I use an old bosch GOF900ACE you should be able to pick one up for £50 maybe less, they are very good and reliable, the only problem with them is no extraction, but if you can live with that it’s…   Read more»

this is a bit embarrasing to admit but I realised the truss rod wasn’t set right, no wonder the action was so high, it was set with a huge amount of backbow, so now it’s setup up and neck almost…   Read more»

finally worked out what I did wrong today, when I calculated the break angle in the body, I was off by 2.5mm, now it all makes sense, I didn’t include the thickness of the base plate, hopefully on the next…   Read more»

@sogoslotvvip hi, not sure what you mean by wood polish? It is french polished, it probably doesn’t come out too well in the photos though because it was a dull/cloudy day when taken.

[quote data-userid=”14309″ data-postid=”26094″] @tyreman  Thats all looking good. If you’re not happy with the string height, why not recess the bridge by the thickness of the plate to make it flush with the body, that would give you bit of…   Read more»

nice job on the guitar Brian, looks great!

I re-carved the top, got rid of the volute and thinned out the neck then re-finished it, feels even better now to play. Just need to add on strap buttons, and then it’s officially finished, the one thing I couldn’t…   Read more»

@nsj thanks neil, I entered the scratch build category this year only JUST finished in time, I did a sound demo here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yC3g7y_6jLI&lc=UgzdMc8S-iDj21yz0Xp4AaABAg