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- Mon Jul 13, 2015 9:02 am
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Build thread - Blackwood & Bunya Dreadnought
- Replies: 232
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Re: Build thread - Blackwood & Bunya Dreadnought
guitars stuffed in cupboards,under beds, behind the couch, anywhere you can find space for one I was somewhat concerned to read this as I initially thought Nick must have been casing my home. However, I realised this couldn't be true otherwise he would have mentioned all the ukuleles that fit in al...
- Tue Jun 30, 2015 5:54 am
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Carbatec Drum Sander
- Replies: 35
- Views: 38425
Re: Carbatec Drum Sander
a mini in the rain, the water would go through the grill onto the dizzy, Common solution in Brisbane was to cut a couple of notches in a plastic ice-cream container and insert between the grille and the dizzy. Even worked during monsoon season. Sorry, but I think I steered this thread onto a bit of...
- Mon Jun 29, 2015 6:13 am
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Bench chisels or Paring chisels?
- Replies: 17
- Views: 14824
Re: Bench chisels or Paring chisels?
I'm building up a collection of wooden handled E A Berg and Jerbolaget bench chisels. Magnificent steel and quite easy to find in very good condition. Obviously the guys that originally invested in these sixty odd years ago looked after them well.
Miguel
Miguel
- Mon Jun 29, 2015 6:04 am
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Carbatec Drum Sander
- Replies: 35
- Views: 38425
Re: Carbatec Drum Sander
When the designers of British cars were all made redundant, they had to go work somewhere. Obviously one or more ended up designing drum sanders.Who the hell designs these things
Miguel
- Thu Jun 25, 2015 5:43 am
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Milburn FP tutorial
- Replies: 14
- Views: 13121
Re: Milburn FP tutorial
Yep. That top photo is definitely Auckland. Look at the footpaths. Rates due to go up another 10% this year.
Miguel
Miguel
- Thu Jun 25, 2015 5:38 am
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Bench chisels or Paring chisels?
- Replies: 17
- Views: 14824
Re: Bench chisels or Paring chisels?
Get both. You can never have too many chisels..... although my wife suspects I might be approaching the upper limit.
Miguel
Miguel
- Fri May 15, 2015 6:01 am
- Forum: The Gallery
- Topic: Blackwood and Huon Pine Baritone
- Replies: 16
- Views: 17554
Re: Blackwood and Huon Pine Baritone
Another classy instrument. Another lucky owner. I like the way the broken line in the back mirrors the idea of the broken lines in the rosette.
Miguel
Miguel
- Mon May 11, 2015 6:23 am
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Getting tone woods in NZ
- Replies: 19
- Views: 25449
Re: Getting tone woods in NZ
Getting tone woods in NZ can be a bit of a challenge. Not impossible but nearly always expensive. First of all, don't discount local woods. There are a number of excellent makers in NZ who build with NZ natives. Christian (on this forum) has made some stunning kauri/rimu instruments. Kahikatea makes...
- Sun May 10, 2015 5:11 am
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Fan Frets
- Replies: 17
- Views: 17395
Re: Fan Frets
I use a free program called FretCalc available from http://www.gedgreen.co.uk/?page_id=186.
It allows you to calibrate the printer and also prints a line you can measure to verify you've got the calibration right.
Great value for money
Miguel
It allows you to calibrate the printer and also prints a line you can measure to verify you've got the calibration right.
Great value for money
Miguel
- Fri May 08, 2015 5:44 am
- Forum: The Gallery
- Topic: Tiger Myrtle and King Billy Pine Tenor Ukulele
- Replies: 5
- Views: 7983
Re: Tiger Myrtle and King Billy Pine Tenor Ukulele
Nice looking instrument. How many soundboards do you get out of a painter's plank?
Would love to hear a sound clip?
Miguel
Would love to hear a sound clip?
Miguel
- Mon Apr 20, 2015 5:36 am
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Build thread - Blackwood & Bunya Dreadnought
- Replies: 232
- Views: 173026
Re: Build thread - Blackwood & Bunya Dreadnought
The Books are excellent value for money even though I don't yet use a lot of the technical info.
Miguel
Miguel
- Sat Apr 18, 2015 6:55 am
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Just closed falcate classical - with tap spectrum
- Replies: 53
- Views: 48132
Re: Just closed falcate classical - with tap spectrum
Great result and a most informative thread
Miguel
Miguel
- Fri Apr 17, 2015 6:03 am
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: anyone know what this wood is?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 10164
Re: anyone know what this wood is?
With neighbours like ours we can't afford to forget.Ha! Kiwis just never forget do they.
Miguel
- Thu Apr 02, 2015 10:00 am
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: How Veritas custom handplanes are made
- Replies: 7
- Views: 8932
- Sun Mar 22, 2015 5:57 am
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Double Neck Guitar / Monkey Nut Maraca
- Replies: 2
- Views: 4228
- Thu Mar 19, 2015 6:03 am
- Forum: The Gallery
- Topic: My First Build: A Cypress Archtop!
- Replies: 7
- Views: 9328
Re: My First Build: A Cypress Archtop!
It can be difficult to get wood in NZ. The traditional woods need to be imported specially and the supply of suitable native timbers is limited. However, carving that puriri back would have been even harder than sourcing it, surely!
Miguel
Miguel
- Tue Mar 03, 2015 5:46 am
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Cigar box or similar needed
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3509
Re: Cigar box or similar needed
Have you tried Trademe?
Your next best bet is to scour the 2nd hand shops though even some of these don't want to sell products associated with tobacco.
Miguel
Your next best bet is to scour the 2nd hand shops though even some of these don't want to sell products associated with tobacco.
Miguel
- Mon Feb 23, 2015 6:03 am
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Glue
- Replies: 2
- Views: 5339
Re: Glue
Not LHG!!!!!!!!
In my experience it does not do the job as well as HHG or Titebond
Miguel
In my experience it does not do the job as well as HHG or Titebond
Miguel
- Wed Feb 18, 2015 5:47 am
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: What to use to clearly mark dark brown wood???
- Replies: 13
- Views: 12873
Re: What to use to clearly mark dark brown wood???
.... or pore fillingno problems then with the pencil showing up
- Sun Feb 08, 2015 5:21 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Just bought this book
- Replies: 14
- Views: 14593
Re: Just bought this book
I found a pdf version of the book somewhere on the Interweb a couple of years ago. From memory it is a good descriptive overview of the technologies employed in guitar making and has good photos but is not intended as a "how to" guide.
Miguel
Miguel
- Sat Jan 31, 2015 6:30 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Split bridge & top
- Replies: 10
- Views: 13595
Re: Split bridge & top
The crack does suggest the pins have been inserted too forcefully. If the bridge has cracked, is there further damage to the soundboard or the bridge patch?does he hit the pins in with a hammer?
Miguel
- Wed Jan 28, 2015 5:53 am
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Mandolin warped soundhole repair question
- Replies: 4
- Views: 6144
Re: Mandolin warped soundhole repair question
introducing steam into the sound hole Careful, I tried this method many years ago on a warped mandolin soundhole. Worked great but the steam also worked on the animal glue holding the braces. Some weeks later, in the middle of a concert, a loud bang was heard as a brace gave way and my mandolin imp...
- Tue Jan 13, 2015 9:14 am
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Heel block - spanish guitar or mortise and tenon??
- Replies: 13
- Views: 13451
Re: Heel block - spanish guitar or mortise and tenon??
Try a furniture bolt and barrel nut - available at Bunnings etc. Looks a bit classier than a wood screw and probably easier to install.Any advice on how to proceed re bolts
Miguel
- Thu Jan 08, 2015 6:00 am
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Query on bending the back plate after tapering sides
- Replies: 18
- Views: 16515
Re: Query on bending the back plate after tapering sides
Hi Andrew Don't overthink your first instrument. That will do your head in. You have invested in plans and a manual which is sensible. Follow the plans carefully and try to avoid cockups. Most tenor ukes seem to have a variation in dimensions between head and tail which I have always believed to be ...
- Sun Jan 04, 2015 6:13 am
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Difficult Customers
- Replies: 51
- Views: 50933
Re: Difficult Customers
They have a test for wannabe Australians? I thought you just needed a criminal record.
Miguel
Miguel