Guitar Making | richyc | Activity https://guitarmaking.co.uk/members/richyc/activity/ Activity feed for richyc. Thu, 21 May 2026 15:08:44 +0100 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-GB 30 hourly 2 85196bfdb9190c8550ad4f9cc1192b72 richyc liked forum post "Copper tele" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/169491/ Wed, 22 May 2024 10:06:28 +0100 4170789d54180e3382a77d15e8a6dacc richyc liked forum post "Acoustic Build number 8" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/163036/ Tue, 19 Sep 2023 10:12:23 +0100 d11b2391dc69412fd8543e3cf8af06f8 richyc liked forum post "Juniors" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/123751/ Fri, 18 Mar 2022 14:19:34 +0000 041d5c1069dc2b8df692a2bfa52eaf12 richyc liked forum post "Cheers to Mr Bailey" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/107418/ Mon, 18 Oct 2021 21:49:04 +0100 4a30d827031791b62d9094299f8d947d richyc replied to the topic "Update and apology..." - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/70714/ Thu, 22 Apr 2021 17:26:04 +0100 Hope your Mum recovers and you get to see her soon Mark.
No need to apologise – except maybe for making us obsessed with building guitars!
Take care
Rich

]]> b48f6c11610c075821ca46eb3c136ca3 richyc liked forum post "Update and apology..." - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/70712/ Thu, 22 Apr 2021 17:18:33 +0100 0674a7a40aa66a4e336a78b6014871ec richyc liked forum post "The Exotica!!!" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/67447/ Thu, 15 Apr 2021 21:49:38 +0100 fe6d49961c89b8d9667fd2f27c640e44 richyc liked forum post "The Exotica!!!" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/67445/ Thu, 15 Apr 2021 21:49:32 +0100 505e295c8bae322f3d3a7b395652cad6 richyc liked forum post "Lap steel build" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/63485/ Sat, 10 Apr 2021 18:09:26 +0100 b2379b849f49e74ee70e68cbc2ac34aa richyc liked forum post "BYOEG Online Bandsman 2" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/63482/ Sat, 10 Apr 2021 18:07:09 +0100 93631ee35264de285877a7b02928e247 richyc liked forum post "335" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/63435/ Sat, 10 Apr 2021 17:52:23 +0100 599c1013ed9403b1e15f1af7e818d1cd richyc liked forum post "First acoustic build" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/24486/ Sun, 03 Jan 2021 12:28:21 +0000 428fe15cb359ad41b2e259d0546eb741 richyc liked forum post "First acoustic build" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/24485/ Sun, 03 Jan 2021 12:27:34 +0000 2d4d54d4756999c739fbd3a2d760262a richyc liked forum post "2nd home build" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/23363/ Fri, 25 Dec 2020 00:25:05 +0000 cd8769da915c6c3f36236f4738a0a342 richyc liked forum post "2nd home build" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/23290/ Thu, 24 Dec 2020 13:02:14 +0000 8b6ec72c83b14581a5ea2cba409c37ce richyc liked forum post "2nd home build" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/23289/ Thu, 24 Dec 2020 13:02:10 +0000 10c9f0451ea691cdc18147e88b1bef0a richyc liked forum post "?Luthier Jokes and Funny Stories?" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/23268/ Thu, 24 Dec 2020 11:02:57 +0000 ba80831369c0a504dd0e15c3c39996e1 richyc liked forum post "?Luthier Jokes and Funny Stories?" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/23267/ Thu, 24 Dec 2020 11:02:38 +0000 70f44010399d479cb881f2f97b4f21d6 richyc liked forum post "?Luthier Jokes and Funny Stories?" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/23264/ Thu, 24 Dec 2020 11:01:47 +0000 fa16b0b17c4581f9034f94ebcb6f7519 richyc liked forum post "?Luthier Jokes and Funny Stories?" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/23260/ Thu, 24 Dec 2020 11:01:30 +0000 18d8b5862e59566a7ec875faf570ddca richyc liked forum post "?Luthier Jokes and Funny Stories?" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/23259/ Thu, 24 Dec 2020 11:01:22 +0000 30b07096e2879692d81ef06966532be7 richyc liked forum post "?Luthier Jokes and Funny Stories?" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/23258/ Thu, 24 Dec 2020 11:01:10 +0000 2949f9124f8bc9ca7e906794c72a23d9 richyc liked forum post "2nd home build" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/23257/ Thu, 24 Dec 2020 11:00:30 +0000 2dbd55c4eee1c9f353e3b6f7edca2ae2 richyc liked forum post "2nd home build" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/23256/ Thu, 24 Dec 2020 11:00:22 +0000 6539872558e9d4578021ecf0447d344d richyc liked forum post "2nd home build" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/23255/ Thu, 24 Dec 2020 11:00:19 +0000 fd0da0199fa3df63c79ae41e55bde99a richyc posted a new topic "2nd home build" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/23242/ Thu, 24 Dec 2020 10:29:40 +0000 Finished my second home build yesterday in time for Christmas!

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25 inch scale length 24 frets Roasted ash body semi hollowed 8mm…[Read more]

]]> f46d6a9f57d823fe4ccd7f15a1611227 richyc liked forum post "My first bolt on" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/23241/ Thu, 24 Dec 2020 10:27:40 +0000 d229952416165ecfbfc89dac30aa27ac richyc liked forum post "Hairy jack hole" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/23232/ Thu, 24 Dec 2020 09:31:40 +0000 2e8a41ab1eede6057abb18029f41bbc0 richyc liked forum post "Hairy jack hole" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/23231/ Thu, 24 Dec 2020 09:31:31 +0000 57848f9e7df5403adb569030f8ca2675 richyc replied to the topic "Tune-o-matic bridge installation" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/22758/ Sun, 20 Dec 2020 20:37:18 +0000 Hey Mark just caught up on Saturdays live stream – thanks for encouragement and the bridge holes did come out where i planned. Looks all good but as i haven’t fully assembled the guitar yet they may still turn out…   Read more»

]]> 250729d4c773b62fb230f1f58b849c2e richyc liked forum post "Tune-o-matic bridge installation" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/22698/ Sun, 20 Dec 2020 00:31:17 +0000 0e9b06c5431df3c63487355fc1c76d3c richyc liked forum post "Tune-o-matic bridge installation" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/22697/ Sun, 20 Dec 2020 00:31:00 +0000 77ddac0278c4759ae83f55c4d0a9757e richyc replied to the topic "Tune-o-matic bridge installation" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/22523/ Sat, 19 Dec 2020 11:06:14 +0000 ok thanks for advice
i will go with the bridge first and mark 1.5mm/4.5mm form scale length line
cheers
rich

]]> 2d9e5b7a9e08a9204fbbc8dc1620467a richyc posted a new topic "Tune-o-matic bridge installation" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/22514/ Sat, 19 Dec 2020 10:12:07 +0000 Hi 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? also saw…   Read more»

]]> ea214b0d4037f1ad520459c141fa31e7 richyc liked forum post "Meet Deep Purple" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/22495/ Sat, 19 Dec 2020 00:17:19 +0000 7f9ec7391311b9bb5416da99c2ade733 richyc replied to the topic "Satin coat for Ziricote ?" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/22489/ Fri, 18 Dec 2020 19:54:26 +0000 yeah that’s lovely Darren!

]]> 7a0e83a3436db56fa13a675064a3dbcd richyc liked forum post "Satin coat for Ziricote ?" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/22488/ Fri, 18 Dec 2020 19:52:45 +0000 a77ba37b0ddeaf3965618eb2ab644cf5 richyc liked forum post "Nearly There!" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/22458/ Fri, 18 Dec 2020 11:40:42 +0000 6d0fabc6def74a70160b9999b057ff0b richyc replied to the topic "Satin coat for Ziricote ?" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/22417/ Fri, 18 Dec 2020 10:10:19 +0000 ok thanks Darren
may still go ahead with nitro then – i’ll try another test piece first
cheers
Rich (not Robin) 🙂

]]> 9789c0c6fb4c6d1f4ec95914613e53c3 richyc posted a new topic "Satin coat for Ziricote ?" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/22402/ Thu, 17 Dec 2020 20:58:22 +0000 Hi  i am close to finishing my second home build which has a Ziricote cap, and i’m wondering if anyone else has used it before? I’ve bought some satin nitro spray but i’m reading online about it darkening the finish…   Read more»

]]> 8477eaae245d6096e891147c39e8dc82 richyc liked forum post "Barncaster from pallet wood" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/22247/ Tue, 15 Dec 2020 17:09:00 +0000 0aa6775b1c37dd8e7e6192f78589a60f richyc liked forum post "Tongs ain't what they used to be ..." - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/22239/ Tue, 15 Dec 2020 12:47:14 +0000 0ecdcab57530f24cfa7c382f2a09b1b8 richyc replied to the topic "Tongs ain't what they used to be ..." - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/22170/ Mon, 14 Dec 2020 21:28:52 +0000 @robin best not attempt to use the hoover in future!

]]> 800bab89b76b40f892d55b2405808b57 richyc liked forum post "Tongs ain't what they used to be ..." - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/22162/ Mon, 14 Dec 2020 21:27:11 +0000 e762bc3978d3573e8b6f4ea9a5cea732 richyc liked forum post "Tongs ain't what they used to be ..." - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/22146/ Mon, 14 Dec 2020 21:20:54 +0000 89f7de04ec6c9d07034e32bb7d155086 richyc posted a new topic "Tongs ain't what they used to be ..." - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/22127/ Mon, 14 Dec 2020 19:47:29 +0000 So for my 2nd home build i thought i’d try some binding and purfling, but didn’t want to fork out for a bending iron. Turns out my wife’s curling tongs are just the job and cost me nothing – other…   Read more»

]]> 2bdfd91c82de1b0c3c8e6c94dd41b2c9 richyc liked forum post "Meet Pinky Swear" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/22126/ Mon, 14 Dec 2020 19:33:37 +0000 e8334f553db693d8dbe9f67453a09e5d richyc liked forum post "Sat 1pm LIVE - Penny Carving" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/17160/ Sat, 21 Nov 2020 18:31:42 +0000 34f5931f17bf054d5c2949cb908d15e0 richyc liked forum post "Mark asked to see this" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/17158/ Sat, 21 Nov 2020 17:57:22 +0000 1728bc30d8199c3df58ffb563a5434fb richyc liked forum post "First practice build" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/16128/ Fri, 13 Nov 2020 17:55:33 +0000