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 🙂

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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 ...

@russ these are actually real gut frets, the strings themselves are Nylgut , but the frets need to be real gut. I believe because nylon is too stretchy. It sounds surprisingly loud for such a small in...

Nice work !!

Aaaand it is ready !😊😁 Attachment : IMG_1891.jpeg Attachment : IMG_1895.jpeg Attachment : IMG_1902.jpeg Attachment : IMG_1906.jpeg Attachment : IMG_1907...

Me too I am wondering this. My guess is that , if wood really wants to warp , it will warp around whatever is in the way. I also wonder if you add carbon rods in a guitar with a trussrod, does the car...

Yeah same here, I never heard about this, but that does not mean it does not exist of course. For guitar I always use LOG anyway, so I order LOG pots specifically.

cool! you are now also making cool stuff out of wood , you are becoming a handyman @tv101 🤣 😉

Congratulations for you and your family @robin!

@tyreman Nice! I love how you have the neck through to show through the end section on the top. I might use that idea in one of my future builds.

@clinton I love the color scheme of those bursts! Can you tell a bit more about what you are using ( dyes and finish )?

Awesome @nsj! That neck looks soo good. I generally prefer guitars without pickguard, but looking at these pictures, I realize that, for me, a strat looks weird without one 🤔 The back looks k...

Yesterday , I finished the tuning pegs by cutting them to length and adding the string hole. This is done with a little jig. Basically a block of wood with a tapered hole to accept the pin and a 1.2mm...

It is either working in the shed or go to the pub and drink beer. I dont have friends so I stay in the shed 🤣

@mikeyrjiom Love it! beautiful inlaywork, beautiful wood. Can you tell a bit more about it?