Guitar Making | mario | Activity https://guitarmaking.co.uk/members/mario/activity/ Activity feed for mario. Sun, 03 May 2026 16:48:26 +0100 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-GB 30 hourly 2 8be6ebdcdb6e04290a075bc5477c20c5 mario liked forum post "Thicknessing Indian rosewood by hand" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/170902/ Thu, 15 Aug 2024 22:05:43 +0100 497afd96a9a72f2d44780b78f397bac1 mario liked forum post "Thicknessing Indian rosewood by hand" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/170803/ Sun, 11 Aug 2024 20:12:13 +0100 96a3bb86f44c6cefc008be7e2d6de6d6 mario replied to the topic "Thicknessing Indian rosewood by hand" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/170797/ Sun, 11 Aug 2024 17:13:50 +0100 I found also in books of lutherie mentions of these toothed blade, I’ve never used them, but maybe I will try.
Thank you @russ

]]> 09d985c22f7f8eed9f5f067752bee163 mario liked forum post "Thicknessing Indian rosewood by hand" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/170796/ Sun, 11 Aug 2024 17:13:43 +0100 93bbbb08cbf0241b6a98b43fcd5b4e03 mario posted a new topic "Thicknessing Indian rosewood by hand" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/170791/ Sun, 11 Aug 2024 12:15:45 +0100 Hi, Any advice for thicknessing Indian rosewood with hand plane(s) for back and sides ? For now, it is taking me many hours for the back, from 6mm to 2,5mm of thickness. I find it very hard and surely I…   Read more»

]]> 3024c41156a826971e62019eca51bea1 mario liked forum post "A bit about my pickup winding journey" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/168288/ Fri, 23 Feb 2024 09:19:17 +0000 d0925306a5ad2ec3aeb6300e09f644c0 mario liked forum post "A bit about my pickup winding journey" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/168287/ Fri, 23 Feb 2024 09:19:06 +0000 165787f3fdc4716c288a531a69a1767d mario liked forum post "A bit about my pickup winding journey" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/168268/ Thu, 22 Feb 2024 21:23:59 +0000 901b69ec2a0fa6fe5b057b59e80e6174 mario liked forum post "A bit about my pickup winding journey" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/168267/ Thu, 22 Feb 2024 21:23:53 +0000 ee19ed8e229537bb34d0ad75d86c7092 mario liked forum post "A bit about my pickup winding journey" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/168266/ Thu, 22 Feb 2024 21:23:49 +0000 84427c855be2c4eeb6759604d17e0c04 mario liked forum post "A bit about my pickup winding journey" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/168265/ Thu, 22 Feb 2024 21:23:43 +0000 ea5fee73d3e183f943eefdef9f7735f2 mario liked forum post "A bit about my pickup winding journey" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/168264/ Thu, 22 Feb 2024 21:23:33 +0000 cbc1342f3d8cc269d456196bfd8e9ddb mario replied to the topic "A bit about my pickup winding journey" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/168263/ Thu, 22 Feb 2024 21:22:55 +0000 Thank you @SomethingNicer it is interesting. Will you post tutorial for making the winding machine? Do you know if there is information about how to make pickups that sound like blues, jazz etc… or as guitarists like SRV etc…? I…   Read more»

]]> ae412198bd20ad6dc93b5b4864523ba8 mario replied to the topic "Repair fret slot cutted in wrong position" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/145563/ Sun, 23 Oct 2022 16:29:10 +0100 Thanks @siddharthmehta
Since the last posts I decided to correct it with the suggestion of @jamesalexandermcmillan
It worked well, only a thin line can be visible from the sides, but it is almost invisible.
 

]]> 3a25cc2f7a7cb2c227afb356523adfb5 mario liked forum post "Reduce weight of electric guitar" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/140141/ Mon, 29 Aug 2022 13:53:17 +0100 a3b0ce36e08d78780e25aaee9a149b2e mario liked forum post "Reduce weight of electric guitar" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/138640/ Thu, 11 Aug 2022 20:08:59 +0100 b9643adb4a2cbb97169b1304517a9260 mario replied to the topic "Reduce weight of electric guitar" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/138637/ Thu, 11 Aug 2022 19:44:56 +0100 Thank you for your comments.  I have finally weighed the wood blank, and obtained the density of my wood. Then I have weighed the neck and fretboard, I have weighed also apart the electronics, mechanisms, bridge, etc…  To this total,…   Read more»

]]> 27d21c2559d48d0a46eec5c35fec9848 mario liked forum post "Reduce weight of electric guitar" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/138295/ Tue, 09 Aug 2022 20:20:28 +0100 7ba5e2ee774682782cef742504fd7c66 mario liked forum post "Reduce weight of electric guitar" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/138294/ Tue, 09 Aug 2022 20:20:21 +0100 b149417f56ccccb2e3006b3fa3d7c508 mario posted a new topic "Reduce weight of electric guitar" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/138204/ Mon, 08 Aug 2022 12:26:49 +0100 Hi, I am working on building a guitar with an esthetic like a Stratocaster. For the body, I have two blocks of ash glued between themselves of 45mm of thickness. I will not include a tremolo, and not a pickguard….   Read more»

]]> e2e3336da911c083cd9c558c6a06b6e7 mario replied to the topic "Fretting or not before to glue fretboard to the neck ?" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/121541/ Fri, 25 Feb 2022 15:46:55 +0000 Thank you, I will follow your advices.

]]> 759b51eed88d3b5dd0f93b8211b5ad33 mario liked forum post "Fretting or not before to glue fretboard to the neck ?" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/121536/ Fri, 25 Feb 2022 15:44:36 +0000 97251dc4da06c374a4802cdbad61e8fc mario liked forum post "Fretting or not before to glue fretboard to the neck ?" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/121535/ Fri, 25 Feb 2022 15:44:33 +0000 a28c01482cc525c15c0bdabff4341618 mario liked forum post "Fretting or not before to glue fretboard to the neck ?" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/121534/ Fri, 25 Feb 2022 15:44:29 +0000 69eda6c34415b87424ffd2b3b8c629df mario posted a new topic "Fretting or not before to glue fretboard to the neck ?" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/121436/ Thu, 24 Feb 2022 20:47:18 +0000 Hi, The process of fretting is normally after to glue the fretboard to the neck, isn’t it ? Is it possible to make fretting before to glue ? For an example: – if fretting go wrong, you could remake the…   Read more»

]]> fe8bc7c4b1a4385bd7cd4f8c6a1ea3d9 mario replied to the topic "Repair fret slot cutted in wrong position" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/117673/ Thu, 20 Jan 2022 17:47:52 +0000 Thank you for all the contributions, you have very good ideas.

]]> 893fccba61b500afe8fbc98a34b8609c mario liked forum post "Repair fret slot cutted in wrong position" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/117672/ Thu, 20 Jan 2022 17:17:51 +0000 99c723197b742b66e94ac335bb681a44 mario liked forum post "Repair fret slot cutted in wrong position" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/117604/ Thu, 20 Jan 2022 09:18:55 +0000 67d97c882bf9d1977e16157f482a9187 mario liked forum post "Repair fret slot cutted in wrong position" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/117597/ Thu, 20 Jan 2022 06:07:40 +0000 38d4c50b6c644a0fe692aaca207e19be mario replied to the topic "Repair fret slot cutted in wrong position" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/117567/ Wed, 19 Jan 2022 22:00:13 +0000 @rocknroller912  It seems a good idea. When you said : “put a piece of veneer between the two lengths when gluing which will simulate the 15th fret slot” Do you mean that I should glue a small piece of veener…   Read more»

]]> bf64aec28a8a0685cb5dab4ffb858e32 mario liked forum post "Repair fret slot cutted in wrong position" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/117566/ Wed, 19 Jan 2022 21:39:02 +0000 85b5c7331f443588f577a9eba423c0b3 mario replied to the topic "Repair fret slot cutted in wrong position" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/117545/ Wed, 19 Jan 2022 19:00:19 +0000 Hi @darrenking ,
In the case I buy a new fretboard. Do you recommend me a way to “recycle” the first fretboard. Can I use it for another purpose ?

]]> 0bc27e4564e130e2668d4e701f5baac6 mario replied to the topic "Repair fret slot cutted in wrong position" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/117534/ Wed, 19 Jan 2022 18:05:16 +0000 @boo

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Here is a picture. It was the first time I was testing my jig, and in the slot nº16, I thought I was in the right position but in fact the fretboard was standing upon my guide (a…   Read more»

]]> 224ddba9dd18536053d6fe73fb59dae8 mario posted a new topic "Repair fret slot cutted in wrong position" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/117529/ Wed, 19 Jan 2022 17:00:07 +0000 Hi, Recently I was cutting frets slots with a jig I made myself, but I made a mistake and cutted a fret slot in a wrong position. ¿ Is there a solution to repair this wrong slot or do I…   Read more»

]]> 022d9be4799c7fde21ef30bb893b0bd7 mario replied to the topic "🎶🎸 Your Favourite Song In This Moment 🎸🎶" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/99844/ Wed, 04 Aug 2021 17:35:31 +0100 My favourite song in this moment:

]]> a0801a2c7840aa83b063d1157a76537d mario replied to the topic "Safety: ground the bridge or not ?" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/99809/ Wed, 04 Aug 2021 16:47:53 +0100 @rocknroller912 With active pickups I meant the system described by @koendb and @mattbeels  : pickups that use a 9V battery. EMG pickups for an example, they have their own circuit. I don’t know their performance, never listened. I think I…   Read more»

]]> 6f13c0994c30f5c8e5922a78aa8c0813 mario posted a new topic "Safety: ground the bridge or not ?" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/99679/ Tue, 03 Aug 2021 20:20:11 +0100 Hi, I want to build a safe electric guitar, without electrocution risk (with a control cavity in the rear of the body and 3 single coils). I have several points of vue of differents luthiers and suppliers, and I am…   Read more»

]]> e437595f6263d7358fc3fef0ca5a6602 mario replied to the topic "What would you like to see next?" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/98908/ Fri, 23 Jul 2021 21:22:10 +0100 I suggest a course about typical repairs on a guitar. The other side of a luthier job when he is not constructing guitars. Thanks.

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