Guitar Making | Michael OConnor | Activity https://guitarmaking.co.uk/members/michael-oconnor/activity/ Activity feed for Michael OConnor. Fri, 17 Apr 2026 17:28:04 +0100 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-GB 30 hourly 2 7756ea4f354d4da5e34ffcaa9ed2adb0 Michael OConnor replied to the topic "Hi from Blackhill, Co. Durham" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/149744/ Sun, 01 Jan 2023 18:10:25 +0000

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Happy New Year folks! I finished this job with the Eko Ranger in October but didn’t get round to posting a picture yet.  If you want the full story and more images, I’ve made a ‘storyboard’ picture ‘video’ that…   Read more»

]]> c6815a86dc841c20c30a709660e711be Michael OConnor replied to the topic "Hi from Blackhill, Co. Durham" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/135755/ Mon, 04 Jul 2022 11:46:35 +0100 @darrenking  No worries Darren; thanks for the explanation.  I lived in Lanchester till I went to Poly (remember Polytechnics?) so I don’t remember the Consett Mustang sorry – I do remember the day JFK died though; the day not the…   Read more»

]]> 053f4e2a51127f5fcd198078f8519849 Michael OConnor changed their profile picture https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/135670/ Sat, 02 Jul 2022 19:23:49 +0100 0 b92db68975047e36438004e8808ff295 Michael OConnor replied to the topic "Hi from Blackhill, Co. Durham" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/135633/ Sat, 02 Jul 2022 13:38:48 +0100 @boo  Never actually built a full guitar Boo – just dabbled so far. My son recently rescued my first electric guitar for me – a Futurama 3 which cost me 25 guineas in 1967. (It’s lost the middle pickup) I…   Read more»

]]> 53381242aa6e7deda5d7e77241b33cc7 Michael OConnor replied to the topic "Hi from Blackhill, Co. Durham" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/135569/ Fri, 01 Jul 2022 21:29:56 +0100 @russ

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 No turning back now…

]]> 203c7c654ccc7baf03bfd9b9160f38f4 Michael OConnor replied to the topic "Hi from Blackhill, Co. Durham" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/135567/ Fri, 01 Jul 2022 21:23:31 +0100 @darrenking 
Mmm – this is getting a bit stalky mind Darren!
I’m native – born 1953
Pls elucidate your curiosity…

]]> aecea2786f3f5d9d9904d5e7c0c0e34f Michael OConnor replied to the topic "Hi from Blackhill, Co. Durham" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/135389/ Wed, 29 Jun 2022 18:06:10 +0100  @koendb 
Thanks koendb – appreciate your comment 🙂 

]]> 3051fa0cea16da9f90ae478b9f1e0d75 Michael OConnor replied to the topic "Hi from Blackhill, Co. Durham" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/135387/ Wed, 29 Jun 2022 17:23:11 +0100 @darrenking 
Hi Darren, yes it’s Consett 👍

]]> d58cb93fc57931ec76282e54dd22ae2f Michael OConnor replied to the topic "Hi from Blackhill, Co. Durham" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/135264/ Tue, 28 Jun 2022 08:44:48 +0100 @robin 
thanks Robin – I’m pleased with it.

]]> b4523c2609454ae65c42870ee0ca6487 Michael OConnor replied to the topic "Hi from Blackhill, Co. Durham" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/135214/ Mon, 27 Jun 2022 20:23:38 +0100 @russ 
Thanks Russ – here’s my headstock veneer work
Michael

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]]> c345cc5dc0ef2b3a407e8943baa558db Michael OConnor posted a new topic "Hi from Blackhill, Co. Durham" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/135160/ Mon, 27 Jun 2022 08:15:16 +0100 Hi builder buddies Novice here; I’m not building per se as yet – I’ve been given an Eko Ranger VI which I’m ‘customising.’ So far I’ve reprofiled the neck, radiuses the fretboard and refretted with Evo Gold fret wire. I’ve…   Read more»

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