Don't know about the leaderboard thingemything, but if you can wait till May-time I am happy to pick up the lot (if not gone before then)

Thanks, I negotiated with my Sister, as she wanted a purple one. My opinion is that this combination of colours (4) was visually more attractive.

Thanks @Russ, managed to get the tuning sorted out (nice and stable, combined with a long aftertone) not been able to test the electronics, so may still hold some surprises in future...

detail of the body (front & back & head) Attachment : DSCN5841.JPG Attachment : DSCN5840.JPG Attachment : DSCN5842.JPG

this is a guitar kit I made for my Sister. Learned a lot, and will be applying these lessons learnt to my own kit being built now. Attachment : DSCN5838.JPG Attachment : DSCN5839.JPG

It certainly was not my intention to send you 'doon a wabbit 'ole'. I am sure that you will make a good sounding guitar whatever route you choose. After all, best results are based on guidance as well...

@Rocknroller912 Thanks for your 3explanation. You describe what happens, I was attempting to describe why - so I gues we complemented each other in thid conversation 😀

glad to have been of some help

I did some research on tap tuning once I became aware of it. The main thing I took away is how the vibrations of the string are sent to the body via different mechanisms that are specific for each typ...

Thanks for the answer.

Question. Do you tune the braces when carving, or are you focussing more on dimensions?

Aah, so THAT was that odd noice this morn' (thought it was a helicopter flying over). Hide glue should help give a strong bond and still have some flexibility for the vibrations of the board to work...

I second that

3rd update: covered the truss rod with pieces of wood and sanded the surfaces smooth Attachment : DSCN5715.JPG Attachment : DSCN5714.JPG Then carved the dove joint and recess for the nec...

Without knowing anything about the instructions you are using, I would say that if measurements are to the centerline of the hole, the size of the hole will not make a difference re scale length. Ha...

now, that made me laugh. Many thanks for that. Having said that, the Americans in the Large Scale Plane forum do tend to say they stick a fork in their kit at the end of the work. I rather put it i...

2nd update. Glued the 3 part neck together and cut out the groove for the truss rod. Attachment : DSCN5712.JPG Attachment : DSCN5713.JPG Next step will be to box in the truss rod with...

@Koendb that looks like an adequate compressor for small jobs like finishing a guitar. Go for low volume airgun - that way you wil have more control over the thickness of the finish layer. High volum...

I would suggest that for your air compressor you make sure it has an accumulation tank included (that way the volume of air available is always more than you need). Also. make sure you bleed/drain th...

Hi All, this will be a sloooow build as I can only work on the guitar a couple of hours a week. Nevertheless here we go. After some research I decided on a Benedetto Archtop for several reasons: 1) p...