Guitar Making | Brian Walker | Activity https://guitarmaking.co.uk/members/brie/activity/ Activity feed for Brian Walker. Mon, 25 May 2026 06:35:02 +0100 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-GB 30 hourly 2 e5f65c8f162c406213d1444e49f54d74 Brian Walker replied to the topic "Acoustic building tools" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/191924/ Tue, 19 May 2026 14:24:24 +0100 @huskyworkshop For some reason I’ve just seen your post about your side bender. It’s an impressive piece of kit and looks beautifully made. I agree with you, making jigs is very satisfying and does get you thinking about how they…   Read more»

]]> 2c48960b671c5550e3e2bac4d2190055 Brian Walker replied to the topic "Acoustic building tools" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/190465/ Fri, 08 May 2026 09:41:14 +0100 @huskyworkshop Thanks for that, I think I’ll go ahead and make a few a bit longer and some the same length as the originals. They’re easy to make, and I usually have suitable materials at hand, so I can just…   Read more»

]]> 103e9f1a2066a1185b1592960a83a75f Brian Walker posted a new topic "Acoustic building tools" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/189932/ Sun, 03 May 2026 12:43:37 +0100 Hi all, I’m working towards making a start on an acoustic build (in other words, trying to build up the courage 🤣) and have been gathering some of the tools I will need.

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]]> a942d0969cc21a3678390c5df5e844c8 Brian Walker liked forum post "Getting started..." - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/189684/ Thu, 30 Apr 2026 18:39:28 +0100 1eee6c2d4bf88c0d6d0bb4ba6f5b4222 Brian Walker replied to the topic "New acoustic member here..." - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/187831/ Fri, 17 Apr 2026 09:53:23 +0100 Hi and welcome😃 I’m sure you will enjoy the acoustic build course, all Mark’s courses are great. Good luck with the project and please keep us posted on your progress.
All the Best,
Brian😃👍🎸

]]> fa48c9cf174f9d62dca5e0d29dfb13e9 Brian Walker liked forum post "New acoustic member here..." - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/187826/ Fri, 17 Apr 2026 09:39:03 +0100 67ddbbb2b85d4f722694deb12ad15809 Brian Walker liked forum post "Thinline tele" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/187680/ Wed, 15 Apr 2026 15:34:17 +0100 e18ccc2fb2765c00fd264f67e230b898 Brian Walker liked forum post "wiring diagram for my prs build" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/187485/ Tue, 14 Apr 2026 09:27:51 +0100 4726e17f5f3c5595aa6f652d7c4aa127 Brian Walker liked forum post "wiring diagram for my prs build" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/187484/ Tue, 14 Apr 2026 09:27:42 +0100 527ac649718a0e1e79543ba58cfdc29d Brian Walker liked forum post "wiring diagram for my prs build" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/187483/ Tue, 14 Apr 2026 09:27:33 +0100 4f7a2f7c49869b64fef06641663a2215 Brian Walker liked forum post "Suitable UK/European timber for building" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/187482/ Tue, 14 Apr 2026 09:09:58 +0100 3115ef5bb7219edf6a109801fcc6edc0 Brian Walker liked forum post "Suitable UK/European timber for building" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/187481/ Tue, 14 Apr 2026 09:09:51 +0100 460e673e7a8f9071a73b627029c48c49 Brian Walker liked forum post "Suitable UK/European timber for building" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/187480/ Tue, 14 Apr 2026 09:09:38 +0100 48aa305d07787cee75cbb5cf39cfe5bf Brian Walker liked forum post "Suitable UK/European timber for building" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/187479/ Tue, 14 Apr 2026 09:09:32 +0100 8c43162c7da68b104b81beea56229aa9 Brian Walker liked forum post "Suitable UK/European timber for building" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/187478/ Tue, 14 Apr 2026 09:09:25 +0100 d75c231ca050907fb6d650ffca48c087 Brian Walker liked forum post "Suitable UK/European timber for building" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/187477/ Tue, 14 Apr 2026 09:09:07 +0100 94a4a5615520f1e20ee9ff443b4ce5f5 Brian Walker liked forum post "Suitable UK/European timber for building" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/187476/ Tue, 14 Apr 2026 09:08:48 +0100 3b70e27ef14c349227b87654eb480c70 Brian Walker replied to the topic "Thinline tele" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/187474/ Tue, 14 Apr 2026 09:02:00 +0100 Great work as usual, you’ve come out of winter hibernation early Neil😃
Really like the Celtic knot design on the back of the body.
First of many this year I hope😃👍🎸

]]> efb5b054fb568dea01954cd284414e1d Brian Walker liked forum post "Thinline tele" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/187470/ Tue, 14 Apr 2026 08:57:42 +0100 0c9c736f5ecd235aa866a91ce515206c Brian Walker liked forum post "Electroacoustic maintenance problems" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/187468/ Tue, 14 Apr 2026 08:49:48 +0100 dee19d36c0b65fed95039bbc0c39039a Brian Walker replied to the topic "Electroacoustic maintenance problems" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/185987/ Mon, 23 Mar 2026 14:39:14 +0000 @liebe Thanks Dan, the unit was getting power from the battery, the tuner was working (therefore receiving a signal from the pickup) but the output from the unit had failed, or the cable between the preamp and the jack socket…   Read more»

]]> ddb4a78faddfe24ba2c0b3d57534ec76 Brian Walker liked forum post "Electroacoustic maintenance problems" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/185986/ Mon, 23 Mar 2026 14:16:28 +0000 fe6066690ae26b588a68e8fbf2c9a502 Brian Walker liked forum post "Help for a fellow guitar maker" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/185749/ Mon, 16 Mar 2026 16:17:48 +0000 71c4cd5940d1edd7d2ed73a7ad672a8c Brian Walker replied to the topic "Help for a fellow guitar maker" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/185584/ Thu, 12 Mar 2026 10:53:14 +0000 Done!👍😃I hope your friend surpasses his target and can do the repairs that are needed, I know from my own experience how it feels to have the Scottish weather start to intrude on your workshop. I your friend’s idea of…   Read more»

]]> ef36ae1c8ef7ca9223e1043c89c28799 Brian Walker liked forum post "Help for a fellow guitar maker" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/185583/ Thu, 12 Mar 2026 10:40:07 +0000 c6954ddc61d074ab0ec5c6179dddcd8d Brian Walker replied to the topic "Electroacoustic maintenance problems" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/185422/ Fri, 06 Mar 2026 18:47:16 +0000 Well, that went well👍😃 I solved the bridge pin problem by pulling the pin out as far as it would come, then cut it with my fret end nippers, which allowed me to knock it back through the bridge into…   Read more»

]]> 6101eef7529cb3f7633964afb1aa948d Brian Walker posted a new topic "Electroacoustic maintenance problems" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/185400/ Thu, 05 Mar 2026 19:20:18 +0000 Hi everyone, I started what I thought was a simple bit of maintenance on a Washburn EA16TS for a friend. The guitar has been stored in a case in the loft for a number of years and the brief was…   Read more»

]]> 3689992f415efdf642c08afab034234d Brian Walker replied to the topic "Can't get the coupon working for the included design course" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/185076/ Tue, 17 Feb 2026 10:35:59 +0000 Hi and Welcome!!
If you’ve paid for Premium Membership, then you should have unrestricted access to all the courses. Enjoy your guitar building journey 👍😃🎸🎸

]]> d84a1d7348842bcd0a70e63a5f2f274e Brian Walker liked forum post "wiring diagram for my prs build" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/184793/ Wed, 04 Feb 2026 14:00:43 +0000 62b625a1e85c3d811a02d25191b48881 Brian Walker liked forum post "wiring diagram for my prs build" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/184792/ Wed, 04 Feb 2026 14:00:38 +0000 2aef455a0ada4d3535bf4396d6a6e1d5 Brian Walker liked forum post "wiring diagram for my prs build" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/184791/ Wed, 04 Feb 2026 14:00:33 +0000 15d0dfd315612127c8b22e62f64f5d24 Brian Walker liked forum post "wiring diagram for my prs build" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/184790/ Wed, 04 Feb 2026 14:00:10 +0000 7511c24af08814743643a57e75ea077c Brian Walker liked forum post "wiring diagram for my prs build" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/184789/ Wed, 04 Feb 2026 13:59:16 +0000 fc2849460f11e19bf7af284977b64fe9 Brian Walker liked forum post "wiring diagram for my prs build" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/184788/ Wed, 04 Feb 2026 13:59:12 +0000 250b76dfa4b78437ab0b48115a74c46f Brian Walker liked forum post "wiring diagram for my prs build" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/184787/ Wed, 04 Feb 2026 13:59:06 +0000 965061ab3e890f2b294d630da90dbed3 Brian Walker liked forum post "last one before Xmas" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/183817/ Fri, 26 Dec 2025 14:47:37 +0000 19d6a208991a11f727296757aeac4b1d Brian Walker liked forum post "Order of Operations question" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/183655/ Sun, 21 Dec 2025 13:41:52 +0000 d0f0fc500f6e7e076b0557cefa774123 Brian Walker liked forum post "Order of Operations question" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/183654/ Sun, 21 Dec 2025 13:41:47 +0000 e5ffe53f246cc9e1bd5c9f36882331bf Brian Walker liked forum post "Hot off the bench, latest build." - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/183333/ Tue, 09 Dec 2025 10:56:25 +0000 096e600eb31ccc67aeba967d87587c52 Brian Walker replied to the topic "Hot off the bench, latest build." - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/183207/ Fri, 05 Dec 2025 15:34:26 +0000 Nice work Stephen, of course you’ll have to do another😂 it is addictive after all🤣🤣🎸👍

]]> 6bb610f1e1580f83f88425e55cd186c8 Brian Walker liked forum post "Hot off the bench, latest build." - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/183206/ Fri, 05 Dec 2025 15:27:26 +0000 4108939411931e0338299b5caa60b98e Brian Walker liked forum post "My most recent build" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/183098/ Mon, 01 Dec 2025 14:42:33 +0000 ee74b687a1d3692f15f1f6b2beb2b932 Brian Walker replied to the topic "My most recent build" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/183033/ Fri, 28 Nov 2025 16:23:44 +0000 @nsj Sounds like a lot of work but very satisfying, I’m sure, especially when you see the finished article👍🎸

]]> c49841e251f8d48467425f590a9457ee Brian Walker liked forum post "My most recent build" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/183032/ Fri, 28 Nov 2025 16:20:36 +0000 afda6077558cf58319deb3e34a495c12 Brian Walker replied to the topic "My most recent build" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/183030/ Fri, 28 Nov 2025 15:39:08 +0000 @nsj Another masterpiece Neil, love the way the wood and resin in the centre carries on through the pickup covers, how did you manage that?👌🎸👍

]]> d94a9158ae9092bb9faceeb6c9f0f544 Brian Walker liked forum post "My most recent build" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/183029/ Fri, 28 Nov 2025 15:28:14 +0000 3d0455b924a6a2ccfeb2120f73ab401c Brian Walker liked forum post "Bosch Colt palm Router, anyone using this?" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/182929/ Sat, 22 Nov 2025 16:07:14 +0000 fac8ed4dea8495bde5c00129aabb69c4 Brian Walker replied to the topic "Bosch Colt palm Router, anyone using this?" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/182847/ Wed, 19 Nov 2025 14:24:44 +0000 @andyorton2gmail-com Great fun aint it!! Keep up the good work👍😁🎸

]]> f173ec2766f2ab902b7e5213a67c7a1b Brian Walker liked forum post "Hi from another newbie in Scotland - Justin" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/182740/ Tue, 11 Nov 2025 13:17:48 +0000 80edc20715be90af91c6daa6c130e56b Brian Walker liked forum post "Bosch Colt palm Router, anyone using this?" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/180035/ Tue, 29 Jul 2025 17:05:31 +0100