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Good fix on the thin cover, it sounds like you are really getting the hang of guitar making and learning how to fix problems as you go along.

Thanks, I’ve not been short of problems to learn from.

@rocknroller912 That sounds roughly what we have here. There are more places open then what would be considered essential but as our numbers are low I guess more and more places are slowly re-opening. But certain shops are ‘click and collect’…   Read more»

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we are still not allowed to go anywhere.

Say what?!?
Total lockdown as in stay in the house or at least on your property? How do you get sundries and such?

Thanks @markbailey @boo @rocknroller912 @mattbeels. I was hoping that sometime in the future I could build a guitar with the 4-2 machine head setup but if music man have this copyrighted will that stop me doing it?
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@Rocknroller912 In the photo at the top I noticed that you have a router. Or if a drill bit is too long you could use a small diameter router bit. That’s  the way I’m thinking. I’ve also got a plunge…   Read more»

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The weather has thawed today thank goodness. 

Our ice and snow thawed last night as well, the only bonus was that my lockup roof didn’t leek when it was frozen, I really need to get that properly fixed.

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Hmm, I guess heating the garage isn’t such an easy task…

@rocknroller912 Ah, so you have a shed I guess. Ideally that sounds nice except for the obvious problems of sub zero weather… If you’re not even able to deliver the jobs until the end of March then at least you…   Read more»

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@rocknroller912 @markbailey Oh yeah, I keep forgetting about a bit of bog! Cheers. 

@rocknroller912 No heating suuux! How do you keep the instruments stable? Where do you live? I also do repairs for a living and I hate having a backlog! It took me a while to learn that it was okay to…   Read more»

Cheers guys @russ @frocesterbill @mattbeels @rocknroller912 @clinton @e-den hertog   Sandbags can be classed as hazardous waste after a flood as they may be contaminated with sewage, so be careful handling them. We’re not actually on mains sewage here, which…   Read more»

Discussed this with my chemist friend yesterday and he suggested using graphite powder in acrylic paint or lacquer

If that works @rocknroller912, you’ll find a ready market.
All the “proper” stuff is incredibly expensive.

I wonder if anyone else has  experimented with making shielding paint. @rocknroller912 I haven’t actually made any or experimented with making any but I have looked into it before. It is all inexpensive and the graphite could be suspended in…   Read more»

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I had a look and it’s not out yet but you can register on his website to be notified when it’s ready, which I did. I have the first two editions and they’re great, obviously.

If I did the whole thing with yellow, sanded back to different levels then blue round the edges I might get a three colour burst effect – yellow, green, blue.

@rocknroller912 Oooooooohhhhhhhhh……. Yeah! Try that, it sounds good. 

. I wonder if there are any other aspects of Mackintosh design that you could put into the guitar.

@rocknroller912 You and me both. Research is ongoing…

@rocknroller912 The dot works. 🙂
I was considering getting the logotype cut by smallwondermusic.co.uk but that kinda depends how much it’s going to cost.

I got a replica England rugby shirt in red so that I can wear it to the pub when England beat Scotland in the 6 Nations 2021 (if the nippie sweetie ever allows pubs to open again). @rocknroller912 I’ll be…   Read more»

Thanks @rocknroller912 and @tv101 I’ll consider those option. 👍

@rocknroller912 Yes it is based on a Gretsch New Yorker