I'd registered a few months ago (his website, IIRC) to be informed when it's released. Me too sad to hear of his passing. I hope they have a great bandsaw up there.

Incredibly sad news, I too have a second edition. I bought it years ago but never actually took the plunge into building a guitar. I was very unsure about having a go back then and it wasn’t until I f...

@eddie6string Yeah that’s right! A shame it didn’t happen for you guys.. It’s sad about Melvyn but at least he’s no longer suffering, RIP MH

Sad news..... I bought the second edition of his book quite a while back. It planted the idea about building guitars but it was only an idea until I found Bailey’s Guitars.

Sad that we didn't quite make the video interview we planned . It would have been a chuckle!

I just read of the passing of Melvyn Hiscock. Very sad. He wrote a great book on Guitar Building Attachment : 544B1830-F76C-4F32-BC0C-33283DCA2143.jpeg

Very sad to hear that - he inspired a generation...

That's sad news. I had that book, I never built anything out of it, but maybe one day I'll build an 8 string bass in tribute.

Is there any information on what happened? I can't find any mention, the last post on his facebook page from 11 days ago about the imminent release of the third edition of his classic book.

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 ...

@bangy Depends on the body shape but yes, carving first would be wise. At least the transition. Another thing to look out for on a neck through are the wiring holes for the pickups. The thing to do ...

Im guessing you would carve the neck before glue up--but what do I know? @bangy There is a YouTube live stream that Mark did last year about this kind of construction. Check it out.

I like the vintage just before dinner look. @mattbeels haha, yeah that sentence came out weird. 😎

If was fine actually @koendb, I’m just a goofball 🤪

I’m just a goofball We have a saying in flemish: 'Knowing yourself is the start of wisdom' 😋

have you made laminated necks before, No @tej, I have only started working on wood just recently, so everything I do at this moment is a first. Since I dont have scrap wood to practice on, I decided ...

Some of them are perhaps great candidates to cut up in small strips to make laminated necks. @koendb have you made laminated necks before, this is on my “to do” list after my first build. Partly due ...

Robocop @mattbeels 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

What’s wrong with pink flake? 🤷🏼‍♂️ @mattbeels Nothing but it’s not for everyone I don’t suppose. The Strat will look great in pink flake. ✨✨ɲ...

What’s wrong with pink flake? 🤷🏼‍♂️