Guitar Making | Rocknroller912 | Activity https://guitarmaking.co.uk/members/rocknroller912/activity/ Activity feed for Rocknroller912. Fri, 17 Apr 2026 16:42:35 +0100 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-GB 30 hourly 2 5dd6e6064c2ab7b3766ea5f9f3b79c84 Rocknroller912 liked forum post "Hi from another newbie in Scotland - Justin" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/182840/ Tue, 18 Nov 2025 13:02:41 +0000 102f34cb7a23691a0e9ca7af368ba574 Rocknroller912 replied to the topic "What would you like to see next?" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/182839/ Tue, 18 Nov 2025 12:59:50 +0000 @rkk108 Thanks I seems I did interpret the formula wrongly. Increasing the resistor will increase the top end.

]]> 0fed74de378b5864ede6195544778f8b Rocknroller912 liked forum post "What would you like to see next?" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/182821/ Mon, 17 Nov 2025 14:31:39 +0000 5fe381e4293e35108bf8303a4ea6cb6f Rocknroller912 replied to the topic "What would you like to see next?" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/182819/ Mon, 17 Nov 2025 14:21:49 +0000 @rkk108 No I haven’t tried that. Only stuck with wiring diagrams from books. Here is the formula for calculating how it would affect the frequency cut off or roll off point. Try putting in the different resistor values to see…   Read more»

]]> 2772ec3d73cf2c38e35be9941686b15f Rocknroller912 replied to the topic "Hi from another newbie in Scotland - Justin" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/182688/ Sun, 09 Nov 2025 13:27:11 +0000 [quote data-userid=”58357″ data-postid=”27210″] Hello everyone, I’ve been wanting to make guitars for a long while. Looking forward to being flooded with great information and motivation. Does anyone know if there are any in-person gatherings of guitar makers in Scotland? Greetings…   Read more»

]]> dce2cca17cd6dafc3ecbf085d4e564b2 Rocknroller912 liked forum post "Hi from another newbie in Scotland - Justin" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/182687/ Sun, 09 Nov 2025 13:26:48 +0000 8d41441220d8cd94a7bb92efca7e4c8c Rocknroller912 replied to the topic "What would you like to see next?" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/182686/ Sun, 09 Nov 2025 13:23:43 +0000 @rkk108 That would be useful. Guitar electronics can be confusing with so many different configurations. I’ve studied basic electronics but it doesn’t help much with guitar stuff. Having a multimeter does help.

]]> a4cd15b35d55570bd01c02db2e7f184f Rocknroller912 liked forum post "What would you like to see next?" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/182685/ Sun, 09 Nov 2025 13:19:54 +0000 d88497a466381e06db15563edad2b181 Rocknroller912 liked forum post "New here" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/173637/ Sun, 16 Mar 2025 20:41:43 +0000 703231530e2ac6ce1e92a106c46f8fe8 Rocknroller912 liked forum post "Exotic wood give away" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/173636/ Sun, 16 Mar 2025 20:38:03 +0000 3eb7103bceede37edb6744e92f0d2b59 Rocknroller912 liked forum post "WHAT's THIS ? SOME SURPRISE WORKSHOP NEWS !" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/173041/ Thu, 16 Jan 2025 19:39:27 +0000 3cc6e3d421756a9c15a95336d846b101 Rocknroller912 replied to the topic "WHAT's THIS ? SOME SURPRISE WORKSHOP NEWS !" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/173040/ Thu, 16 Jan 2025 19:38:46 +0000 @markbailey 
Hi to you both and a belated Happy New Year. I’m pleased to read that things a picking up for you. Still hoping to get a workshop day with you sometime.

]]> 258aec2aafe4c625fbf292748512cf53 Rocknroller912 replied to the topic "First Tele Style Build" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/171201/ Wed, 28 Aug 2024 18:25:00 +0100 Another happy customer, called in this afternoon to collect his new build. Playing through a small battery amp. Violin bow repair gone also so time to relax for the rest of the day.
 

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]]> d8aafc1a88b33dc3f87ca073fed82e22 Rocknroller912 replied to the topic "Thicknessing Indian rosewood by hand" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/170799/ Sun, 11 Aug 2024 18:47:25 +0100 Plane across the grain to take the thickness down to close to final, leaving about 0.5 mm depending on tear out.Sand or scrape the last part smooth. 

]]> f1cf98eaa1b77c0007c3a9854efd1ec5 Rocknroller912 replied to the topic "First Tele Style Build" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/170757/ Wed, 07 Aug 2024 16:39:32 +0100 @nsj I used Eze Oil from David Dyke Luthier Supplies. Works very well.

]]> 4044a1dd6e033ec02bf9d2b669a769db Rocknroller912 liked forum post "First Tele Style Build" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/170756/ Wed, 07 Aug 2024 16:38:46 +0100 06142078e703db2b8edaf663c2372f65 Rocknroller912 replied to the topic "Mark Bailey Documentary by Gordon Doherty" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/170633/ Mon, 05 Aug 2024 18:50:27 +0100 @russ thanks for sharing this film. I had never seen it before and enjoyed it, particularly the definition of a luthier.

]]> 5d2293107924d86a7996262f1dfefc1c Rocknroller912 liked forum post "Mark Bailey Documentary by Gordon Doherty" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/170632/ Mon, 05 Aug 2024 18:44:20 +0100 6fd7d287b83eee0b1f898f58d259cde8 Rocknroller912 replied to the topic "First Tele Style Build" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/170631/ Mon, 05 Aug 2024 18:40:36 +0100 T style neck after spraying, along with an S style. No polishing at all at this stage and after this I only hand rubbed it with polishing oil and Tripoli powder.

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]]> c09889d98597298f522a159265073e27 Rocknroller912 replied to the topic "First Tele Style Build" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/170629/ Mon, 05 Aug 2024 18:19:48 +0100

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]]> 9585b5901d6e847261be5f373fc28f4f Rocknroller912 replied to the topic "My first laminated semi-hollowbody" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/170628/ Mon, 05 Aug 2024 17:53:05 +0100 @jamesbisset  It does have more of electric guitar sound than piezo. Did the original models use flat wound strings or round wound ? A different magnetic response might produce a softer sound to the pickups. Less amplitude. I have a set…   Read more»

]]> 092aa7fa5d6268a4205986784c91ab51 Rocknroller912 replied to the topic "My first laminated semi-hollowbody" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/170626/ Mon, 05 Aug 2024 13:51:53 +0100 @jamesbisset  I was very impressed with the final result when I heard it being played yesterday. FB is nicely finished and I like the way you have worked around some of the lamination problems. It’s not an easy thing to…   Read more»

]]> 6652b01045c0fd8f9bba82f11939fbc0 Rocknroller912 liked forum post "Robin's build #004" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/167618/ Wed, 31 Jan 2024 15:49:51 +0000 acf4c47df65227e3211d9d886051be6f Rocknroller912 liked forum post "Robin's build #004" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/167617/ Wed, 31 Jan 2024 15:49:23 +0000 2af86ef72e40331da7dab01947a63b54 Rocknroller912 liked forum post "Robin's build #004" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/167616/ Wed, 31 Jan 2024 15:47:30 +0000 b8747ee00f7de01d720a9017eb6b983a Rocknroller912 replied to the topic "Banjo New Neck" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/167615/ Wed, 31 Jan 2024 15:45:50 +0000 @russ 
Thanks the banjo has gone back to its owner now and my stress level has gone back down. Difficult with jobs like this not to make the repair more than the cost of the instrument. Free wood helps.

]]> bb58390d50b179480d55c8191b80d59d Rocknroller912 replied to the topic "Banjo New Neck" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/167530/ Tue, 23 Jan 2024 20:10:51 +0000 Forgot to add a pic of the old broken neck

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]]> df2a7f0a9ef2b00a60ae40f975f1d4e7 Rocknroller912 posted a new topic "Banjo New Neck" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/167529/ Tue, 23 Jan 2024 20:08:50 +0000 Latest project finished yesterday, metal body banjo with a completely broken neck. The only thing holding it together was the FB. Made a new neck and added rosewood binding to make it wider due to the player having big hands, then…   Read more»

]]> e6e049e8ca34a09cde4d94b175037146 Rocknroller912 replied to the topic "Robin's build #004" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/167528/ Tue, 23 Jan 2024 19:46:52 +0000 @robin 
Well done Robin it looks good and is certainly challenging 

]]> 0a8863964f05b2db8bb9862819383183 Rocknroller912 liked forum post "Robin's build #004" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/167527/ Tue, 23 Jan 2024 19:46:05 +0000 bc56d0e7c7e59f09f252df7b207cb69c Rocknroller912 liked forum post "Robin's build #004" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/167104/ Wed, 27 Dec 2023 16:33:49 +0000 31d363e3aad14d7bb5114e968b5549b8 Rocknroller912 liked forum post "Robin's build #004" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/167103/ Wed, 27 Dec 2023 16:33:00 +0000 fb10f905fe9a783d7c4002dd353f716f Rocknroller912 liked forum post "Robin's build #004" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/166963/ Wed, 20 Dec 2023 01:51:47 +0000 d107fa10a17b177b7e9f33eb933a2e38 Rocknroller912 liked forum post "Robin's build #004" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/166865/ Fri, 15 Dec 2023 21:31:25 +0000 f263dd9ce7d25c4140c03653a9076769 Rocknroller912 replied to the topic "Robin's build #004" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/166864/ Fri, 15 Dec 2023 21:29:41 +0000 @robin 
Thanks I haven’t seen this before and only have his mandolin book. For a first build I would stick with Marks course and it will be a good guitar. Tap tuning is fairly advanced.

]]> 46286a2f8f3da0f9a2767ce8c7689b7e Rocknroller912 replied to the topic "Robin's build #004" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/166782/ Wed, 13 Dec 2023 19:38:57 +0000 @peter-c-f  The sound waves on bowed and plucked instruments are different. I watched a science demo when I attended classes at violin school using transducer pick ups and an oscilloscope. For bowed it’s a sharp sustained attack, followed by a rapid…   Read more»

]]> 2d50b275d9e1a124b5c54b8c7a84e90b Rocknroller912 replied to the topic "Robin's build #004" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/166778/ Wed, 13 Dec 2023 19:02:26 +0000 @robin 
violins are tuned F front and F# back

]]> f7d39c552a4da618c8aab6095711c8f4 Rocknroller912 replied to the topic "Robin's build #004" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/166758/ Wed, 13 Dec 2023 14:17:15 +0000 @robin 
A# sounds a bit off. I watched a video on classical building where the top was an F and I think steel string is lower 
 

]]> 1c5b1eaf735d89a19f13a4a57c5a276e Rocknroller912 replied to the topic "Robin's build #004" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/166741/ Wed, 13 Dec 2023 10:27:15 +0000 @robin 
Tap tuning takes a lot of experience. Some makers even tune after the body is closed by scraping the outside of the soundboard and tapping to get a ring.

]]> e1545df377ac2c74612dbd9fc98d9466 Rocknroller912 liked forum post "Robin's build #004" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/166740/ Wed, 13 Dec 2023 10:25:27 +0000 9bc778b78da3485ef6ae2be781ea5e88 Rocknroller912 replied to the topic "Robin's build #004" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/166692/ Tue, 12 Dec 2023 20:23:03 +0000 @peter-c-f  Braces are usually tuned by holding the plate very lightly till it rings. Some people can tell the pitch by ear but normal humans use a guitar tuner with a built in microphone Removing wood will raise the pitch…   Read more»

]]> 8696bc168515b9e12a83d5dd39c4c69d Rocknroller912 replied to the topic "Build #4 (formerly build #3 😂)" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/166691/ Tue, 12 Dec 2023 20:17:39 +0000 I would be interested in one if the price is not too much. Which one do you have please

]]> b1c6c7a0d38327601f307c08f01df1e7 Rocknroller912 replied to the topic "New member - third build - still a novice" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/166569/ Sun, 10 Dec 2023 12:56:29 +0000 @nsj 
Spring claw is chrome which is hard to solder. Probably need to file away a small part to solder onto. If you get to the copper layer that should be enough as it solders well.

]]> 36ff07f7dc2c9f0044863fa7a0eacc7d Rocknroller912 replied to the topic "New member - third build - still a novice" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/166561/ Sun, 10 Dec 2023 02:48:30 +0000 @nsj
No, metal forms an oxide which prevents a good solder joint. Aluminium and its alloys is one of the worst and very difficult to solder or weld. Most pots are an aluminium alloy.

]]> 7ebe67dfe2576bfb8af7fc8ac0be4e88 Rocknroller912 liked forum post "New member - third build - still a novice" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/166558/ Sat, 09 Dec 2023 19:54:30 +0000 038c3fb85af64677ab0069e3b3eef19c Rocknroller912 replied to the topic "New member - third build - still a novice" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/166557/ Sat, 09 Dec 2023 19:51:34 +0000 @cafebrouge  Solder flows towards hot surfaces and you need to sand any pots to take off metal oxide just before you solder. Same with wires, take off the insulation just before and don’t put any hand grease on the bare…   Read more»

]]> 04e4f7cef1cb80bb0756962b524f41d7 Rocknroller912 liked forum post "New member - third build - still a novice" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/166556/ Sat, 09 Dec 2023 19:37:37 +0000 f098bb1a725de5611ecae2a4d65fe054 Rocknroller912 replied to the topic "Bench build" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/166340/ Mon, 04 Dec 2023 17:40:17 +0000 @boo 
Looks very good. You are so lucky to have the space.

]]> 99a7888619db18a7192de09d5fb28a99 Rocknroller912 liked forum post "Bench build" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/166339/ Mon, 04 Dec 2023 17:38:58 +0000 0a83dce869cd3c418e52747d84341ad2 Rocknroller912 replied to the topic "Shielding Paint" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/166338/ Mon, 04 Dec 2023 17:35:30 +0000 @brie 
Ive found it cleans easily with thinners but if the wood is not sealed it will get into the grain 

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