Posted by: @koendb This guitar will be called Dotty Parton. The dots will need to be bigger.

Sorry to all - I had a last minute unexpected obstacle to my participation, so couldn't make it. Well done @rocknroller912 @robin @koendb for managing to get out just before @jamesbisset turned up. S...

Posted by: @rocknroller912 My only comment is that if we are going to do video chat on Thursdays when Carol is not doing Bliss, then we should make a distinction between the two nights or it will gui...

CherryRed delivered another batch of CDs last week. I’ll be working my way through them for a while, but I got stuck on this for a few repeat plays ... Catchy, early-80s, power-pop (with a curious vi...

Tagging @robin - and anyone else who fancies joining in!

@rocknroller912 @koendb @jamesbisset @boo @darrenking @Marcel I'll whatsapp SteeveeDee separately - not sure what his ID is on here? Reminder that we said we'd have a Guitar Builders' Jitsi at 8pm o...

Posted by: @clinton To open of a grain species? Exactly that, I think, @clinton. There's a lot more grain to fill compared to (eg) maple. Which is actually why I wanted Ash for this build - I want...

Join us on Jitsi @boo and you get to see the guitar too.

Posted by: @koendb Mark talks about 2mm clearance at the bridge position, mine is 2.8mm~3mm. Does that just mean that your saddle would be 1mm taller? I can't see that 1mm would make a huge differ...

That's some great neat and patient work Koen. Looks like a nice piece of rosewood for the sides - really strong purple-ish colour? This is my favourite pic so far ... Attachment : image.png ......

Stunning pieces of timber there. Don't know whether they'd end up competing for attention with the guitar body, and whether that would detract from the stunning-ness of the fretboard?

Just like this ... Attachment : 20220130_131930.jpg And now getting glued together Attachment : 20220130_134153.jpg After taking the photo, I realised that the wedges weren't positione...

Got the neck pocket cut and the main bits laid out to check positioning Attachment : 20220129_200016.jpg If all goes to plan I'll not use those pickup rings. Nor any pickup rings. But that p...

A bit of sanding, and re-draw the outline ... Attachment : 20220129_161846.jpg I've got the scale length and neck pocket marked out. First job in the morning (hopefully) will be to use my spe...

Posted by: @koendb Whats the plan for tomorrow then? The plan was to get a bit more done than I actually got done - unfortunately I didn't manage to get as much time out there as I'd hoped. Because ...

Thanks for sharing that Shocking Blue video @Marcel. Heard the track many times, but never seen the video, and never realised that they were Dutchish. 👍

I often listen to Reina's weekly-ish updates, but caught a 1hr retrospective yesterday. This was the first track played. I'm off to buy the album (Bandcamp). The juxtaposition of the sweet littl...

Workshop time booked for tomorrow. If I can remember the way out there.

Madness. Love it. I keep saying this @Boo - you have some serious skills.

Good to see & chat with everyone again last night 🙂 Bit disappointed that we didn't get the live demo of airbrush tatooing, but there's something to look forward to in a future session ... ...