I saw him years ago at the first Holy Grail Guitar Show in Berlin, I didn’t say hello but watched him talking to people. He was pretty animated and very German! 😆 @mattbeels Sounds like fun. ...

Being serious - briefly - I'm guessing that the silver sparkly paint, or any paint, on the soundboard of an acoustic would suppress the vibration of the soundboard and so destroy the sound of the inst...

My exchange with boolean universe on the live stream today brought up these two guitars which he asked for links to @jonhodgson Ahh, that’s me, thanks Jon. 👍 The Phil McKnight build is super...

Those acoustic Explorer and V’s are made in Germany (where else?) by Boris Dommenget Custom Guitars. They ain’t cheap either! I saw him years ago at the first Holy Grail Guitar Show in Berlin, I didn’...

A thick flake coating would probably not be a great idea for the top (might work fine for the sides though, Ovation have made theirs out of composites for decades after all), but I wonder if a light c...

Attachment : image.png Being serious - briefly - I'm guessing that the silver sparkly paint, or any paint, on the soundboard of an acoustic would suppress the vibration of the soundboard and so de...

@Boo - there you go, just imagine that explorer with a tasteful flip-flop sparkly paint job ... Preferably, just imagine it. Don't actually do it. 😉

Attachment : image.png That's quality. Great piece of craftsmanship there. I might tease re the CNC'ing, but the CNC machine didn't put the recess into the body, or fit the insert flush with the ...

Attachment : image.png That's quality. Great piece of craftsmanship there. I might tease re the CNC'ing, but the CNC machine didn't put the recess into the body, or fit the insert flush with the ...

I take it you are going with an oil finish? I love oil finishes but I am just worried that the walnut has too many little surface deviations that would really benefit from a good dose of grain filler...

Most drummers are @marcel they also tend to be slightly nuts... Well, I can say that Lucas van Merwijk is not the least nuts. I've spoken with him after concerts a couple of times and been at his hom...

Yes, he was very pleased..we dont live close so not sure how much he's been playing... cheers Steve

I would love to try and get a cutout on some veneer Hi Steve, Sorry, I missed this one, too many jokes and favorite songs! Email me your address and I'll send you some off cuts to play with. darren.k...

Thanks Deej Yes, I'll be using rosewood as suggested by Mark..love to see any pics of it bent.. cheers Steve

Ahh, getting into the banjo jokes, eh? I know several but I’ll only tell one: What do you call a beautiful blonde on a banjo player’s arm? A tattoo.

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What's the difference between a banjo and a trampoline? People take their shoes off to jump up and down on a trampoline.

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