Posted by: @rocknroller912 I hope can get a good edge on the power tool attachments. I’ve had a first attempt on the belt sander.  I thought I had a selection of different grade belts, but apparently I’ve only got 180grit. …   Read more»

thanks again Bill @rocknroller912 – I now have no more excuses for blunt gouges!!

Saturday @3 – it’s a date @rocknroller912.
 
I’ll check the Jitsi room still works before then – it’s been a while since I’ve used it.

Let me know when’s convenient for you @rocknroller912 – I’m around all weekend if daytime is easier. From your pics, I think I could make something similar, although it would be vertical where yours is horizontal.  I could use the…   Read more»

Posted by: @rocknroller912 I can give you a demo if you want to video call me sometime. That would probably be hugely helpful Bill – thank you – I’d certainly like to take up that offer. We could try the…   Read more»

Thanks @Rocknroller912 I think I’ll probably put any vague ideas of making an acoustic to one side for now.  I’m usually happy if I can an electric playing adequately, and that requires a whole lot less skill! I can imagine…   Read more»

Posted by: @rocknroller912 People often tune the back and front to a set interval, say 5th apart, C for the back and G for the front. Some use an electronic tuner and some do it by ear. Removing wood lowers…   Read more»

Posted by: @rocknroller912
Here is one you might like

That’s great music for a cosy pub and a few drinks or three …

Posted by: @rocknroller912 The forum has been very quiet recently, since the live streams finished people don’t seem to be posting as much. I guess people have had to go back to work and not spend as much time guitar…   Read more»

@rocknroller912 & @Bpower Thank you both for such a quick reply to my topic. You are brilliant!!! I should have added this at first too. I had been using the plans for the OM build from stewmac to build this….   Read more»

@rocknroller912 – no, the body in the photo is 100% fine.
I’ll try to take a photo of the split one, but its not something that salvageable as far as I can see.

@rocknroller912 Yeah possibly, when I got the slab of olive wood it looked great, left it for months before milling it down for bookmatching. Thats when I noticed issues. I guess the problems of buying a slab.Glueing was fine, just made…   Read more»

@rocknroller912  Thanks Mate, yeah I think that now too.  I now know to never use olive wood again. Hidden cracks and defects that have taken hours to tidy up.haha

Posted by: @rocknroller912
@jamesbisset 
Great song the other night James 

Damn – I must have missed that one?
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@rocknroller912 Yes, but the taper template was only off by a little under a mm. As long as the fretboard is properly centered, the slot should be fine and the edge can be blended out. 

Today I tackled the…   Read more»

@rocknroller912 Thanks a lot! I will give that a try to remove the pickguard 👍 

Posted by: @rocknroller912 I suggest taking it off and fixing with double sided tape to allow more flexibility.  @rocknroller912 I ll have a look if I can remove it without any damage. There is a big chance that this is…   Read more»

Label says it is a Pietro Tonelli and is made in Napoli presumably around 1900

Posted by: @rocknroller912 but without a close up photo I guess that the frets are square and not crowned so you might have to…   Read more»

@rocknroller912 
 
Thanks Bill. Reckon that’s the next one to demo for the album.

@rocknroller912  Even on a full size violin the notes are very close together higher along the fingerboard, so if the frets are closer than the width of a persons finger then it will be hard to play. Did you consider reducing…   Read more»