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by charangohabsburg
Tue Aug 04, 2015 7:46 pm
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: Anybody used this stuff?
Replies: 7
Views: 7422

Re: Anybody used this stuff?

kiwigeo wrote:Or you could try my new product........"De-F****k It"
Martin, you should get into business with the EU-bureaucrats, the ECB and IMF.
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by charangohabsburg
Tue Aug 04, 2015 12:23 am
Forum: Anything Goes
Topic: Couldn't help myself...
Replies: 4
Views: 6430

Re: Couldn't help myself...

Oh and on the side, I'm actually hoping the miniature camera module can be used to give me a live and virtual look inside guitars too - there is the related stretch I was mentioning. I'll wait for the next generation of miniature drones which will be smaller, and equipped with a couple of robot arm...
by charangohabsburg
Fri Jul 31, 2015 7:58 pm
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: Spanish Cedar
Replies: 17
Views: 21924

Re: Spanish Cedar

Just checked , Listed as Havannah in this book from 1853 , just how they spelled it then ? That would be my first guess too. For example, today's German spelling of this city's name is "Havanna" (without trailing "h"). Cedrela Odorata, Says its a native of North America and the West India Islands ....
by charangohabsburg
Fri Jul 31, 2015 1:13 am
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: Spanish Cedar
Replies: 17
Views: 21924

Re: Spanish Cedar

This one is probably between 1740 to 60 and is Havana Cedar,( spelled Havannah I think, in my book on the wood) I never heard or read of a wood called similarly, but if the name means to relate to the cuban capital it might be spelled "Habana" (Spanish) or "Havana" (English). Apologies, for putting...
by charangohabsburg
Thu Jul 30, 2015 11:24 pm
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: Spanish Cedar
Replies: 17
Views: 21924

Re: Spanish Cedar

Demonx, if by macrocarpa you mean Monterey Cypress, a softwood conifer, I can't see the similarity to Spanish cedar which is a hardwood, more akin to mahogany but softer and lighter. I did mention it's not the same, but I have heard people call it Spanish cedar. Well,you said "commonly". Very upset...
by charangohabsburg
Tue Jul 28, 2015 11:37 pm
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: Server Maintenance
Replies: 45
Views: 44071

Re: Server Maintenance

I hope you blokes got a lot of work done the last couple of days while the server's been down. :lol: How do you imagine I could get some work done at all while constantly trying to access the ANZLF? :shock: :mrgreen: Thanks a lot for all your time you put into keeping this place running! :cl :cl :cl
by charangohabsburg
Sun Jul 26, 2015 9:23 pm
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: Bending wood alternatives...
Replies: 29
Views: 28428

Re: Bending wood alternatives...

kiwigeo wrote:
charangohabsburg wrote: Genau. Weichspüler. Funktioniert prima!
Translation: "Excuse me your donkey has just eaten my passport"
Exactly. How did you know? :shock:
by charangohabsburg
Sat Jul 25, 2015 10:36 pm
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: Bending wood alternatives...
Replies: 29
Views: 28428

Re: Bending wood alternatives...

Just a dummy´s question: What is "fabric softener" ? Is that the stuff used in laundries or at home in washing machines? Genau. Weichspüler. Funktioniert prima! Soak the wood in undiluted fabric softener or brush it on repeatedly over 30 or 40 minutes, let dry for at least an hour but preferably no...
by charangohabsburg
Mon Jul 20, 2015 9:57 pm
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: First build - split in back due to humidity :-(
Replies: 32
Views: 28577

Re: First build - split in back due to humidity :-(

Glad the fix held up well. :) I was quite surprised how much the tone developed in the first few hours of playing (it's getting better and better) Sure. Never tie yourself up on the next tree if a guitar doesn't sound right 30 minutes after having strung it up. Rounding the soundhole has a practical...
by charangohabsburg
Mon Jul 20, 2015 9:43 pm
Forum: Anything Goes
Topic: Global freezing
Replies: 15
Views: 20851

Re: Global freezing

kiwigeo wrote:Did someone fart? :shock:
I guess yes, but as everybody is trying to avoid CO2 taxes no one would admit he did.
by charangohabsburg
Sat Jul 18, 2015 10:46 am
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: New Toy
Replies: 10
Views: 13479

Re: New Toy

ozwood wrote: The results are truly amazing, quiet, [...]
... which means "no sound sample". :( ;)
Nice tool, congrats!
by charangohabsburg
Sat Jul 18, 2015 10:37 am
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: "Business of Lutherie" forum?
Replies: 58
Views: 50310

Re: "Business of Lutherie" forum?

kiwigeo wrote:No point me buying a Furryarri...the boss would destroy the clutch and rip the arm rest off the driver's side door on the gate post just like she did with the Mazda :?
Just choose the right model, Martin:

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by charangohabsburg
Thu Jul 16, 2015 7:16 am
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: Please help !!!
Replies: 62
Views: 53230

Re: Please help !!!

Nick wrote:I'm about to go make a cup of coffee if anybody wishes to fund me?
Not sure Nick. Who guarantees that you really will invest the money in a cup of coffee and don't squander it on luthierie items? :shock:
by charangohabsburg
Wed Jul 15, 2015 8:15 pm
Forum: The Gallery
Topic: Flat Top Mandolin
Replies: 22
Views: 38569

Re: Flat Top Mandolin

Now that's a real gem! It even would be one if you had used some plain, non-figured wood, it is so nicely crafted! :cl
by charangohabsburg
Wed Jul 15, 2015 8:12 pm
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: 16 inch Florentine archtop.
Replies: 34
Views: 31270

Re: 16 inch Florentine archtop.

Thank you Martin for the list of what not to do, and thank you Rod for the hints what to do. The slight groove on the brace edge, and the idea of how to stretch the strands will surely help a great deal if I'll ever attempt to go the CF - reinforced brace route! 8)
by charangohabsburg
Wed Jul 15, 2015 1:27 am
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: 16 inch Florentine archtop.
Replies: 34
Views: 31270

Re: 16 inch Florentine archtop.

Wonderful work Rod! The carbon fibre on top of the braces looks cleaner than most or all I have seen so far. I have not yet worked with CF but would like to know what's the key to get the strands down so cleanly. What are the things one must and/or must not do in order to not only prevent a mess but...
by charangohabsburg
Wed Jul 15, 2015 12:47 am
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: Please help !!!
Replies: 62
Views: 53230

Re: Please help !!!

, good thing I did not see the OP. Well Paul, you won't get away that easily! :twisted: :lol: :wink: Everybody having blood pressure issues please make sure you have taken your meds before reading on... He said in the OP that, as a guitarist he always had a problem to choose a guitar because some o...
by charangohabsburg
Tue Jul 14, 2015 12:31 am
Forum: Anything Goes
Topic: Geez, those Canadians!
Replies: 4
Views: 6474

Re: Geez, those Canadians!

Nick wrote:Oh you Aussies! :D
:lol:
by charangohabsburg
Tue Jul 14, 2015 12:22 am
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: Please help !!!
Replies: 62
Views: 53230

Re: Please help !!!

[...] "especially on a luthiers forum." Ha Ha :lol: I saw it but hadn't thought of that , your right there Markus . Did you really not think of that? I have to say dear Rob, I'm indeed a bit shocked. I mean, he basically said "I can make excellent guitars at a much better price than you lot are sel...
by charangohabsburg
Mon Jul 13, 2015 8:03 pm
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: Please help !!!
Replies: 62
Views: 53230

Re: Please help !!!

kiwigeo wrote:Markus,
[...] Your post was of much higher quality than the OP's pathetic effort and I couldn't bring myself to delete it :mrgreen:
I'm honoured! :mrgreen:
by charangohabsburg
Mon Jul 13, 2015 8:00 pm
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: Please help !!!
Replies: 62
Views: 53230

Re: Please help !!!

Yes, 38° was around 5. July. Nothing special for some tropical spots in Australia I guess. Now we are back below 30° but it will go up a bit again during this week. Last week I was helping my neighbour harvesting cherries. A good part of them had dried still hanging on the trees completely within ju...
by charangohabsburg
Mon Jul 13, 2015 7:21 pm
Forum: The Gallery
Topic: Flat Top Mandolin
Replies: 22
Views: 38569

Re: Flat Top Mandolin

What a beauty!
Craftsmanship fits the wood you used. :cl
by charangohabsburg
Mon Jul 13, 2015 7:14 pm
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: Please help !!!
Replies: 62
Views: 53230

Re: Please help !!!

Kamusur wrote: and how is your northern summer going?
Hot. About as hot as the Australian winter in some places is cold this year. It seems that the planet as a whole still maintains some kind of equilibrium.
by charangohabsburg
Mon Jul 13, 2015 6:24 pm
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: Please help !!!
Replies: 62
Views: 53230

Re: Please help !!!

Well, now the opening post (obviously not stemming from my keyboard) has been removed. To help occasional readers understand what happened: the thread opener asked for support for fundrising his luthierie business, which I considered a quite odd and impertinent attempt, especially on a luthiers foru...
by charangohabsburg
Mon Jul 13, 2015 12:33 am
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: Please help !!!
Replies: 62
Views: 53230

Re: Please help !!!

LOL. Nice try but certainly knocking on the wrong door.