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RE: Acoustic Bliss

@tv101 The following Tuesday is ok with me. I should be free next Tuesday, how do I go about joining in?

In forum Pluckers Paradise

5 years ago
RE: Acoustic Bliss

👍 @rocknroller912 see you then & there BaileysBanjoBuilders?

In forum Pluckers Paradise

5 years ago
RE: Acoustic Bliss

Posted by: @tv101 so how about the following Tuesday @8pm (UK time) again? Count me in!

In forum Pluckers Paradise

5 years ago
RE: Acoustic Bliss

@tv101 The following Tuesday is ok with me.

In forum Pluckers Paradise

5 years ago
RE: Acoustic Bliss

Good to see so many of us virtual friends on Thursday 🙂 @rocknroller912 @koendb @jamesbisset @steeveedee This coming Tuesday might be a bit soon, so how about the following Tuesday @8pm (UK time) agai...

In forum Pluckers Paradise

5 years ago
RE: Bass Building

@russ Much Thanks

In forum Bass

5 years ago
RE: Vintage technique for neck adjustment

@rocknroller912 It’s a great method. How would you go about doing the opposite thing, do you think? If the neck had a back bow? 🤔

In forum Guitar Building Tricks and Tips

5 years ago
RE: Vintage technique for neck adjustment

@boo Ive read about this method in a book by Irving Sloane on guitar repair. He calls it over size fret wedging and describes how it was used in the Martin acoustic factory in the days before Martin u...

In forum Guitar Building Tricks and Tips

5 years ago
RE: Bass Building

@boo Thanks man.

In forum Bass

5 years ago
RE: Bass Building

@clinton I never know what to say any more. You have so much skill and talent for putting these guitars together now that words fail me. Just stunning mate, stunning. 10/10 and more…… ✊

In forum Bass

5 years ago
RE: Bass Building

Attachment : IMG_4890.mp4 The Hulk Bass Build Video

In forum Bass

5 years ago
RE: My first steps in building an acoustic guitar

Posted by: @russ They're very elusive creatures @boo. The best way to catch them is to lay at trap with sea salt on the night of a Full Moon. 🤔🪤 @russ Thanks Russ, I’ll bear that in...

In forum Acoustic

5 years ago
RE: Is it normal to fork a project mid-build?

Never built a pickup before, but here's my first one. 4 poles, 2 Alnico 5 magnets that were meant for a Firebird pickup, arranged the same way a regular P90 pickup would be arranged. 10,000 turns 42A...

In forum Electric

5 years ago
RE: Is it normal to fork a project mid-build?

Neck and fretboard are unified. Truss rod is fitted, tuner holes are drilled and screw holes are pre-drilled. Next up is finish profiling the sides of the neck (they're approximately 1mm oversize to ...

In forum Electric

5 years ago
RE: My first steps in building an acoustic guitar

Although I can’t add anything, I’m loving this conversation, very interesting stuff. I’m so happy with the thought that people put into these forums, always thinking of others and how things will cont...

In forum Acoustic

5 years ago
RE: My first steps in building an acoustic guitar

They say that, since they are thicker, there is less energy lost and the guitar should vibrate more. As an engineer I'm inclined to agree with this. I see the sides as a structure to support the soun...

In forum Acoustic

5 years ago
RE: My first steps in building an acoustic guitar

@darrenking Degree subject for sure

In forum Acoustic

5 years ago
RE: My first steps in building an acoustic guitar

@koendb No worries you have a very smooth looking set of sides and I think it’s going to be a great guitar. I might not make the video on Tuesday as I’m being pressed to do a booking for Burns Night a...

In forum Acoustic

5 years ago
RE: My first steps in building an acoustic guitar

@bpower My understanding is that thicker wood dampens sound vibrations, however I’m not sure how this affects the sides. I think that you are correct in saying the thickness is for bending. I’m leani...

In forum Acoustic

5 years ago
RE: My first steps in building an acoustic guitar

Posted by: @bpower someone like @darrenking may be able to correct me I am really not in a position to ‘correct’ anyone and I think we’ll all find that the longer we stick around, the fewer examples...

In forum Acoustic

5 years ago
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