@robin violins are tuned F front and F# back

glad to have been of some help

@peter-c-f If you are interested, I found 'The Art of Tap Tuning' by Roger H. Siminoff a great source of information - not just theoretical, but more importantly practical tips. Thanks for the book...

I did some research on tap tuning once I became aware of it. The main thing I took away is how the vibrations of the string are sent to the body via different mechanisms that are specific for each typ...

@robin A# sounds a bit off. I watched a video on classical building where the top was an F and I think steel string is lower. Shaving a bit off to produce a G might make a better sound.

@rocknroller912 I've just tried a tap test on the back, it surprised me by registering on my tuner. It didn't show on the tuner with every tap, but when it did register, tapping in various spots, it ...

@robin Tap tuning takes a lot of experience. Some makers even tune after the body is closed by scraping the outside of the soundboard and tapping to get a ring.

@tyreman Fantastic build. Top marks to you. 🤘😁🤘

here's the completed guitar:

@rocknroller912 @peter-c-f I've just watched Mark's "Black Art" video of the acoustic course where he talks about tap testing. He also goes on to say that making and carving the braces to the dimensio...

@peter-c-f Braces are usually tuned by holding the plate very lightly till it rings. Some people can tell the pitch by ear but normal humans use a guitar tuner with a built in microphone Removing woo...

Thanks for the answer.

@peter-c-f Question. Do you tune the braces when carving, or are you focussing more on dimensions This is my first acoustic build, I wouldn't have a clue how to tune a brace. I'm following the dir...

@usadave Mark has loads of vids under the live tab, not quite the same but tons of brilliant info in them. I use his neck carving method which takes a fraction of the time and also learnt how to do a ...

Mounted in some scrap... Pictures: Attachment : IMG_1742.jpg Attachment : IMG_1743.jpg Attachment : IMG_1741.jpg

@markbailey Thank you Mark! (your lessons are how I am able to do any of this! I must admit I miss seeing you on YouTube) I will mount the bridge on some scrap and put some strings on the bridge (and ...

@usadave That’s a beautiful build Dave, well done. 👍 Great advice from everyone commenting already. Nothing I can add to that really. The more you build, the more you get used to judging dist...

Question. Do you tune the braces when carving, or are you focussing more on dimensions?

If in doubt: Mount your bridge into a lump of scrap wood to simulate the body then you can work out exactly where the take off point of the string will be - always a good idea to test your procedure o...

In october I played with the John Spijker Trio at a local festival. We mostly play original songs written by John. But here we ended our set with a Jimi Hendrix song in which our drummer Rob excels. W...