@poco7 I’d love to help you out if at all possible but I have no experience with resonators or slide guitars yet. I’m also a visual learner so I must be able to see what the problem is, I don’t really...

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

@tv101 maybe the string bar idea...not sure about the matal working idea...hmmmn, have to ponder this...Robin suggested...see note....a rise of the neck,,,mabe under the fretboard?...thinking....than...

@robin good thought, hmmmmn...maybe....have to ponder that for awhile...thanks <><

@poco7 sounds like the neck angle is the problem. Can you re set it

@poco7 thanks for these tips

@poco7 Thanks I was concerned about how much the cone will drop and I’ve read there are variations in quality. Did you buy your cone in America ? I’m looking for a high action for lap steel and don’t...

Having (relatively) successfully made two sides, a front and a back, I carted the whole lot home to rest in this old, cold, damp house. Mr Bailey was surprisingly insistent that I keep the sides bound...

Exactly what I was beginning to think. However, the advantage of the concave mould is twofold: Darren (Bagpress) said it was better that way You can make the mould the same size as the front or back,...

@tv101 With poor state of my fingers at the moment, calling anything after them is sure to end in failure. For your carve top I would rough out the carving with a cnc but do the final finishing with ...

I’m guessing here - I’ve never even played a Resonator let alone built one … Is the neck angle on a Resonator set differently to a standard acoustic (eg your donor guitar)? In which case modding an ...

@markbailey, @rocknroller912,@tv,@russ,@boo,@koendb I'm at a loss here for ideas..if i sand and lower the saddle, i'll have NO break angle to the tail piece and fighting buzzing on the cover plate...i...

Don't bugger your back up again @nsj. 😬 🙂🎸🎶🙏

@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 t...

Operation f**k this is a go! Ooft that was a heavy beast! Taking it to a mates tomorrow to slab it. Attachment : 20230228_164809.jpg

Congratulations! This has proved to be a more troublesome task than I’d anticipated. Watching Darren’s videos, it all seemed fairly straightforward and error-proof. But I guess experts make things l...

Come on Jim, this is serious, not one of your songs … 🤣 🤣

@jamesbisset Pleased you are getting somewhere at last, however you still need a foolproof method that works for teaching beginners.Ive thought about this since we chatted last week. I would be incli...

With some anxiety, I tackled the front lamination. I was so concerned about the way the back had split that I cut apart the book-matched front face veneer and planed the edges again before joining (ag...

Never mind. Let’s get on with the easy stuff. The neck! Attachment : IMG_8927.JPG Attachment : IMG_8928.JPG Attachment : IMG_8930.JPG