@robin just leave loads of winds on the pegs, that way you can reuse them if it doesn’t fix the problem. I don’t really worry about tuning stability at that stage, just saving the strings lol

[quote data-userid=”49000″ data-postid=”23616″] @robin if the strings are old they could be causing intonation problems, I had a bad G with a set of elixir and they were brand new! Intonation was awful. New string and boom! Sorted.   The…   Read more»

@robin Yeah, the intonation always needs adjusting if you change string gauge. Maybe not a lot but it will need some. I don’t think that will give…   Read more»

@robin if the strings are old they could be causing intonation problems, I had a bad G with a set of elixir and they were brand new! Intonation was awful. New string and boom! Sorted.   The A string doesn’t…   Read more»

@robin I think it would get worse with thicker strings, needing longer free length. Maybe a bridge with a little more adjustment range could fix it? If you have another A string, you could try that first. Sometimes (very rarely)…   Read more»

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Are you thinking maybe removing the fretboard and building up the neck? like a taper?

@robin good thought, hmmmmn…maybe….have to ponder that for awhile…thanks
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@robin  Ive found that it’s hard to get moisture into wood unless you soak it totally for a while, and even then some oily woods are impervious to moisture. Wood turners use Poly Ethylene Glycol PEG to work with green…   Read more»

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Yippers…eventually , thanks for the encouragement…

@robin I made a new comment listed under my name – on the sidebar, in which i lament on not remembering how to create a topic and/or add pix? is there an instruction link somewhere that you know of? not…   Read more»

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that actually looks amazing, that’s going to have to be included on my ‘to do’  list..i’ll bet it plays as well as it looks.
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@robin cheers mate

[quote data-userid=”14156″ data-postid=”23407″] @robin – completely agree with the other comments about the sunken bridge – it’s a “quality feature”, not a mis-measurement. I’ve seen it on proper branded guitars (decent, expensive brand, IIRC, I just can’t remember what it…   Read more»

@robin – completely agree with the other comments about the sunken bridge – it’s a “quality feature”, not a mis-measurement. I’ve seen it on proper branded guitars (decent, expensive brand, IIRC, I just can’t remember what it was!), so absolutely…   Read more»

@robin yeh I did wonder, bit more room to play on a solid body. But, I think just rounding off the hard edges etc will look spot on.
 

@robin maybe a bit of an arse to work with some of the nicer woods are in my experience, looks really nice though   Not sure on the bridge, being a hollow body means less to work with I’d imagine….   Read more»

@robin Yeh my titan workshop hoover connects fine to my aldi doody! 🤣

@robin This is s cool project, it’s looking superb. The thing with the bridge is fine, it’s something I’ve seen before and doesn’t take anything away from the build.  I’ve got four huge whisky barrels here that I don’t know…   Read more»

@robin Is that an oak top with mahogany back?   Regarding the bridge, I’ve seen people make a feature of it so it looks like you sank it on purpose. Might be something to consider.   Ps the “F holes”…   Read more»

@robin a tighter radius is meant to be more comfortable for chords but if bending a string doing solos the string can choke out because you’re pushing up hill so to speak. With a flatter radius you can have the…   Read more»