Guitar Making | Koendb | Activity https://guitarmaking.co.uk/members/koendb/activity/ Activity feed for Koendb. Fri, 17 Apr 2026 10:37:19 +0100 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-GB 30 hourly 2 1e2fc3d0c5060858b074474a6cefcb19 Koendb liked forum post "Renaissance Lute" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/186315/ Mon, 30 Mar 2026 05:42:53 +0100 7d829c2acfea819d43a957458d74ef60 Koendb liked forum post "Renaissance Lute" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/186314/ Mon, 30 Mar 2026 05:42:46 +0100 52ea59c1e9b1a7d46ec1491c29267721 Koendb liked forum post "Renaissance Lute" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/185957/ Sun, 22 Mar 2026 18:20:26 +0000 b5d014a46be73eea30f363f5effb461c Koendb liked forum post "Renaissance Lute" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/184904/ Sun, 08 Feb 2026 21:02:54 +0000 0e987c9d060858d3be46c214dbd701b9 Koendb replied to the topic "Renaissance Lute" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/184844/ Fri, 06 Feb 2026 23:46:17 +0000 Show time!
 

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]]> 49b43efb4a03125d4b5e5602ab67be92 Koendb replied to the topic "Renaissance Lute" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/184843/ Fri, 06 Feb 2026 23:41:17 +0000 Almost there! Cleaning up the shell,  oiling the fingerboard and neck,…

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cleaning up the little ridge at the headstock

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And marking the nut height.

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]]> 6682aa1c4e2a31556bef3ff57562a873 Koendb replied to the topic "Renaissance Lute" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/184842/ Fri, 06 Feb 2026 23:21:23 +0000 I made these little pins that will be placed at both sides of the fingerboard, around where the body meets the neck.

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And cut out a section from the top where these pins will be placed.  

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]]> e567e87b151b9ccb481f8836510687d6 Koendb replied to the topic "Renaissance Lute" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/184841/ Fri, 06 Feb 2026 23:07:38 +0000 The soundboard gets  glued to the shell! I first start by making tiny blocks, that will help supporting the top , so the top would not fold and crack when applying masking tape with some decisive force.

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]]> 525ebf50bdccf8a25faa282966fa2cae Koendb replied to the topic "Renaissance Lute" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/184840/ Fri, 06 Feb 2026 22:52:42 +0000 It s time to prepare the top to be glued on the body. First I position the body and mark the bracings for the cuts. The braces should really fit tightly against the side of the body.We dont use any kerved…   Read more»

]]> a6595fa541f86dca9777a5941a6ab475 Koendb replied to the topic "Renaissance Lute" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/184839/ Fri, 06 Feb 2026 22:40:42 +0000 I then shape the back of the bridge, I fold it inwards with a sharp chisel, so there is only a little ‘roof’just above the string holes. This will help keeping the strings in place when we tie a knot…   Read more»

]]> cd727c24d0b6935deac4b6d28529aab8 Koendb replied to the topic "Renaissance Lute" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/184838/ Fri, 06 Feb 2026 22:20:46 +0000 Woah! I completely forgot about this forum and the fact I did not finish my build report here.more than 1 year since an update , djeez…Well here we go starting where we left off in december 2024 😳 I put bracings…   Read more»

]]> 7a4a6097950dbbae3be01a467bb89554 Koendb liked forum post "Renaissance Lute" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/172832/ Thu, 26 Dec 2024 21:44:02 +0000 0b4a1fd50162d83de02d32ad8a44e5a0 Koendb liked forum post "Renaissance Lute" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/172705/ Mon, 16 Dec 2024 05:16:44 +0000 8a88afaa49318577b44f87b5c582e734 Koendb replied to the topic "Renaissance Lute" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/172691/ Sun, 15 Dec 2024 14:42:56 +0000 In the meantime, I finished the rosette, turned the tuning pegs and fitted them to the pegbox.
I also carved the lower inside of the pegbox for better string access

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]]> b1b7534aa4135e7667866a23a13e44f4 Koendb liked forum post "Super tele build" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/172358/ Wed, 06 Nov 2024 01:03:47 +0000 1c0620b0fc40e4e876fc07c7959f84f4 Koendb liked forum post "My first bass" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/172332/ Tue, 05 Nov 2024 07:22:51 +0000 2a46411fda153519ebea623344105bd4 Koendb liked forum post "Super tele build" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/172319/ Mon, 04 Nov 2024 15:30:07 +0000 749f1b7e9095e39e7ef8b7ed23549535 Koendb liked forum post "Super tele build" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/172315/ Mon, 04 Nov 2024 14:06:51 +0000 067c533ac46f4d4bd548d52aa0fa030a Koendb liked forum post "Super tele build" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/172314/ Mon, 04 Nov 2024 14:06:47 +0000 22ae56d26933ff2b9dcf20ab11971b37 Koendb replied to the topic "Super tele build" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/172311/ Mon, 04 Nov 2024 09:16:40 +0000 Wow! That looks stunning! 😍 
Only two springs? no issues with tuning stability?

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