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Something that might be of interest to some/many of you ... I recently became aware of these guys;
https://www.dousemachining.co.uk/new-to-us-in-2021/
I'm "in conversation" with Andy there, and suggested that he makes pricing visible, as that's going to be an early Q asked by most. The products certainly *look* to be of quality, rather than iffy Chinese eBay approximations of the StewMac standards.
Note also that he's open to suggestions of other luthier tools ...
I'll update this thread when I know more, but I've also sent Andy a link to this forum so he may join up himself.
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Thanks I’ve added the site to my favourites list. Also have to say this forum is the most useful thing I’ve ever found in, 39 years, apart from practical courses.
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this forum is the most useful thing I’ve ever found
I agree @rocknroller912. It's been a revelation.
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great find...
TBH, it'll mostly come down to pricing. StewMac have got the advantage of their massive home market (and Mark), so have huge economies of scale and brand-premium.
But they've also got the overheads of running a major company. And we have the hassle of import duty et al.
The UK market is very small volume, so there's never going to be a big business in making/supplying luthier tools to the UK alone. But as Andy is a long-term guitarist, he's maybe open to helping us humble hobbyists!
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Do you think he would make specific parts for guitar? I'm thinking guitar neck plates with a logo engraved.
@Russ - I'll add that to the list of suggestions!
Are you thinking about one-off neck plates (ie a size/shape different to the standard 4-hole rectangular Fender style), or just engraving of the standard sort?
TBH, either way, I can't see that being a problem for anyone with a CNC machine capable of cutting metal.
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Chrome is prohibitively expensive and I think engraving would have to be quite deep to show through three layers of plating - copper, nickel, chrome
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Thanks @tv101. I was thinking mainly of the standard strat type plate but also the curved edge type on the jaguar could be a possibility. If chrome was too difficult or too expensive I'd maybe think about brushed steel.
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