Incredibly sad news, I too have a second edition. I bought it years ago but never actually took the plunge into building a guitar. I was very unsure about having a go back then and it wasn’t until I f...

@eddie6string Yeah that’s right! A shame it didn’t happen for you guys.. It’s sad about Melvyn but at least he’s no longer suffering, RIP MH

Sad that we didn't quite make the video interview we planned . It would have been a chuckle!

Sad news..... I bought the second edition of his book quite a while back. It planted the idea about building guitars but it was only an idea until I found Bailey’s Guitars.

@jonhodgson - you & me both (buying it). I'd registered a few months ago (his website, IIRC) to be informed when it's released. From all that I'd heard, his contributions to the book were done, ...

@tv1 It is a shameI think I'll be buying that third edition, I don't know if he's leaving family behind that it will help, but the original was a part of the journey that brought me here to this forum...

Is there any information on what happened? I believe it was cancer. He'd been struggling for a while, but had hoped to see the 3rd edition of his book finished and published. Sadly, he didn't make it...

Is there any information on what happened? I can't find any mention, the last post on his facebook page from 11 days ago about the imminent release of the third edition of his classic book.

That's sad news. I had that book, I never built anything out of it, but maybe one day I'll build an 8 string bass in tribute.

Very sad to hear that - he inspired a generation...

I just read of the passing of Melvyn Hiscock. Very sad. He wrote a great book on Guitar Building Attachment : 544B1830-F76C-4F32-BC0C-33283DCA2143.jpeg

3 coats in @clinton Yeah, beautiful as usual. 👍

Not very gentlemanly ... hope she doesn't see this thread ... @tv101 I never said I was a gentleman. 😝

I better start checking things twice If only someone had mentioned this concept to you before, this might never have happened!! 🤣 🤣 🤣

So, what, @Boo - are you suggesting that Carol takes *all* the blame herself? Not very gentlemanly ... hope she doesn't see this thread ...

Though, perhaps @Boo should take half the blame??? @tv101 @mattbeels #FaileyGuitars It’s not my fault. 🤣🤣🤣🤣

#faileyguitars (and @boo got the credit, wtf!) to be fair, that was more due to Carol's "speed reading" than Boo's fault 😉 Though, perhaps @Boo should take half the blame??? 😆

@tv101 But somehow, I never have the right parts for the next build. 😆😆😆 #faileyguitars (and @boo got the credit, wtf!)

"But somehow, I never have the right parts for the next build." When you could have sworn you had two of something but can only find one of it ...

Once the nuts, washers and especially the knobs are on, no one will ever see it. Exactly as @mattbeels and @frocesterbill have said earlier. A 1mm difference in diameter is just 0.5mm either side of...