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- Fri Jul 22, 2022 2:05 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Indian Rosewood Bridges coming off Cedar and Pine tops
- Replies: 33
- Views: 25791
Re: Indian Rosewood Bridges coming off Cedar and Pine tops
But Martin is known to sometimes tend towards overkill............. You're one of those guys who puts up photos of a freshly clamped up top...with gaps between the clamps big enough to drive a car through!!! If you can see what's being clamped up then you don't have enough clamps!!! I only worry it...
- Thu Jul 21, 2022 1:22 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Indian Rosewood Bridges coming off Cedar and Pine tops
- Replies: 33
- Views: 25791
Re: Indian Rosewood Bridges coming off Cedar and Pine tops
If you have an air compressor, a vacuum clamp is not too hard too make and venturi value is pretty affordable at about $30.
- Thu Jul 21, 2022 9:09 am
- Forum: The Gallery
- Topic: Bear claw spruce & red gum mando
- Replies: 3
- Views: 10308
Re: Bear claw spruce & red gum mando
I used basically a butt join, however I installed a cross grain support block a bit like an inverted tenon to support the single threaded insert. I didn't like the idea of the threaded insert and all that end grain.
- Wed Jul 20, 2022 1:12 pm
- Forum: The Gallery
- Topic: Bear claw spruce & red gum mando
- Replies: 3
- Views: 10308
Bear claw spruce & red gum mando
I bought a bunch of spruce tops from Martin Turner a couple of years ago and he threw in a small bear claw soundboard. It has been kicking around my stash until a couple of things happened. A student approached the Brissy school armed with Graham's booking and asked to make a mandolin. The student m...
- Mon Jul 18, 2022 9:01 am
- Forum: Contemporary Acoustic Guitar Design and Build - Trevor Gore
- Topic: Interesting Idea for testing flexural rigidity
- Replies: 1
- Views: 8865
Re: Interesting Idea for testing flexural rigidity
That is interesting. Seems like a decent way to get things ball park if you trying out a new bracing system. Looks like you would need a mold for each body shape.
- Mon Jul 18, 2022 8:49 am
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Crack repair posssible?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 22414
Re: Crack repair posssible?
I would be tempted to add marriage strips along each side of the sapwood if you are taking that back off. Clearly a weak point in that piece of wood.
- Tue Jul 12, 2022 7:11 am
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: New Mandolin
- Replies: 6
- Views: 5042
- Mon Jul 11, 2022 10:13 am
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Indian Rosewood Bridges coming off Cedar and Pine tops
- Replies: 33
- Views: 25791
Re: Indian Rosewood Bridges coming off Cedar and Pine tops
I also always wipe down rosewood or other oily wood with acetone. I will keep wiping them down until no more colour leaches out. The glue may be your issue but other issues to check will be a good mating service between the bridge a soundboard (especially if you build with a radius to your plates) a...
- Mon Jul 11, 2022 8:07 am
- Forum: The Gallery
- Topic: King billy & Amboyna nylon
- Replies: 14
- Views: 23250
Re: King billy & Amboyna nylon
Hey Joel, half way between Florence and Venice is Bologna, so I reckon it should be called a Bolognian cutaway. I am sure I'm not the first person to think adding a scoop to a venetian, so steal away. TBH, I didn't do any calculations just tapped and measured along the way. As far as carbon fibre go...
- Sun Jul 10, 2022 12:28 pm
- Forum: The Gallery
- Topic: King billy & Amboyna nylon
- Replies: 14
- Views: 23250
Re: King billy & Amboyna nylon
Thanks. Wayne the rosette is fish scale pattern made from amboyna off cuts from the back. The amboyna does not show separation like the maple does so it has more of a textured look in photos:
- Thu Jul 07, 2022 9:25 am
- Forum: The Gallery
- Topic: Fifteen inch Semi Hollow
- Replies: 8
- Views: 16782
- Thu Jul 07, 2022 8:32 am
- Forum: The Gallery
- Topic: Backwood/WRCedar Mandolin from Tasmania
- Replies: 6
- Views: 13453
Re: Backwood/WRCedar Mandolin from Tasmania
Nice, I like your pick guard. I have recently made a mando, I think I will need to think about putting a wood pickguard on it now.
- Wed Jul 06, 2022 8:49 am
- Forum: The Gallery
- Topic: King billy & Amboyna nylon
- Replies: 14
- Views: 23250
King billy & Amboyna nylon
I've been a bit slack at sharing my finished builds of late. So here is a nylon build I finished a few months ago. It is a falcate braced with a king billy soundboard and amboyna back, sides and neck, flame maple fretboard and bridge. It is hard french polished. 99EFFAFE-0468-4651-B158-0FBB12CF2749_...
- Tue Jul 05, 2022 2:09 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Small body acoustic - bracing.
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3471
Re: Small body acoustic - bracing.
My instinct is that a sparse lattice or double x are going to be over braced for a small body. Also the more frets to the body, the more neckward the bridge location is going and less efficient the sound board. If you want a 15 fret, you might also be consider moving the soundhole north and also pos...
- Tue Jul 05, 2022 1:56 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Bluetop35
- Replies: 10
- Views: 7976
- Tue Jul 05, 2022 1:44 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Spanish heel cutaway
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2122
Re: Spanish heel cutaway
Hi Mak, It will depend a little on your type of cutaway and your heel shape. But assuming you you are doing a Venetian cutaway with a tapered heel, But basically you are attaching the side to a pre-shaped internal block and then a third piece for next to the heel. I would be first determining the wi...
- Tue Jun 07, 2022 7:48 am
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Sanding belt cleaners
- Replies: 8
- Views: 6377
Re: Sanding belt cleaners
We clean the belt for that kind of gummed up mess with a spray bottle of borax and water solution. We just lower the feed tray and put a bunch of paper towel to catch the excess and then spray it on the affected area. Leave it for about 10mins and then you can clean 98% it off with a stiff bristled ...
- Mon May 30, 2022 11:52 am
- Forum: The Gallery
- Topic: Huon Pine & Tassy Mrytle Acoustic Bass
- Replies: 11
- Views: 19206
Re: Huon Pine & Tassy Mrytle Acoustic Bass
Thanks guys. Spring, I was really led by the customer, they wanted Elixir #14502: Acoustic Bass Nano Light 45-100. They sound nice despite my personal preference for flat wounds. IMO, the sound is great and big for an acoustic bass. The customer is over the moon with it, although any amplification a...
- Thu May 26, 2022 1:15 pm
- Forum: The Gallery
- Topic: Huon Pine & Tassy Mrytle Acoustic Bass
- Replies: 11
- Views: 19206
Re: Huon Pine & Tassy Mrytle Acoustic Bass
The wood review has done a little feature on this build, I'm a bit chuffed about it. https://www.woodreview.com.au/how-to/tr ... ass-guitar
- Mon May 09, 2022 10:12 pm
- Forum: The Gallery
- Topic: Figured Koa Acoustic
- Replies: 7
- Views: 12533
Re: Figured Koa Acoustic
That is really beautiful AKEric! Lovely rosette, headstock and beautiful wood choices. I like the line detail on the side of the fretboard too.
- Sun May 08, 2022 12:02 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Bending Irons
- Replies: 11
- Views: 7926
Re: Bending Irons
That is kinda brilliantnkforster wrote: ↑Fri May 06, 2022 4:27 pmI think the most innovative cutaway bending set up I've seen is this one:
https://youtu.be/HQMgt_kkMA0
- Sun May 08, 2022 11:48 am
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Slow progress on the neoclassical
- Replies: 10
- Views: 6920
Re: Slow progress on the neoclassical
Looking good. Might be time to invest in a vacuum clamp Martin
- Fri Apr 15, 2022 1:04 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: new classical with spectrum
- Replies: 8
- Views: 7659
- Fri Apr 15, 2022 1:00 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: German style mandolin WIP
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3154
- Tue Apr 12, 2022 8:41 pm
- Forum: The Gallery
- Topic: Ziricote and Spruce Exotic Classical
- Replies: 5
- Views: 9008
Re: Ziricote and Spruce Exotic Classical
Beautiful Steve. I like you've finished the arm bevel incorporated. That seamless look, looks fantastic!