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Happy Xmas!!! New Finishing Course is UP!!

Here it is the long awaited FINISHING COURSE! ATM it is fairly basic but hopefully enough to get you going - any Q's just ask - I'd love to know what you think of it so please do let me know in the co...

In forum Announcements from GuitarMaking.co.uk

5 years ago
Last Livestream Before Xmas!

We certainly live in interesting times...come and chill in the workshop with us for a bit while we reflect on the last year...oh yeh did I mention the finishing course yet?

In forum Announcements from GuitarMaking.co.uk

5 years ago
RE: Tune-o-matic bridge installation

Fingers Crossed for ya...let us know how it goes... 😎

In forum Guitar Building Tricks and Tips

5 years ago
RE: Meet Deep Purple

Beautiful!

In forum Bass

5 years ago
RE: Tune-o-matic bridge installation

Thats exactly the way I did it. I packed up the tunomatic with washers to allow for the height of the posts. That allowed me to mark the centres down through the bridge holes. Having done that, it lan...

In forum Guitar Building Tricks and Tips

5 years ago
RE: Tune-o-matic bridge installation

i'm ready to drill the holes for my Tune-o-matic bridge and tailpiece and wondering if i should mark 1.5mm back from scale length for high E and 4.5mm mm back from low E string for correct position? ...

In forum Guitar Building Tricks and Tips

5 years ago
Crunch Time - when the brown stuff hits the spinny thing

Crunch Time - when the brown stuff hits the spinny thing - A perfect storm is brewing...we got Brexit, Xmas, The Lurgey, and on top of all that the Guitar Finishing Course is due for release next week...

In forum Announcements from GuitarMaking.co.uk

5 years ago
RE: Robin's build #002

Looks Great! Can't wait to see the build pics...

In forum Electric

5 years ago
RE: tips for choosing a new router

I'd go for a 1/4" rather than 1/2" - get the best one you can afford (or two!)

In forum Guitar Building Tricks and Tips

5 years ago
Nearly There!

In forum Announcements from GuitarMaking.co.uk

5 years ago
RE: Meet Pinky Swear

Gorgeous! 😘

In forum Electric

5 years ago
RE: Tongs ain't what they used to be ...

That's awesome! 😆

In forum Guitar Building Tricks and Tips

5 years ago
My 5 best tips - What are yours?

Today I will be giving you my 5 best tips for making guitars and then I will reveal (whatsss he got in hisss pockettsseess) What is the best thing you got from the course? Any tips for beginners (or p...

In forum Announcements from GuitarMaking.co.uk

5 years ago
RE: This could go horribly wrong....

@boo - yep! I could have cut a piece of wood to fill the gap between the router and the workpiece...would have the same effect but wasn't needed in this case...

In forum Announcements from GuitarMaking.co.uk

5 years ago
RE: Do we need to ask Mark to open pub?

+1 for The Knob n Nut

In forum Pluckers Paradise

5 years ago
This could go horribly wrong....

Last time I mentioned it has come to my attention that folks are often doing things in the wrong order which can lead to avoidable difficulties. I also fessed up that I made the same mistake on a rece...

In forum Announcements from GuitarMaking.co.uk

5 years ago
RE: Safe T Planer and neck blanks

COOL! Getting your workpiece flat and straight is half the battle - use whatever you have available 😎

In forum Guitar Building Tricks and Tips

5 years ago
RE: wrong hole size for bridge

Looks to me like they are meant to fit in a 12mm hole... I just did a test and our Wilkinson bridge posts are still fitting perfectly tight into a 12mm hole Maybe there is some 'play' in your drill an...

In forum Guitar Building Tricks and Tips

5 years ago
A treat and a warning... today live@1PM

Ahem...it has come to my attention...

In forum Announcements from GuitarMaking.co.uk

5 years ago
RE: Ambitious first build - one piece flame maple custom 22

I would strongly advise that you sign up on the course...even just for a month could help a lot. If you do things in the wrong order you can make your life A LOT more difficult (maybe almost impossibl...

In forum Electric

5 years ago
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