Australian/New Zealand Luthiers Forum

Never been a great fan of tipping but I can see your reasoning Allen & a great idea. They certainly would lift their game if it earnt them more for doing so. I've gotten some shoddy service in the past but fortunately more & more resturants have popped up here in Christchurch & the owners and staff ...

I'm fair drooling here Steve. What an absolutely beautiful piece of art, the myrtle is stunning & workmanship faultless as usual. Thanks for sharing the pics but now I have a wet keyboard! Thanks for clearing up a problem I had too, I have a myrtle B&S set light in colour like these & I couldn't mak...

Kia Ora, Welcome Ted. Nice job on the axe, it certainly looks the part & nice choice of woods too :serg

That'd be like losing your stash...... I take it that by "stash" you are refering to tonewood supplies? :wink: :wink: Yeah I back up Sebastiaan's sentiments & hope everybody you know & love are safe. Guess the driver of the ute took 'dipping your headlights' just a bit too seriously! And Kim :lmao ...

Gidday Steve, reasonably new here myself so I won't hand out the formal welcomes I'll leave that to one of the old hands. Saw Coffs Harbour on NZ news last night and yeah it did look a little damp under foot, hope it hasn't disrupted too many people, that's all Aussie want now is more natural disast...

sebastiaan56 wrote:And you can still write lucidly!

It's the only reason.....Should see my writing bee4 I've**Hic** had a cup... cupull

Dave and Nick, If the shellac mix is left to stand , the wax will separate itself from the mix . You can then pour it off. 100% Alchohol seems difficult to obtain . In any case, it soon picks up water from the surrounding air and becomes 95% Methylated Spirits bought from the store is 95 % and does...

James Mc wrote: I’ve played with a few of the ready mixed shellacs over the years and never been impressed by them, most seem to have high wax content.

That explains the problems I had Thanks everyone, you've helped this old fool as well as Dave.

Nice work Jim, great design & great execution.I don't usually like alot of Paua shell but your's is just enough to be tasteful. Call me mr Thicko!! but I never thought to mix aniline dies with the epoxy to match colours :oops: So thanks for that little Tip :cl I'm with Martin on this one, good to se...

Dave,Briwax make a shellac sanding sealer which I bought from Bunnys, it's a brush on that I use to seal the inside of the guitar before nailing the top on so I guess you could use on binding channels. I did use it once to seal the outside but wasn't very happy with how the topcoat lacquer stuck to ...

Oh to be some people :lol: Martin, have you tried to seek professional help for your tonewood addiction? You know the only way to cure it is to use the Hare Krishna system & give it all away! Rid yourself of the burden of possesion :) Let me start you down that path to enlightenment my brother & hel...

I dare say the one on the right is more articulate too.

I have ordered products from Carbatec here in NZ & touch wood have had good service so far but I can understand your frustration. A week is too long to inform somebody an item is not in stock. I wouldn't classify your email as controversial or even short, you are merely showing their slack customer ...

Baa Humbug, it's a fix You actually wanted the obvious answers?
I want my money back!!!

Geez Hesh, you can even make a dread look good! :cl Nice job, I especially love the Adi board, I've always had a liking for the slightly wider grain look. Tighter grains my be 'structurally' better but they are fairly feature-less IMO. And you are right, doing repairs opens up your knowledge no-end!...

4. What is deemed appropriate attire while working on a side bender? A. Pyjamas and a pipe. How about the rather apt "Noel Coward" look? Smoking Jacket and a pipe. Then even if you cock up a side you could stare off thoughtfully into the distance holding your pipe & still look cool & sophisticated....

"1) In respect to a guitar the term "speaking length" refers to:" The correct answer is: D) The length of time the guitarist spends talking to the hot chick standing near the stage, when he should be getting ready to do the next damned song & the rest of the band waits! "2) The "action" of a guitar ...

Oh dear things have slipped back in good old New Zilde. Next thing youll be going for those horrible nylon sheep. Never! They develop too much static :shock: Anyway, enough of this...the Aussies on the forum will get the wrong idea about how we spend our days out here on the Canterbury planes. :twi...

kiwigeo wrote:Nah not into those Cotswolds.....they get a bit uppity when you try and jam their back legs in the old gumboots

Used to prefer Suffocks but had enough of the brunettes after awhile. Prefer the peroxide dreaded blondes now

Thanks Martin, thought the neck looked a bit "light" for Mahogany. It's going to look sweet once it's finished 8) Hey Jim, hope ewe aren't dissing the hottest looking female in NZ :lol: Next to this one of course: http://www.anzlf.com/phpBB2/userpix/236_handspinningsheep_1.jpg Who just happens to be...

Stephen Kinnaird wrote:I especially like your idea of holding the guitar together with tape.

Steven & Kim are right though, it's all looking rather good there Martin. With the lighting it's hard (for me ) to tell but is that Mahogany you are using on the neck?

What can I say that hasn't already been said! A true piece of art, the woods work so well together that it's speech stoppingly beautiful. But that rosette! I could go swimming in those waves. Thanks for showing us this Steve & has the customer come back to earth yet? I'm sure he's extremely proud of...

Hesh1956 wrote:First here are some pics of my nuts.....

Only two places could you get away with saying that Hesh, and when talking to another Luthier is one of them

Nice fret job too Is that the EVO fretwire that LMI sells?

Mmmmmm Melted cheese there Hesh! Love the rosette, so clean & simple looking & I like the grain on the carpathian too, nice visible grain that is spaced out further than some people consider 'ideal'. Personally I love (I have a Martin OOO with similar grain) this type of top it has character & can s...

Thanks Allen, I'd seen this some time ago but had forgotten all about it. It was uplifting to hear/see it again.
Ol' Grandpa Elliot looks like a great character to sit and have a yarn with.