@peter-johnson

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Haha, sounds fun! I’ll have to check it out.

I asked if livestreams would continue when normality returned  as I felt that Mark and Carol have built an amazing online community. I certainly hope so too @peter-Johnson. M&C have built a couple of really strong, supportive and friendly communities,…   Read more»

@peter-johnson I only know of one other place on the net that’s as friendly and supportive – a Facebook group if you can believe that! I can believe it, some of those groups ain’t bad. But most are pretty diluted….   Read more»

@peter-johnson Well, if you are ever passing….
I wonder why the guitar making Gods are ignoring the South East?
Darren

@peter-johnson Thanks Peter, I’ve thought about colouring the bobbins too. At first I thought I would be afraid of scratching them by playing but then I though, it might look quite good if they do get scratched and damaged; road…   Read more»

@peter-johnson Don’t go Peter! It’ll be bassists’ turn soon!! 🤣 🤣 🤣 

@peter-johnson Those are all the reasons for me wanting one!!!  

Has anyone used any new Schallers? Can you confirm or deny?

@peter-johnson I’ve never bought any Schaller tuners yet. So far I’ve only used Wilkinson, Northwest Guitars, Gotoh, Kluson and Fender tuners, they are all good. 

Best I’ll be able to do is around 7’*18′. That’s not too bad at all @peter-johnson – you’ll be able to have plenty of guitar building fun in a space that size. 👍   (don’t get old. It sucks). If…   Read more»

I’m envious. Hoping to get started building a small workshop in my garden soon. Tip @peter-Johnson.   1.  Build it at least 3x bigger than you think you’ll ever need. 2.  If poss, get some polystyrene sheets to line it,…   Read more»

I have a small collection of lawsuit period Antorias. If any more of those show up on my radar then it’s a yes. Ahhh – I’d exclude something like that @Peter-johnson!  I have a small collection of another Japanese brand…   Read more»

Spoiler alert: They aren’t favourable reviews The Mirka seems to have a reliability problem Thanks for posting @peter-johnson. As I was watching the review video, I thought “yeah, but this is just one guy’s experience”.  Then I read the comments…   Read more»

Another Youtuber I follow, Peter Millard, has just posted a review of a Mirka knockoff sander from China.

@peter-johnson Thanks for sharing all of this info, I’ll look into it. 👍

@peter-Johnson Welcome to the forum and to a fantastic platform of where to learn how to build guitars from scratch. I was the same as you, I have always tinkered with guitars, since I was a young teenager (a few…   Read more»

Welcome @peter-Johnson.
You’ve definitely found the right place if you’re planning on doing some complete builds.  There is a huge spread and depth of knowledge here, and all of it freely shared in supporting Mark’s vision!