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mark bailey replied to the topic "Deleted course" – 6 years, 5 months ago
Hey Darren – I’ll PM you about this 😉
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mark bailey replied to the topic "Travel Guitar?" – 6 years, 5 months ago
Looks amazing – shame to waste it…What about nylon strings with a piezo pickup?
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mark bailey liked forum post "Travel Guitar?" – 6 years, 5 months ago
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mark bailey replied to the topic "Scale length and Bridge/Saddle position" – 6 years, 5 months ago
Hey Darren – No worries!Yep – Looks Smashing 👍 Fingers crossed for ya…
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mark bailey replied to the topic "Scale length and Bridge/Saddle position" – 6 years, 5 months ago
It’s cool – sorry for any confusion… trust me it gets easier after the first one…Yes the angle is offset by 1/8″ over 3″ – its in this video if you missed itIntonation AdjustmentMeasure along the High E to the… Read more»
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mark bailey replied to the topic "Scale length and Bridge/Saddle position" – 6 years, 5 months ago
Its understandable – sorry if I appear to be lecturing…I think we all go through a similar process…quite a lot of variation if you look around onlineBut Yes – Once you have the high E then the position of the… Read more»
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mark bailey replied to the topic "Scale length and Bridge/Saddle position" – 6 years, 5 months ago
Darren – I believe you may be overthinking this…My method advises to add .010″ to the scale length along the top esimple as that – the other strings take care of themselves (providing you have a standard bridge and glue… Read more»
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mark bailey replied to the topic "Scale length and Bridge/Saddle position" – 6 years, 5 months ago
I wonder if this might shine some light on this one…The correct way to measure intonation:measure from the front (string take off side) of the nut to the centre of the 12th fretmultiply by two = scale lengthtry that on… Read more»
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mark bailey replied to the topic "Scale length and Bridge/Saddle position" – 6 years, 5 months ago
Measure to the (string take off side) front of the saddle along the top E.It would be very interesting to hear an explanation from Georgia Luthier Supply about this. There may be a good reason but I can’t think of… Read more»
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mark bailey replied to the topic "Headstock veneers and logo" – 6 years, 5 months ago
😆Brilliant!
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mark bailey liked forum post "Headstock veneers and logo" – 6 years, 5 months ago
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mark bailey replied to the topic "Bridge Machining" – 6 years, 5 months ago
I have also added drilling for an under saddle pick up. Here’s a question. The fitting instructions say to drill a hole at both ends of the saddle even though there is only one wire. I can’t believe that a… Read more»
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mark bailey replied to the topic "Fret Dressing" – 6 years, 5 months ago
That’s right DarrenIt is probably easier than you think – The higher action on Acoustic guitars makes them a bit more forgiving than electrics – just make sure there are no high spots.If you really want to get serious checkout… Read more»
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mark bailey replied to the topic "Scale length and Bridge/Saddle position" – 6 years, 5 months ago
YES…You are right – Unless the laws of physics have changed recently (?) 🙄Seriously though – my method always works for me and nobody has had a problem with it.Here’s my video about itLet me know if you have any… Read more»
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mark bailey liked forum post "Shaping neck, fitting fretboard and making bridge" – 6 years, 5 months ago
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mark bailey liked forum post "Scale length" – 6 years, 5 months ago
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mark bailey replied to the topic "Scale length" – 6 years, 5 months ago
On the rear of the guitar I’ve noticed that the low E string ferrule is offset quite considerably and I don’t know why. Can someone enlighten me as to why it has to be that far out please?Hmm…It doesn’t need… Read more»
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mark bailey replied to the topic "Necks and fretboards" – 6 years, 5 months ago
Hey Darren – great work!this should really be in the ‘showcase‘ section rather than the Q’s:https://guitarmaking.co.uk/community/showcase-acoustic/
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mark bailey liked forum post "What would you like to see next?" – 6 years, 5 months ago
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