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Your kind thoughts are much appreciated Mark but I dont plan on expiring in the near future. Funnily enough when I mentioned Sally's ebay auction my wife asked me what the hell shed do if I carked it and she had to hock off my workshop.

Yeah hes dropped off the radar again. Hes a worry that boy.

So who nabbed the LMI guitar building manual/catalogue??

Hey Ron, id have a few problems with that toilet brush...id be trying my best to jam the whole thing around the S bend not just the head

Allen..put me at BOTTOM of the list....ie fretboards not required in a hurry.

Cheers Martin

No action in the workshop today...too busy burning up the countryside on my new mountain bike.

Allen...Im reading a carbon copy of the experience I had a few months back when I ordered some bandsaw blades and an HNT Gordon plane from Carbatec in Adelaide. Admittedly they did come to the party and didnt charge me for all the bandie blades but the moral of the story is always ring them up to ch...

Welcome to the forum David,

My choice of truss rods is the Allied two way rod. Trust me...Im a kiwi

Which guitar making course did you attend? It wasnt the one run in wellington by Paddy Burgin and Dave Freeman was it?

Cheers Martin

Struth mate....talk about a Seppo stitch up!!! We should flamin' ban the lot of 'em!!

Hesh....do you notice a difference in tap tones when youre wearing different coloured shorts??

My tap tuning skills are rudimentary...at the moment I just aim for a resonant sustaining response to a tap around the bridge area.

Hey Heshie you left out question number 4:

4. What is deemed appropriate attire while working on a side bender?

A. Pyjamas and a pipe.
B. Purple shorts.
C. Allen's backless leather chaps.
D. Nothing in Hesh's wardrobe could be deemed appropriate for any occasion.

I hear what youre saying Kim.....

All taken on board Kim but the collection of GAL and woodie mags, the Big Red Books and alot of the other stuff sound like a serious amateur luthier's stash. The books appear to have been carefully chosen...Ive got every one of them in my library.

Hey Seb, is there any arch in the lower bout area? On my classicals I make my fan braces about half the height of yours and they have a triangular cross section. Heres a pic of the braced up Englemann top of my latest build. Its Graham Hein's Englemann so its quite stiff. I thinned to 0.095" around ...

You're an absolute gentleman James.....its always nice getting something way below real value but I'd like to see Sally get a fair price for some of her late hubbie's stuff.

Heshie youve already got a complex......your new workshop. BTW when are you going to get the bldi thing dirty???

Sally needs someone in the know to pop in and help or sort some of these lots.....Looks like at least one other lot might actually belong with the kit.

Anybody near Coffs Harbour?

Mark McLean wrote:Thanks for sharing the link James.
She seems like a genuine seller and a nice lady. Does anyone know her dear departed husband?
I have put bids on a few items.

Are you the **** who outbid me on the Tass BW B and S set???

Hesh1956 wrote: Anyway Martin uses the same registration holes.

No I dont

Too hard for me.

The holes are registration holes. Youd normally make up the kit in a mold and thered be matching registration pins on the mold. Some commercial luthiers use a similar system. Actually looking at the bits again the back and top dont seem to be from same kit....back seems to have a cutaway while top d...

Matthew its a guitar kit. It seems to be missing a few bits.....linings, end and tail blocks, truss rod, bracing etc. Would still be a good buy for someone wanting an easy first build.

This item is a must buy...no longer published by LMI. I got one of the last editions and it contains a wealth of knowledge. http://cgi.ebay.com.au/LUTHIERS-MERCANTILE-HAND-BOOK-FOR-STRINGED-INSTRUMENTS_W0QQitemZ140309003366QQcmdZViewItemQQptZAU_Woodcrafts?hash=item140309003366&_trksid=p3911.c0.m14&_...