Guitar Making | Bill Flude | Activity https://guitarmaking.co.uk/members/frocesterbill/activity/ Activity feed for Bill Flude. Tue, 07 Apr 2026 20:16:03 +0100 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-GB 30 hourly 2 51e9091c9c1ccea118237aac11b3738c Bill Flude replied to the topic "Happy New Year All" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/182053/ Thu, 09 Oct 2025 21:22:27 +0100 Just completed Day 4 of my fourth visit to Mark and Carol.  Only three of us – Tracy had to withdraw – Mark and Carol on cracking form. We have now got bodies and necks progressing – tomorrow is our…   Read more»

]]> b7a4727a953714b2e68b0cee3765a61b Bill Flude replied to the topic "Happy New Year All" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/173104/ Fri, 24 Jan 2025 14:03:02 +0000 Hi all and Happy New Year! I’m back and hope to post again about builds…… I did a third workshop course in 2022 and since then haven’t done any building…… Three of us did the 2022 course, the previous two…   Read more»

]]> 60b384856c8e8571e0ca0b1dbd7a6da6 Bill Flude replied to the topic "Third Course" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/146159/ Fri, 28 Oct 2022 17:08:40 +0100

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Final bit – engraved truss rod cover has arrived…….

]]> 340442cff4a2fe01c2338d334844d3e1 Bill Flude replied to the topic "iPadOS 16 issue?" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/146051/ Thu, 27 Oct 2022 10:48:28 +0100 Just found the solution – Safari – advanced – website settings – delete Guitar Making – now all fine again……
 

]]> 496e022d0d0e6b47e20198e972bf858e Bill Flude replied to the topic "To embarrass myself into finishing something ..." - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/146050/ Thu, 27 Oct 2022 10:29:59 +0100 Got one in my latest – 5 positions are normal Strat – in the other 5 you get bridge humbucker, bridge and neck in series and parallel, all three single coils and neck and middle in series….. The humbucker, bridge…   Read more»

]]> 56669de37b3b5e2fdf1fa65f1fbb784b Bill Flude posted a new topic "iPadOS 16 issue?" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/145994/ Wed, 26 Oct 2022 16:19:17 +0100 I usually get to GM in Safari on my iPad – the recent update to iPadOS 16 means that I can get in if I have cleared history and cookies but then it won’t get pages – if I use…   Read more»

]]> b8d32205500bf621d24cf741a5ea73b3 Bill Flude replied to the topic "To embarrass myself into finishing something ..." - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/145992/ Wed, 26 Oct 2022 16:13:00 +0100 Posted by: @russ Posted by: @tv101 I like using the Schaller mega-switches for pickup switching.  I’m a big Schaller fan @tv101. Thinking of using their Hannes bridge on a future build.👍😁  🙏🎶🎸🙂 The Freeway Blade is worth a look -…   Read more»

]]> 0b3bc39f118c3277d535c6fb512aaed5 Bill Flude replied to the topic "acrylic router base" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/145667/ Mon, 24 Oct 2022 11:30:15 +0100 My acrylic base is attached to one of my Bosch POF500 routers – they come up on eBay second hand – my pair were £30-35 each – parts available do should last.   Made the base to do the surfacing…   Read more»

]]> 6c0ef17df209aafa293bbe9c4b2dab78 Bill Flude liked forum post "Feck-Right-Up. Ideas/Suggestions please ..." - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/145636/ Sun, 23 Oct 2022 22:33:07 +0100 ea3b7fdec320118fd6f688dbbd6bff78 Bill Flude liked forum post "Feck-Right-Up. Ideas/Suggestions please ..." - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/145546/ Sun, 23 Oct 2022 12:42:49 +0100 20f2e15e62a4c2ed349c2610a639d816 Bill Flude replied to the topic "Feck-Right-Up. Ideas/Suggestions please ..." - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/145506/ Sun, 23 Oct 2022 09:34:32 +0100 Cut a larger radius half cylinder top to bottom where the damage is and have the jack in the recess……..

]]> a5135d07c61c24605f92f55e2eae871a Bill Flude replied to the topic "Third Course" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/145460/ Sat, 22 Oct 2022 16:16:35 +0100 Now with hardware – struck me that there was a lot of black from the pickups and then some chrome so I have swapped out the bridge, tuners and knobs + screws bolts.  Still waiting for a black Jack plate

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]]> 74159abb745039a4e62e7dfb89c6cec4 Bill Flude replied to the topic "“Blue Jean” A semi hollowbody Bandsman build" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/145402/ Fri, 21 Oct 2022 20:39:59 +0100 The ‘not f hole’ was inspired by one from a Rickenbacker – but the other way round….

]]> 28db299fe159f0f0bcf3f46351716db2 Bill Flude replied to the topic "“Blue Jean” A semi hollowbody Bandsman build" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/145370/ Fri, 21 Oct 2022 13:27:34 +0100 My semi hollow Bandsman has a single big cavity…..

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]]> 980e9271b6d21f3aa045a81b7c4ba514 Bill Flude replied to the topic "Guitar Wiring - all you need to know" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/145217/ Thu, 20 Oct 2022 08:56:32 +0100 Just paid and downloaded the full package the book looks good!

]]> 235465617d83288a653bb425fbb86a7f Bill Flude replied to the topic "Third Course" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/145169/ Wed, 19 Oct 2022 11:29:35 +0100

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5 more coats of Liberon Finishing Oil and a one of microcrystalline wax…..

]]> 132143820cd898573b1a5cd36d97f241 Bill Flude replied to the topic "Third Course" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/145117/ Tue, 18 Oct 2022 21:34:58 +0100 I’m fine with stopping before you go too far……..

Mark was interested in the Freeway Blade.

Very neat solution doing all that with one control as opposed to a 5 way + push-pulls……

]]> dbed4bcbb85b4ab517c65b7e6138d66a Bill Flude replied to the topic "Third Course" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/145115/ Tue, 18 Oct 2022 20:20:50 +0100 Mark was concerned as we started routing – we went in 1mm steps until the switch could do the extremes with a tip in place. I like the way that on the lower 5 positions it is a standard Strat…   Read more»

]]> f3674b499e4742e1e29414c1f9f9245c Bill Flude replied to the topic "Third Course" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/145100/ Tue, 18 Oct 2022 18:47:15 +0100 Not a lot to say about the pictures….. Two issues…. First is the neck joint – with a single coil in the neck position instead of a humbucker we had to play with the shape to give gluing surface. Second…   Read more»

]]> 600e3186d70dac8af4703d68c19e8d79 Bill Flude replied to the topic "Third Course" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/145096/ Tue, 18 Oct 2022 17:48:17 +0100

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]]> 2bbd2f833812acc275379d3fb1636e39 Bill Flude replied to the topic "Third Course" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/145020/ Mon, 17 Oct 2022 21:38:58 +0100 Currently applying more Finishing Oil – hardware stripped off – I have also screened the control cavity.
I will also swap the bridge, tuners, screws and knobs for black ones.   

]]> cdd77663e2d90b5be30874cc4e6e0f22 Bill Flude replied to the topic "Third Course" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/144890/ Sat, 15 Oct 2022 21:33:13 +0100 The finished item…. Well nearly….  There will be 3 or 4 more applications of oil…

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And the bolt in the selector will be chrome or black…….
 
 

]]> bd290dad36a62b9978ee8a0dd57eb8b5 Bill Flude replied to the topic "Third Course" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/144835/ Sat, 15 Oct 2022 07:50:27 +0100 Watching Mark at work with his Mirka was a revelation – such precision work…..

]]> d04dcc923e8708ad83b8065545fc5ff2 Bill Flude replied to the topic "Third Course" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/144801/ Fri, 14 Oct 2022 21:01:22 +0100

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]]> 3fbc086913a511c0ac9b97eb2fb71f92 Bill Flude replied to the topic "Third Course" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/144748/ Fri, 14 Oct 2022 04:46:40 +0100 The pencil line on the top is the original Curve shape…

]]> a881830f95b43c6ba8f82ff55a340ee1 Bill Flude replied to the topic "Third Course" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/144740/ Fri, 14 Oct 2022 00:40:13 +0100 The revised Curve body – 6mm added to top and bottom edges…..

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]]> 81ca75a9c4fadec2a1b0ea17e981b29a Bill Flude replied to the topic "Golden era Patrick Eggle Berlin teardown" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/144612/ Wed, 12 Oct 2022 16:32:03 +0100 I watched this – from the ‘factory that shall not be mentioned’ Mark thinks that it could be one of his necks……

]]> 9e4cc1ff7e70b1569943911bf39f8006 Bill Flude replied to the topic "Third Course" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/144610/ Wed, 12 Oct 2022 16:29:12 +0100 Recommended activity – David (younger chap in pics) is on his first visit to ‘Bailey World’ hasn’t made stuff since he was at school and is making brilliant progress – Mark assesses how much support he needs to give at…   Read more»

]]> 20f907b006e6297693e746c88119126d Bill Flude replied to the topic "Third Course" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/144594/ Wed, 12 Oct 2022 07:08:28 +0100 And before anyone points it out the 21st fret marker is in a ‘custom’ position….  Couldn’t have the guitar perfect……. 🤣 

]]> 1d5fdcd06d44a64bed5f66a0f5aeea8a Bill Flude replied to the topic "Third Course" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/144593/ Wed, 12 Oct 2022 07:04:36 +0100 It has been a very happy time to be back in there.  Carol said they were apprehensive not having had courses for a while – think they have had a few visitors but not 3 all starting at the same…   Read more»

]]> 61647d49286687ff14e4449dd2e0b6fd Bill Flude replied to the topic "Third Course" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/144592/ Wed, 12 Oct 2022 07:02:32 +0100 Cheers TV1 – I was re-watching some Guitar Making YouTube videos a couple of weeks ago and the one about inlays came up for Roland’s build that Mark was doing so I had a go at making some….  The tube…   Read more»

]]> f16383069c634762d538a6c3cecdec9e Bill Flude replied to the topic "Third Course" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/144583/ Wed, 12 Oct 2022 01:45:24 +0100

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Wizard at work!

]]> 18121d7e8380eebe5de2d6a2d8abbcd9 Bill Flude replied to the topic "Third Course" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/144582/ Wed, 12 Oct 2022 01:44:22 +0100 New Curve template

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Neck with aluminium tube and maple dots

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Body so far – outer line is new shape – inner line is from existing Curve template

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]]> 3e88f92474241612c998143e3b5e0d44 Bill Flude replied to the topic "Third Course" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/144560/ Tue, 11 Oct 2022 20:29:25 +0100 Will post some tomorrow – neck done apart from the heel – body glued and started routing. I am using Mark’s Curve design.  The template for the body is tiny – first thing Mark said when we talked about our…   Read more»

]]> 7be8fcfd5b3f8221c820797ed0c80c54 Bill Flude replied to the topic "Third Course" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/144505/ Tue, 11 Oct 2022 05:45:19 +0100 Mark and Carol on top form!

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Course totally brilliant 3 days in.
Did most of the neck carve yesterday and added dots…..

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]]> af623f9562feafbb582d0292ede9efee Bill Flude replied to the topic "Course started with my mate Dave and his son David!" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/144279/ Sat, 08 Oct 2022 22:24:53 +0100

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]]> 52415b7cdd51a26f42f929efd70ae9c2 Bill Flude replied to the topic "Third Course" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/143191/ Mon, 26 Sep 2022 21:48:42 +0100 @tv101 First one I think Carol said……

]]> 8d5b0ba00b645fa88d33e1f0dcc3629e Bill Flude posted a new topic "Third Course" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/143176/ Mon, 26 Sep 2022 16:47:44 +0100 I am going to Baileys on 8th October for a course.   I’m going with my mate Dave and his son (grown up son…) for my third course. Going to do a set neck based on Mark’s Curve shape -…   Read more»

]]> 127cf24d6b0cb2b0e35d43690e8b377f Bill Flude replied to the topic "Polyurethane over Sanding Sealer" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/129330/ Mon, 25 Apr 2022 17:22:14 +0100 Sad to hear that Lewis is moving on – he did a lovely job on my Tele – please send him my best wishes.

]]> a9c4408b5e420c880d72c239d4ec83aa Bill Flude replied to the topic "Acoustic Build with Mark and Carol in Ayr" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/128121/ Sun, 17 Apr 2022 21:31:11 +0100 @nelbo – give Mark and Carol a hug from me!
Looking forward to my third visit in October!

]]> 2daf94ea88870fc2db8784e05d7c4805 Bill Flude replied to the topic "Acoustic Build with Mark and Carol in Ayr" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/128112/ Sun, 17 Apr 2022 20:17:15 +0100 Looking very good!
 

]]> 3b8e6e3a453bde482ef552cba290d97c Bill Flude replied to the topic "Hi from Gloucestershire" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/127010/ Wed, 13 Apr 2022 07:01:59 +0100 Alan, another member lives in Coaley just three miles away…..

]]> a9506f12807e98549ed65caa9c6885bd Bill Flude replied to the topic "Pickups…" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/126691/ Tue, 12 Apr 2022 12:03:52 +0100 Cheers – will give them a go!

]]> 1a78de09200e6a5121d4434242804d18 Bill Flude replied to the topic "Hi from Gloucestershire" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/126207/ Sun, 10 Apr 2022 07:15:11 +0100 @dirtbike I’m also in Gloucestershire! I have been to Baileys twice with another visit in the planning and have also built 2 at home – been a bit quiet on the build front for about a year….. I have an…   Read more»

]]> c7119d2d35ecf7bb6ea0b34345cd3726 Bill Flude replied to the topic "Hello from Ayrshire, Scotland!" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/126046/ Fri, 08 Apr 2022 17:42:55 +0100 Well done on your design Roddy!
My mate Dave, Dave’s son David (yes confusing) and I have a workshop course booked in early October…….
Already looking forward to it……

]]> 8edb41c4d6740aca994855b37ea05c67 Bill Flude replied to the topic "Pickups…" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/125603/ Mon, 04 Apr 2022 08:38:22 +0100 I had visited the Iron Gear site – was worried they were too cheap…….
I have used Bare Knuckles, SD, Creamery….
Also have a pair of Wilkinson Zebras in my Bandsman based build.
All sound good….
Will put Iron Gear on my list….

]]> 788b8ea36421dbe9196efc6395de767c Bill Flude posted a new topic "Pickups…" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/125595/ Mon, 04 Apr 2022 07:46:36 +0100 I am thinking of replacement for the Mexican Strat I sold last year. Three pickups – either three single core or pos two singles with a splittable humbucker in the bridge position.   Any recommendations – need to work well…   Read more»

]]> eb13583935bf4f6e3562ba3b53a0f4c8 Bill Flude replied to the topic "Hi from Wuppertal, Germany" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/114353/ Thu, 09 Dec 2021 23:21:10 +0000 The Mirka extraction hose is worth getting – same length as the mains lead and nice and flexible – plug hose and mains into vacuum and the extraction works really well……

]]> b143f641bbbf8ce42ec3e6ff3345d685 Bill Flude replied to the topic "Hi from Wuppertal, Germany" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/114346/ Thu, 09 Dec 2021 17:56:47 +0000 I’ve got an electric Mirka – really like it – very controllable sanding.

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