The f-hole always – but always – bugs me. Why are (most) guitar designers so insistent in using a centuries-old design on a modern instrument?  The video suggests that the design is to enhance the acoustic properties of the body,…   Read more»

this is a piece of walnut that I used on a build last year .. 
[img]https://i.imgur.com/cMu0jyo.jpg[/img]
… the finish is wet-sanded, so feels as smooth as !

Your pics have reminded me that I found a stack of 8′ long, 2″ thick walnut boards in a local “timber yard” (its a Norfolk version of what you might assume a timber yard to be) a few months ago….   Read more»

Posted by: @Deej that guitar in your avatar has some grunt That guitar is my Bailey custom build.  There’s a story behind it, going back to my first Bailey BYOG course.  The guitar is still my #1.   Pickups are…   Read more»

Got there in the end Mark – thanks for your persistence.
Setting up, and maintaining, any sort of forum is incredibly time consuming and technically frustrating.
Ask me how I know …
😉

Posted by: @Russ and the best way to restring the guitar? Ever since I saw this, this is the way I string a guitar … https://youtu.be/tNZY5Z3fqOI   The numbers just denote string thickness – (is it thousands of an inch…   Read more»

Posted by: @Russ I’ve had a good look at Hiscox and it looks like it would be comfortable in the hand and could take a lot of bashing about. 👌😋✌️ I keep all my decent guitars in Hiscox cases, and…   Read more»

No video on this one – I’m doing rhythm/vocal on this one (so the lead playing is definitely NOT me!!) – it’s actually from a turn up and play jam session where none of us had ever played this, or…   Read more»

This isn’t often seen in public … but as I feel this is a safe space, I’ll share it here.   If it looks like it was recorded on an iPad propped in the corner of someone’s living room, that’s…   Read more»

Posted by: @ Look at the grain on that!  Looks like a 1” slab @deej – thick enough for some curvaceous shaping? is it wide enough for a single piece top?  Could be a winner … Our tree is still standing….   Read more»

@jamesbisset For *most* guitar routing jobs, I use my ancient (1980s vintage) b&q no-name handheld router.  Yup, it’s lasted 35-odd years (though it did bugger all for the first 25 of those).  It’s small, light, easy to handle, and does…   Read more»