Australian/New Zealand Luthiers Forum

IF there really is such a thing as "breaking in" a guitar (I have seen enough personal, anecdotal "evidence" of guitars being quite stiff and relatively unresponsive at first, later being responsive), then it seems like this device (or ANYthing that would vibrate the top), would help. I can understa...

Thanks for the follow-up answers to my questions, Nick. Interesting that I watched a dozen cajon videos, a few cajon-building videos, found some on-line plans, (thought I had) carefully visually examined the commercial ones - and never noticed the upper corners of the tapas being deliberately left l...

Nice job, Nick! I bought a snare about a year ago, and still haven't gotten around to building the cajon yet. I came to the same conclusion on the angled shape, giving the wrists less of an angle to have to make in playing it. I saw a design (maybe on YooToob) that had the snares mounted on a rotata...

Those knives look nice, Nick! I'm not geared-up for any metalworking such as forging or cutting blanks out, so I just bought a bunch of "knives without handles" (semi-finished blanks), to try my hand at (what really amounts to) knife handle-making, and knife polishing. :oops: Kinda wimpy in comparis...

Nice job, Robbie. Clear and concise.

Thanks!

Dennis

How high can the bar go? Have you even thought about everyone else feeling inadequate? Of course not!

Banned for life, I say. Banned for life.

Dennis

p.s. STUNNING!

Thanks Dennis, I enjoyed the clip, but am left wondering if you want your uke to sound like a guitar why not just play a guitar????? Fits in airline overhead bin? But really, to me this just shown the breadth of the little instrument. (Shown best on a song concentrating on upper midrange and treble...

Have to say, this took me by surprise:


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Dennis

p.s. Kris Fuchigami is the ukulele player's name

This is fantastic. Thanks for sharing it, Nick.

Dennis

Would it be fair to say, that the "improvement" in sound is noticeable mostly in trebles, less in mids, and that the Bridge Doctor" diminishes bass?

That's my logical guess.

Dennis

Absolutely stunning, Allen! Wow!

Dennis

Sweet rendition of Waltzing Matilda, on a really beautiful (Oz wood-accented) guitar. Well done, Jim!

Dennis

So, after firing 12 times, the American cop didn't kick the corpse a few times too? Bloody hell! Must have immigrated from somewhere else..maybe Canada.

Dennis

Maybe Kim and some others that have explored Australian timbers for fingerboards (or maybe the Spittle-man himself) and can tell you which local, non-endangered - or even threatened - wood, will make good fingerboards (Gidgee, etc), and then which ones of those will accept a stain. Macassar Ebony: "...

I have quebracho bark powder..... "Cultures across the world believe that certain substances have the power to heighten sexual desire or even improve sexual performance in humans. Known as aphrodisiacs, these substances may range from foods to herbs and animal parts. Quebracho is one such herb whic...

... some sticks of Walnut - probably about 36" x 2" x 1/4", and slice that into bindings. Dennis Hi Denis, why wouldn't you prepare the bindings to size and then infuse them? at ~2mm thick the most the treatment needs to "get in" would be ~1mm... My thought is that the pieces cut all the way to the...

Just to add to the discussion (or add to "Crafty Fox's" reply) woods with a high tannin content can be "ebonized" with ferrous acetate (vinegar with dissolved iron from steel wool.) Surface applied, it only goes in maybe 1/128" to at best 1/64" inch, but it can be pushed deeper into the wood using v...

Well its not really printing a house, Its printing things like large lego blocks capable of making a house with, I cannot see how that could possibly be cheaper or more time saving to justify the machine required to do the job, Personally I think its just a novelty thing. In the world of lutherie, ...

My Aussie friends, I thank you for your national candor.


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Dennis

Dear, dear Dennis you don't loose socks , your washing machine makes them, the reason odd socks are always that bluey grey colour is because they are made from lint that collects in that middle bit that sticks up, when enough lint has accumulated and the washer is in it's spin cycle it combines all...

Paul, Why oh why didn't you follow instructions? Instead of sending him a picture of the missing pin, you sent a picture of the existing 5 pins. You will confuse him - he will now think he has finally found the "black hole" of missing pins. Just like the socks that disappear in the washer or dryer: ...

Oh, and no drinking ANY beverage while watching this. Ive got to be honest Dennis...I dont quite know what to make of this video clip :? I've got to be honest Dennis... I don't care about videos without drinking any beverage while watching. As soon as you lift the prohibition I might have a look at...

Ive got to be honest Dennis...I dont quite know what to make of this video clip :? My first question...is this guys hair real or is he wearing a mat? This man is a brilliant pianist, and is giving you a FREE master class in jazz piano... and you mock his beautiful golden-platinum-phosphor bronze lo...

I know, I know... this is a luthier's forum, but hey, a piano has strings, and a soundboard... so what the hell, right? I also know that not all of you are jazz pianists, and so a LOT of this material will go over your head. But those who really care about music, really love music, will take the tim...

Thanks, Shane. Please post this at "The Luthier Community" forum as well.

Dennis