@mentosik That is an absolutely amazing guitar for a first build all credit to you for carrying on even when you thought all was lost. It’s about finding ways out of dead ends, not just avoiding them ...

Hi Mick, I’m also a mug for making my own tools and machines. Can’t help it, maybe I can seek treatment on the NHS! I have a list of bits on a previous post about making a Maccaferri pliage press that...

Hi Jaxty, you will find a wealth of support, advice and opinion here along with some awful jokes and a pretty subversive sense of humour. It’s great, and it means that we can be all learn from everyon...

Yup, going ‘professional’ can be a really efficient way to f*ck up a perfectly lovely hobby!! Cheers Darren

Hi Robin, great to hear you’re on the mend and getting back to your guitars Cheers Darren

Hi Gareth, Once you've got the lump of wood then, as Arthur Daley would say, the world's your lobster! Go through Mark's design your own guitar course and come up with something completely original. N...

Hello Edinburgh and welcome to the club! By the outline on your blank you may well be asking the same question as me regarding neck tenon width in the very near future! Good luck and try to catch the ...

Hi Mark, thanks for rapid response! That is actually narrower than I thought and I can afford to leave a couple of mm more than this in the tenon and still have 10mm of body material on the treble sid...

Hi Guys, I am doing a bit more work on my electric 'Maccaferri' and it is clear that I need to have a reduced width tenon neck joint rather than the full width of the neck. Does anyone know roughly ho...

Hi Eddie, As there is actually very little that would cause wear on the template I don’t think that this will be an issue. Each registration hole only gets used once per fretboard and I have taken the...

@russ I want one! Where did you see this?

It’s a bass guitar player Jim, but not as we know it!! Level 42 were an absolutely fantastic band who are now barely heard of due to being a bit too ‘80’s’. I saw them at Hammersmith in December 1990 ...

@tv101 I saw Norman playing with Wilko in Hertford shortly before Wilko’s near death/miraculous recovery phase. I have to say that I have never before left such an overall great gig with my main impre...

Hi vertigo, You will find the most incredible support and encouragement here, and a very distinctive sense of humour! I think you’ll love it. Try to make the live streams as it’s a great way to get to...

Hi James, Thank you for your comments, much appreciated. The width of the jig is 75mm but it hasn't been designed for slotting one piece neck/fretboards. However, there might be a mod which would allo...

Hi Mark, I’d love to hear your thoughts. It’s one of those seemingly small details that actually has/needs a lot of thought behind it. No right or wrongs I think, just lots to consider. I have been de...

Hi Jason, Lowden Guitars have always been strong advocates of the pin-less bridge and George himself responded to the question of its advantages/disadvantages in a Lowden news group with the response ...

Hi Boo, Hope everything goes well today and I wish you a speedy recovery. All the best Darren

Hi Mark, I've done a bit of checking and evidently any mention of 'coronavirus', 'covid 19' or 'pandemic' can have your videos demonetised. You do mention the lock down and pandemic measures towards t...

Hi Simon, It really doesn’t look like maple to me, too soft too open grain. If you can lark it with you thumb nail it is maple! Much more likely to be softwood but hard to be definitive from a couple ...