@boo I think the only way to fix the problem is to peg the bridge holes and re drill in the correct place Yes, I fully expect to be plugging and drilling bridge holes, but I'll definitely try new s...

@swepri 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...

I'm not very happy with the intonation on this build, I should have angled the bridge a bit more. The A string is still a bit sharp with the bridge adjusted as far as it will go. If I tried thicker st...

@brie A good start, my favourite headstock style.

@jamesbisset On another build, I’d be tempted to try the two internal layers at 30°-45° and 315°-330°. But I haven’t really thought through the implications of that. I've seen ply laminated dinghy ...

@jamesbisset Sure enough, the next morning revealed that the face veneer (1.5mm thick) had opened up along the glue line. I had another thought this morning, are the joints in the layers all on the...

@poco7 Are you thinking maybe removing the fretboard and building up the neck? like a taper? From your descriptions, my first thought was to remove the fretboard board and raise it up. I hadn't con...

@poco7 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 Rather than lowering the saddle, is there any possi...

@jamesbisset So, the back went into the vacuum press, this time glued with a slow cure urea resin, and you heard me say on the video there were a couple of creaks. Sure enough, the next morning reve...

@rocknroller912 My main concern would be the inside drying out causing cracking. For electric I don’t think sealing the inside will affect the sound. I sealed the inside of this before I glued it ...

@poco7 Good to hear that your surgery was successful and I hope you heal quickly.

@poco7 I made a new comment listed under my name [leaderboard list]- on the sidebar, in which i lament on not remembering how to create a topic and/or add pix? is there an instruction link somewher...

@poco7 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. Thanks, and it does play well. I had a friend over yesterday, his...

@koendb Last week I finished the carving of the rosette, That is absolutely stunning, you must have tremendous patience and steady hands.

@nsj A lovely piece of carving.

Anyway, I’ve highjacked this post/topic too much so I’ll shut up about it now. No worries @boo , we all need a wee bit of light entertainment.

@swepri One can find an example on my very first build, where something moved during the glueup of the neck. 😊 I just made a rectangular recess around the bridge and nobody has really commen...

@jamesbisset So, just for you, here’s some video of a vacuum pump. That looks like it might be successful this time, fingers crossed.

@nsj Not sure on the bridge, being a hollow body means less to work with I'd imagine. Maybe if the recess was a particular shape or that, or maybe even just a touch larger then the edges rounded off...

@boo I’ve got four huge whisky barrels here that I don’t know what to do with yet but I was obviously considering attempting a guitar build of some kind. It doesn’t sound like it will be much fun th...