: 8344

Re: Houndstooth hollowbody.

Looks great. A true labour of love!! :cl
by asgilbert
Tue Jun 25, 2019 12:09 pm
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: French polishing
Replies: 30
Views: 38077

Re: French polishing

Hi,

Pablo Requena has just finished a great series on french polishing which covers most of the questions I had on the issue very well. You might want to take a look.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uf4z14Vjkxk&t=1222s

Andrew
by asgilbert
Fri Jun 07, 2019 4:38 pm
Forum: The Gallery
Topic: Amazon Rosewood Guitar Build Completed
Replies: 3
Views: 8438

Re: Amazon Rosewood Guitar Build Completed

Sounds exquisite and looks great Wayne :cl
by asgilbert
Thu May 16, 2019 3:13 pm
Forum: The Gallery
Topic: Build #2: Steel String
Replies: 16
Views: 22576

Re: Build #2: Steel String

Looks great. I see there is a question on what it sounds like. Be interested to know
:cl
by asgilbert
Wed Apr 17, 2019 5:48 pm
Forum: The Gallery
Topic: Honduran Rosewood Tenor
Replies: 5
Views: 11500

Re: Honduran Rosewood Tenor

Wow what a great piece of work. When I grow up I want to be able to do that!!
by asgilbert
Mon Mar 25, 2019 3:32 pm
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: First Double Bass Build Completed
Replies: 12
Views: 11747

Re: First Double Bass Build Completed

:cl What a great project Michael. Looks great... nice to hear it if we could.

Andrew
by asgilbert
Tue Feb 19, 2019 1:29 pm
Forum: The Gallery
Topic: 14 frets OM in Jarrah/King Billy
Replies: 10
Views: 20414

Re: 14 frets OM in Jarrah/King Billy

What a nice looking guitar... Love the inlay
Great work!!
by asgilbert
Thu Feb 14, 2019 3:56 pm
Forum: The Gallery
Topic: Redwood / Pau Ferro classical
Replies: 4
Views: 7589

Re: Redwood / Pau Ferro classical

:cl Great looking guitar. Out of interest what is the scale length, Neck joint? Im building at the moment and always nice to know what the detail is.

Thanks
Andrew
by asgilbert
Fri Jan 18, 2019 5:21 pm
Forum: The Gallery
Topic: My first 4 flamenco guitars
Replies: 8
Views: 12395

Re: My first 4 flamenco guitars

Great work. :cl Building a classical at the moment... nice to see what it should look like!
by asgilbert
Wed Nov 21, 2018 2:47 pm
Forum: Tutorials
Topic: Harden Up (your chisels)
Replies: 12
Views: 36230

Re: Harden Up (your chisels)

Dennis, In the same way as you hardened them is fine. Use the visual method to gauge temperature as per the previous attachment or use thermo markers if you want to be consistently accurate. A link attached https://www.weldclass.com.au/product-group/2040-temperature-markers-thermomelt/category/172-m...
by asgilbert
Wed Nov 14, 2018 6:32 pm
Forum: Tutorials
Topic: Harden Up (your chisels)
Replies: 12
Views: 36230

Re: Harden Up (your chisels)

Obviously not very good at this guys. Travel gets me!! (Just found the notify me when a reply posted) So the colour of steel being heated to 200 deg C is light yellow. See attachment. As quenched, steel is brittle and will chip easily... but in the hands of a careful person they are fine. Tempered i...
by asgilbert
Fri Oct 19, 2018 7:02 pm
Forum: Tutorials
Topic: Harden Up (your chisels)
Replies: 12
Views: 36230

Re: Harden Up (your chisels)

Sorry for the delay in this but only just joined the Forum. For sake of completeness a Temperature of 860degC quenched in oil would get a better result as the transformation to martensite would be complete and a hardness of around 59HRC achieved, if the material is 1060 as most claim it is. A light ...