Interesting I’ve never seen a string break at the bridge on any instrument I guess on acoustic instruments it is indeed not a common issue. So yeah I can definitely see where you are coming from.On e...

I just went out to the pub thinking it’s Thursday when they are open till midnight. Got half way there and realised it’s only Wednesday 11 pm closing. @rocknroller912 - this morning, I have a similar...

Hey Boo, Just wait until you move to Scotland and the midge season arrives!!🦟🦟🦟🦟🦟🦟🦟🦟🦟 Or clefs, they’re also really lovely!! The...

Drum roll…………. Hey, it’s got strings on!! After a huge delay in my extracting the necessary digit I have actually finished my Maccaferri Petite Bouche! No excuses, I just kept finding reasons not to s...

it will be rubbing on the side on the nut slot which isn’t good for tuning. @rocknroller912 Well on a Les Paul, none of the strings are ligning up with the nut. You just have to cut the nut with a l...

@russ, @mattbeels, @Boo, @Koendb, @rocknroller912, (@russ),@tv1, @russ, @mattbeels, @Boo, @Koendb "Man, it's not as easy as it looks on Youtube, fer sure fer sure...You folks make it look EASIER;" i k...

@Rocknroller912 Thanks for that - sounds like a plan - I wondered about heat to soften glue but as you say as the bridge is not being reused then carefully remove/destroy………..

It may already be here not sure so my apologies if it is. Yesterday at the shop my cousin gave me 8/4 Piece of Black Walnut. Attachment : 650dvp-back.jpg Attachment : 650dvp-front.jpg ...

Apologies to all for radio silence, not a lot to post about while I’m applying coat after coat of finishy coloury gloop, it’s all just more green than it used to be 🙂 As for the headstock logo...

These arrived today in the post. Thanks very much @robin much appreciated. I’ll get it built up as soon as I’ve flow coated the paint job and polished it. Attachment : 006037F1-BA23-4046-8A67-838...

Don't go tightening the truss rod it after you glue the fillet or it will bend and break the fillet! Also - when the fretboard is glued on the neck will be far too stiff for the truss rod to work, so ...

Hey @markbailey Thanks so much for the reply, really appreciate it and so good to hear from you... I'll crack on, BTW, if I didnt mention it before the acoustic course is so good...so clear... hope to...

Thanks to everyone for chipping in - good Q!...Short answer - It's OK. 😌 Some things to consider: The Aluminium part does look like it could sit squarer...make sure the round bar is fully in ...

Hey @robin and @rocknroller912 Really appreciate your replies and your research robin... Once again I'm reaching out to Mark, I've also emailed him...so fingers crossed... I'm slightly inlcined to go ...

Hey Guys due to file size limit the next bit is in 2 parts...relax as there is no trauma in this section...ha ha cheers Steve Attachment : PART 11 MASTER.mp4

Hidden Tenon, neck through, Spalted Maple Top Attachment : IMG_4308.mp4

@rocknroller912 Trust you to lower the tone of the conversation Baaaaaahahahahahahaha!!!

Attachment : profilecut1.jpg spent some time making the front and back profiles for key points (bridge, waist and longitudinal. Now for the fun bit. I'm carving the profiles into the wood using a ...

Attachment : steppedplates.jpg Today's offering is the front and back (planed to 17mm thick) with the perimeter reduced to 5mm using my router in a stand and carefully running the edge past the bl...

hey thanks TV am definitely on a rollercoaster...I've been colour grading the dits to hide my tan too....didnt want to rub it in!!! Editing the next video and will be up later cheers Steve