Australian/New Zealand Luthiers Forum

I'm jammed up at the moment Have you tried some bran in the mornings? :lol: :lol: Sorry, couldn't help myself. Nice job on the jig :serg . You are right about the stewmac though, it's a nice piece of kit but god awfull expensive. This looks like an admirable facsimile & well up to the task. Makes m...

Hotter than the Jazz Hot Club Nick! A very nice looking guitar....reckon I might just have to come over and check out your workshop and share a few Montieths with you. Thanks Martin. Not much to see in the workshop front, not compared to your den but there's a beer waiting here with your name on it...

Nick, the missus has instructed me to inform you that "That's just wrong!" Since she viewed it for a second time and continued to comment about it, I dare say she wasn't really traumatized by it, and in fact is simple missing some of our friends from home. Carry on if you will. Yeah bit like a car ...

Very fetching Lillian.

First thanks for your kind comments Mark, they're greatly appreciated. I notice that you are using a zero fret. Is it the same height as the other frets or a little taller? What do you think are the advantages Mark? Micheal Collins (who wrote the book on constructing these guitars) makes traditional...

Thanks guys for your comments, having seen your work I'm well chuffed & quite humbled that you like mine. The headstock is a standard Selmer shape with my little twist on it & the inlay is just my signature in MOP that just seems to sit well in the available space. And Jim, I'll see what I can organ...

Well after threatening to finish my second Selmer build a few weeks ago, events conspired against me so I've used the chance of the easter break to finally finish the project off. First a few details: Scale length 25" - my personal preference to play. Top is Sitka Back and sides are Tassy Blackwood ...

Top Image up now Archie, the swap seems to have worked. Archie I must say that is a gawwwgeous looking little guitar, I commend you & the workmanship looks superb :cl :cl :cl :cl :cl :cl (apologies Hesh, I just felt that one come on :oops: ) I love the combinations of woods you've used especially th...

bob wrote: Well I can see your pics and it looks like a damn fine instrument to me.

Congratulations.

Looks like only the Admin boys can see them! Hmmm.

Ok if things are going to get juvenile, count me in.
I'll see your & raise you......


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Rod True wrote:Well, here's another sampling of my "cheapness".

"Cheapness is the mother of invention!" along with necessity. Great job Rod & thanks for sharing. As Michael pointed out, the shipping costs to the underside of the globe is high so ideas like this are great for us plebs

Welcome to ANZLF Archie, pity I can't see the picies but hopefully that gets sorted out & we get to see your latest pride & joy.
There are some great builders that frequent this forum so, like me, I hope the 'woody' atmosphere around here provides you with plenty of inspiration.

Ahh, that explains it. Thanks Tim

Nice looking job Tim, even your slotting jig looks as though a bit of time and sweat's gone into it. Please forgive my ignorance as I'm unfamiliar with these little powerhouses, but is the neck just glued on? There doesn't appear to be any mechanical aid (dovetail e.t.c) or even a screw holding it o...

Never even heard of a harp guitar until I joined up here, now I've heard one in action as well! Thanks for posting this & well done with the build to, it's good to see one of your well made babies in the hands of somebody who can play it well.

Nice job Jim :serg This is looking like an interesting build, keep posting the pics. I love how the 'beams' just flow into the sides and linings, well executed. Any particular structural reason for thining the side at the cutaway or was that just to make the bend go abit easier?

And on the same theme
http://www.goodbastards.com/
The Kiwi order, except we're good Bastards not old ones They even brew A Good bastards beer (not my cup of tea but some must like it).

Not surprised, my own collection of tools has grown incrementally too. I think back to what I had on my first refret & compare it to what I use now and it is mind bogling. I don't think the extra tools saves any less time, they just do the job better I would say. Things such as the recrowning, where...

Seems the only Dumb animals would be the Hikers & Bikers! cos the croc's sure as hell know where the best place to position themselves on the road is
Aussie....full of wildlife that either wants to sting you,eat you or peck/scratch you Great country though.

It's always the simple idea's that I tend to overlook. It needs somebody like you Rod to come along & slap me in the head with them occasionally! Doh!!! Thanks for that excellent tutorial & the slap in the head

Thanks everybody for your thoughts so far, looks like Courtnall's book is on my immediate shopping list. Graham thanks for the American Luthiery connection, looks like an interesting read & I will order a back issue of it. I usually like to do abit of reading first so at least I can ask the right qu...

Thanks Martin for that. Bracing can be very much a personal preference/ builder thing I know :) You may be getting bugged by me with more questions if this job comes through, hope you won't mind! Thanks for your opinion of the Bogdanovich book, I've only seen the advertising schlep for it but comes ...

Looks like I may be asked to knock up a classical guitar sometime this year & being a classical virgin I was wondering what everybodies preference for a good book would be. I have the Cumpiano/Natelson book & this forum of course but wonder if there's a really good "in depth" book focused solely on ...

I wonder if all this weird weather with the floods and all could have been caused by the weight of Martin's tonewood collection tilting the planet off it's axis?? Food for thought in that I reckon.:wink: Cheers Kim Either that or the massive de-forestation just to keep the stocks up are having an e...

Allen wrote: Perhaps getting a chance to be shown into the deep recesses of Martin's tonewood bunker.

So he'll been gone a while then