Australian/New Zealand Luthiers Forum

sebastiaan56 wrote:I vote for a banjo!

Youre banned mate!!

Lillian wrote:Nicely done Hesh. Like Bob, I don't think you could build an ugly guitar if you tried.

Yes a fine guitar builder but we still have work to do in regards to his dress sense. Hes probablly sitting in his workshop right now in his purple shorts bending sides on a hot iron.

Dont worry mate...the workshop is protected. If an ant farts anywhere near my stash all hell breaks loose.

Cant give you a figure. I thin my sides until they feel flexible enough to bend.....with IRW Im going for about 2mm. For back I thin until it feels flexible enough enough to hold a 15' arch. If it gets a bit too floppy I add in extra back braces. IRW backs usually end up around 0.085-0.090" thick.

Nice guitar Heshie....I take it this is the reason we havent heard from you for some time??

Several things went wrong actually. Example - one of the router base lock nuts came loose while slotting the bridge at about 30000 revs, but the wiggly slot helps keep the saddle tight. Know how you feel mate. I had the same thing happen while cutting a rosette channel with a Dremel in a Stewmac ro...

Great idea for a future episode...The Tardus lands in Queensland and the Doctor takes on the second most evil life form in the universe....Joh Bjelke Peterson!!!!!

Nasty fiddly purflings......gluing up of same to IRW bindings made alot easier with John Halls lining clamps. And wax paper..useless for cooking but perfect for gluing up bindings and purlfings.

Its 20:12 on a tuesday night and the box is tuned into ABC. To those of us who arent total philistines that means only one thing....... 18 minutes until The Doctor!!!

A thread from the OLF re John Mayes' health problems.

http://www.luthiersforum.com/forum/view ... 45#p297745

Thats one Hip looking Uke mate. A lovely looking instrument and I love the headstock inlay.

Funnily enough my first build has been my best to date. My worst build is currently hanging on the wall in disgrace untill I get back in the mood to work on it.

Pony rides $5......vasectomy thrown in for free

Isnt fate a funny thing. I was all booked for a trip over to Perth for meetings and stuff. Sunday my back went out so a 3 1/2 hour flight west tomorrow is out of the question. Cant fly, cant do any domestics...but oh dear I can still manage to cut fret slots. Probably old hat to most of you but some...

Thanks for the update Ron.

Ive just noticed a post over on OLF where some of their guys are asking where Hesh is.....he hasnt posted for a bit over there.

Anyone heard from Heshie of late?

Isnt a spruce top with a 25' arch in it under stress???? If you took out the braces it'd go flat.

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The only thing I couldnt find was pair of backless lycra bike shorts.

Okay I think my mid life crisis has arrived about 10 years late. yesterday against my better judgement I headed down to my local bike shop and $5000 later came away kitted out with a mountain bike and all the associated accessories required to make a mess of one's self on the side of a mountain. The...

Thanks for putting up the pics Billy...nice work for a first build. A few comments/questions: 1. A stupid question probably but I dont see any indications theres a truss rod in the neck (eg no hole in UTB for allen key to go through and access TR adjuster. 2. What sort of neck/body joint did you use...

Welcome to the forum Billy. Looking forward to pics of your current build. Would be interested to hear how you reconciled some of the different approaches to guitar building contained in Kinkaid and Campiano's books. Eg I tried Kinkaid's top/back clamping caul method and hated it.

Hi Nick, No sleep overs allowed in this shop...if Im not inside for dinner by 6pm sharp theres a p***ed off looking Japanese girl banging on the main door of the shop. The shop is a bit of a mess at present.....I need some decent racks for wood so I can clear off some of the bench space. Tools could...

Hi Taffy, April 23rd is a bit too far ahead for me to plan anything concrete. Ive got a job starting for ExxonMobil early April but hopefully that will only run for a few weeks. At this stage its more likely Ill be around than not but no promises. Ill keep you posted on my movements and whereabouts ...

Yeah howd you go in the rain with those backless chaps??? Must have been a bit uncomfortable around the nether regions.