Posted by: @boo @petejb Yep, building guitars is one of a few things that keeps me going and semi sane. I’m juggling a lot of things in life right now but it’s all good stuff, it’s just taking a lot…   Read more»

Posted by: @boo Anyone can do it, it just takes time. 👍 Anyone.   Who’s got the skills from a good few years experience. And the right kit. And the knowledge of how to use the right kit. And the…   Read more»

Posted by: @boo Check out this build TV. There will be things you like and things you don’t like about it.   Errrr – I’m looking hard, but struggling a bit to find things that I don’t like about it! OK,…   Read more»

Posted by: @boo @tv101 and this one, including mistakes and resolutions. 👍 No such thing as “mistakes” Boo – just opportunities that you took to expand your knowledge and skills. 😉   Although the Haggis might have been a mistake.

Posted by: @boo I saw this and I immediately want to build one. One for the percussive and rhythm section, bass players etc, very cool. 😎🤘 It’s mad (so I understand why it’d appeal to you 😆 ) and creative…   Read more»

I’ve missed this thread!  Time to do some listening catch-up (@Russ @Marcel) or not (@Boo)
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I did start a Spotify playlist a while back with some of the gems hidden in here.  Need to revisit and update that too.

@boo @mattbeels G&L Top Loading High Mass Bridge. Really high saddles requiring a shallower neck pocket than a standard Fender. It’s at 14mm string height. Close to a tune o matic. Most important lesson “Check twice cut Once”. One of…   Read more»

Posted by: @mattbeels I think you meant to tag clinton @boo … @mattbeels Yes I did, I tagged the wrong person. Well, not the wrong person but……. Oh you know what I mean. 🙃  @clinton I look forward to seeing…   Read more»

@mattbeels I look forward to that. 🤘

I think you meant to tag clinton @boo…

@boo Thank you. Not quite sure the best. Quite a number of things I need to improve on still. I think that is the reason we build and build @mattbeels. So we learn from minor and major mistakes and to…   Read more»

Posted by: @boo Posted by: @rathius For some reason I thought you were in England or wales. Having the Bailey workshop at least in the same country will be very handy for me. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Yeah that is absolutely an added…   Read more»

@boo My most favorite part of guitar building is making a well made neck

@boo lol right! 🤣🤣🤣 but you’re not in the U.S. are ya? For some reason I thought you were in England or wales. No doubt I’m wrong in my assumption. 🤣🤦🏻‍♂️🤣🤷🏻‍♂️

Posted by: @boo   Yes, that is a concern. I’m not thinking full hollowbody, rather hollowing out the upper half (when held in playing position) and put some kind of nice f-hole there. Maybe some weight relief in the lower…   Read more»

Posted by: @boo The only thing I’m worried about is if too much wood is taken out of the body (hollowness), whether the guitar would be too heavy and unbalanced, literally. Yes, that is a concern. I’m not thinking full…   Read more»

@boo The fretboard is rosewood. I am planning to do a semi-hollowbody, loosely based on the Bandsman shape. The first build turned out very heavy, so why not try a variation with a thin top and some routing? Plenty of…   Read more»

@boo Man, you made me go straight out to the workshop and thickness/plane a new fretboard blank!
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@boo I’m guessing he’ll install the posts before the finish on the next one, d’oh!

@boo Looking good!
I think I will have to start a new build soon. Hard to resist when seeing other builds… 😀 

@boo It looks similar to the stress fractures that I see in the gelcoat on my boat. I would guess that its the expansion around the hole as the post has been driven in or flexing of the wood as…   Read more»