I’m thinking of putting a couple of Matt black racing stripes down the middle to give it some contrast. 

And to make it play faster of course, because we all know racing stripes make things faster.

@darrenking I was thinking just chop those outriggers at 45 degrees at the front (not a big deal for the CNC I would have thought) which would then look “right” when you put it on the corner of the bench.It’s…   Read more»

That looks awesome.The 45 degree idea when bench location allows for it is very smart, might I suggest shaping the outriggers to suit that, or would it mean you needed extra long clamps to hold it in the 90 degree…   Read more»

They are definitely amongst the prettiest metal luthiery gadgets I’ve seen 

I find it amusing that somebody who apparently has no issues with the black art of finishing with different substrates, effects and finishes is so terrified of some soldering!

My perception is that classical guitars seem to have had rather more variation in bracing ideas (as in clearly different approaches to the layout rather than tweaks of the same basic arrangement) than steel stringhttps://www.thisisclassicalguitar.com/bracing-styles-for-classical-guitars/

@rocknroller912 I have to confess I pondered about whether or not to use the term thesis, since my first thought when i hear the term is also an academic thesis, so I checked whether it would be appropriate
 
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Can you remember if the video where Mark showed the pyramid bridge was the one where he builds a bridge for an acoustic guitar? I have some chores to finish but I’d like to watch it later.

The only weak point in the article is the lack of scientific data to allow it to be called a thesis,

That doesn’t figure in the dictionary definition of “thesis”.Thanks for the other information.

Sorry to hear this. Of course, family comes first, hope you’re mum will be ok.

@darrenking It seems there are a few still hanging around
 

 developed a completely plastic guitar, @darrenkingI saw a review of his plastic guitar in (I think) Guitarist magazine years ago (a retro review, I’m not that old).It was so so and apparently the guitar was a bit of a flop…   Read more»

@mattbeels I enjoy the highline videos, but his drum sander is an example of a beltless design

I think a motor is the only way to go as that hand crank is a bit underwhelming. @mattbeels Most of the other designs on YouTube don’t have a belt, so it’s already a step up, but motorizing it should…   Read more»

@rocknroller912 I’m lucky at the moment because the London Hackspace is quite close to me (less than 25 minutes if there is no traffic), but its future in the current location is somewhat in doubt (the agreed rental period will…   Read more»

I could certainly machine the plywood parts but I don’t think I’d want to get involved in the assembly side of things I don’t think anyone who isn’t capable of putting one of these together from a set of correct…   Read more»

Industrial sewing machine motors are the future for home build machines. 1hp servo motor, controller and ‘throttle’ lever come in at around the £100 mark on ebay, with lower power version even less. Pretty much the same torque at all…   Read more»

@booIt makes perfect sense, I thought it was probably something along those lines (logically you either had to get “more” paint or “better” paint really), but the size of the apparent discrepancy was what was shocking me most. From Brad Angove’s…   Read more»