Posted by: @tv101 This link should take you straight to the chatroom Have I missed all the action? It’s 21:30 here and I seem to be the only one in the room...

Posted by: @rocknroller912 My only comment is that if we are going to do video chat on Thursdays when Carol is not doing Bliss, then we should make a distinction between the two nights or it will gui...

Posted by: @tv101 Reminder that we said we'd have a Guitar Builders' Jitsi at 8pm on Tuesdays. I was going to create a different chatroom - the BanjoDebuilders, or MarksGuitarMakers or somesuch, but...

@powerful Very tidy build. It’s scary getting strings on for the first time.

Nice work @powerful ! That looks really good

Finally the point of no return. Neck is now attached to the body with all the finish done to the best of my ability. Bridge on tomorrow. Attachment : 8B574AED-8761-4573-9376-733F432458B6.jpeg ...

Posted by: @rocknroller912 It looks like you have a good grain match also. So placing the new dot ? Yes, I used the off-cut from the sides of that fretboard, so the grain matched. + I used the piece...

Posted by: @rocknroller912 I’ve been on the Dolly Parton tour bus by the way Joni will be jealous. My only claim to famous person association is.

@tv101 The 2 dots wouldn’t be level with the fretboard would they. Flat would be no good. I’ve been on the Dolly Parton tour bus by the way, just thought I would throw that nugget in for no particula...

@koendb Excellent result, you are gaining confidence in your own ability which is going to move you up to another level of building. It looks like you have a good grain match also. So placing the new ...

Posted by: @tv101 The dots will need to be bigger. Only two of them... (*bada boom tsssssss*)

That fix is stunning - brilliant piece of work there Koen!

Posted by: @koendb This guitar will be called Dotty Parton. The dots will need to be bigger.

@koendb nicely done

Success!! What dot? when dot? where dot? No superglue needed 🤗 First attempt ( = beginners luck? ) Attachment : IMG_20220202_145436156.jpg Attachment : IMG_20220202_160948571.jpg ...

@koendb I would clamp a straight edge on and use a sharp knife to get a clean edge line. If you taper the patch slightly from to to bottom, you can trim the bottom until it’s a tight fit. If you are f...

@rocknroller912 After our conversation yesterday, I decided to try and fix this dot after all. So this morning I made a jig to guide the dremel and remove a patch with the wrong placed dot.Since I did...

Posted by: @rocknroller912 Which one is it, I’m guessing fret 3 Indeed @rocknroller912 fret3 😎

@koendb Which one is it, I’m guessing fret 3

Aah maaan something always have to end up crooked .. this time it is one of the dots which I managed to completely misalign! oh well I am not going to bother fixing that.. This guitar will be called D...