@mattbeels Thanks it’s going to be tricky either way

@boo I was thinking to mask off the scratch plate shape and spray to make it look as if there is one. Maybe the Saltire as you’re moving to chilli jocko land (Jimmy Greaves favourite saying). Plain b...

@darrenking Yes I’m probably being a bit picky about the flame. I used to worry that I could never get the gluing surfaces to match exactly using a plane and always had to finish with a hand scraper. ...

@jmcmi93888 Brilliant build it must be good if Martin Taylor wanted to play it.

First job this year. Flame maple top I bought last year. It had been pre owned and joined but the join had gaps and I was worried that carving around the top join would reveal a gap, so I separated it...

@andy-halliday Good job I like the design

@likeakite Great work did you use ready made plans or draw your own from scratch

@boo Stunning paint job it’s as good as anything I’ve seen from a factory. You commented that you’re not fitting the scratch plate, so just a thought would a faux painted scratch plate in a contrastin...

@mattbeels Getting volume from an acoustic arch top is tricky it’s all in the arching and tone bars, as Marks says it’s a totally different construction method to flat tops. I like gypsy jazz but not ...

Chrome is prohibitively expensive and I think engraving would have to be quite deep to show through three layers of plating - copper, nickel, chrome

tv101 Thanks I’ve added the site to my favourites list. Also have to say this forum is the most useful thing I’ve ever found in, 39 years, apart from practical courses.

Louis Think we would need a photo to be able to comment, but filling in the holes with dowel to get a new centre and drilling again bigger is a plan. Mark did a tube live recently on finding the centr...

@boo Getting there I did some touch up varnishing last night it’s a complicated job trying to blend in something that’s old and battered

After thought - Mark’s design course would be great for adapting a design to give wider string spacing.

@peebee Thanks for posting the link. Second arch top is on my list of jobs (the list of 1000 jobs). My first effort was a practice using wood from the local wood yard so planning to use some very old ...

@darrenking I’m with you on this one. The persuit of perfection is very limiting and can absolutely paralyse builders. I’ve heard of people who are so frightened of making a mistake that they won’t bu...

@boo Ive still got lots of clearing to do, some more wall hanging space to create to clear the floor and a small stand for the bandsaw that I was gifted. Just need to get full hand use after the op.

@boo Oh dear you have a problem to deal with. I thought my workspace was bad but I don’t feel so bad now. At least I can walk on the floor. This is mine today. Attachment : 15AD94F6-5B55-4167-9B94...

@boo No worries I think there are some real electronics gurus in the forum so this is the place to ask. I only know the basics which aren’t that hard.

@mattbeels Sorry just having a rant. I played acoustic fiddle with microphone in a band with an electric guitar player and he always had to be the loudest. Pulled the volume stunt every time.