@stephen-hayes Certainly a great start would be to fully insulate the whole building.

Question.  Do you tune the braces when carving, or are you focussing more on dimensions?

OK you convinced me… – it’s on the list…just need to convince Carol now!
Seriously though – do you have any Laser cutter/engraver recommendations for anyone who might be interested?

If in doubt: Mount your bridge into a lump of scrap wood to simulate the body then you can work out exactly where the take off point of the string will be – always a good idea to test your…   Read more»

In october I played with the John Spijker Trio at a local festival. We mostly play original songs written by John. But here we ended our set with a Jimi Hendrix song in which our drummer Rob excels.

 

Thanks everyone for your input. its appreciated. Building in the house is not an option. Heating the shed to a suitable temperature full time is possible – but i might be bankrupt by the end of winter. At the moment…   Read more»