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 Attachment : 5A018EEA-CAED-4218...

Wow! That looks stunning! 😍 Only two springs? no issues with tuning stability?

This is a bit like how drums are tuned ( top higher or lower then the bottom skin ) If you would tune to the same pitch , they would start cancelling each other out, thus sound quality and volume decr...

Nice build! especially as it is your first! You cant go wrong with a P90, and your logo is very elegant . Up to the next one.

Yeah amazing build ! great skills! 😍

You definitely want one with proper dustextraction. Mirka is a reputable brand in this segment of power tools.

This has been on the table for quite some time, but I never had the time to actually start building my bass. The design is of my own , and derived from my guitar body model, just enlarged for the la...

On with the lute build! I glued together the pegbox Attachment : 7DE8CC32-35B9-4784-9990-1DF8422194B2_1_105_c.jpeg Attachment : A6AAF9BF-5168-4790-850A-6E8F9095D8B9_1_105_c.jpeg Cut an a...

I realized, I havent posted something in quite a while. Let me get on with the Lute build I started last year... This piece of spruce will become the neck Attachment : 0B00CFE2-A608-4F1D-98F8-DB...

So I finally have a video of my renaissance guitar been played!

@brie I never sand joints, I use a hand plane only. ( OK and maybe a scraper card on the odd occasion ) It is quicker, once you have passed the learning curve. And a lot less labor intensive. You sho...

Hi all, sorry, I have been inactive on the forum for quite a while now. Mainly because of time issues , too many things to do and new stuff to discover. My second year in lute building class has finis...

Nice @rathius 🙂 You must be over the moon 😊 👍

Hah Almost same as my plans for laminated necks, except I got bubinga instead of Mahogany. My plan is to add a black dyed sycamore veneer in between those as well. Attachment : E2847ADB-A222-44DB-...

So I am happy to announce that I passed my 'exam' yesterday and I have started building my first lute as part of module 2 of the course. This 2nd module will most probably span more then one year agai...

You could just make the shims yourself anyway and keep the Taylor supplied shims as a plan B ? That's what I would do 🙂

YOU are your local Koendb's authorised service center 😉

Well, I can't play very well, I 'll try to find a piece I can learn quickly and play it as soon as I can, but in the meanwhile, this is how it is supposed to sound like if someone with proper playing ...

@robin No you have it right! The A course is only one string called the chanterelle. It s function is melody string. Because of esthetics, the peg and peg hole is made but does not have a real functio...

Thanks guys! Today I was able to take some better pictures... Attachment : 64AB7317-B40E-4E97-A904-C4CECE41AD3A_1_105_c.jpeg Attachment : 8E149E50-6797-41CF-A291-337A6FC8C9BA_1_105_c.jpeg ...