@boo – you’ve chosen some beautiful places there. If we had the cash, we’d have moved to a coastal or lochside cottage years ago. Independence or not – you’ll be warmly welcomed sir.

Hi @boo – ‘All your work would be spent on a computer rather than cutting wood with tools’ – More than a couple of decades ago I thought I’d record my guitar into a Daw (Cubase), create backing tracks, do…   Read more»

Hi @Robin, Aye, Grangemouth – you’re hoarding all the petrol and diesel there eh?  lol. As to guitar building – I did build a kit Tele a couple of decades ago, it was ok, and used it for a couple…   Read more»

Hi @russ and @Boo, Hope you don’t mind me chiming in here. I think we all watch the YT luthier and woodworking vids – man, the ones which make me laugh are the ones where the expert says something like…   Read more»

Hi @russ, If Jimmy Egypt’s guys think it’s ok, that’s a pretty good recommendation. I mailed the college yestrday evening to check out the availablility of places on the course, just waiting on the reply. These things can get oversubscribed…   Read more»

Hi @Robin, I’m in East Kilbride, a wee bit away from Fife lol. I played in club/pub bands decades ago and now just for my own fun. I was always happy to do wee setup things, but now with more…   Read more»

Hi all – @Boo & @Rocknroller912 – the courses are at Glasgow Clyde College, Anniesland. It is, it says a Guitar Restoration Course (the short courses you mentioned). From the blurb and the few pics to be found, it’s basically,…   Read more»

Thank you very much for the prompt replys Boo and BPower I wouldn’t have thought that .25″ would make that much difference, but I didn’t want to assume so. I am just gathering tools and information to embark upon guitar…   Read more»