darrenking
darrenking
@darrenking
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Joined: Dec 31, 2018
Last seen: Mar 13, 2025
Topics: 62 / Replies: 893
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RE: Independent Proof that Bailey's online courses work

Really great looking instruments James! I’m not sure you’ve ever mentioned that you have made a playable guitar with strings on rather than just creat...

5 years ago
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RE: Favourite bass player

@marcel Has TV10101 seen these? He loves a bit of jazz!! 😂😂

5 years ago
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Answer to: Has anyone built a classical guitar?

Hi James, I made a nylon strung Maccaferri which has pretty standard classical bracing. My only comment would be that you have to be very careful wh...

5 years ago
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RE: ES335

Good morning 335 fans! Just a quick question. I have a drawing that shows the thickness of the laminated front and back as being almost 6mm thick (1...

5 years ago
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RE: Strap peg screw has stripped out - fixes

Or you could plug the hole with a dowel, drill a 20mm (for example) recess a couple of mm deep, fit whatever inlay takes your fancy and then drill a n...

5 years ago
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RE: Strap peg screw has stripped out - fixes

Hi James, you could add a wooden or leather washer to cover the dowel hole. Or polished stainless, they would all cover the hole and look cool. Chee...

5 years ago
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RE: More expensive firewood and why I probably should have chwcked in here first....

Well done you! Let someone else sort out Brexit whilst you get on with the really important things in life - like your first acoustic build!

5 years ago
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RE: More expensive firewood and why I probably should have chwcked in here first....

@tv101 I did say that they were for practicing on so no, I'm not giving away beautiful, perfectly quarter cut maple neck blanks. I'm nice, but I'm not...

5 years ago
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RE: Bagpress - Fret Cutting Jig - a review

Hi Jonathan, yes they are now available to order. cheers Darren

5 years ago
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RE: More expensive firewood and why I probably should have chwcked in here first....

@tv101 eg Think thrice, measure twice, sleep on it, repeat steps 1&2, cut once? I can see a new T-Shirt in the GMUK online shop just in time for C...

5 years ago
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RE: More expensive firewood and why I probably should have chwcked in here first....

Hi James Trust me, after this year, you really don’t want to be poorer than me !!! Where are you based? If you are in the South East then pop in ...

5 years ago
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RE: ES335

Hi James,In all seriousness, some of this is above my pay grade but I’ll have a go!. Whilst I may have 32 years of Adobe Illustrator experience, 20+ y...

5 years ago
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RE: ES335

Hi James, I’ll keep this brief. Shit! I don’t know! Regards Darren

5 years ago
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RE: ?Luthier Jokes and Funny Stories?

@peter-johnson Don't go Peter! It'll be bassists' turn soon!! 🤣 🤣 🤣

5 years ago
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RE: ES335

Hi James, I haven't been through everything yet and I need to spend a bit of time sitting looking at the 3D models with the paper plans in front of ...

5 years ago
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RE: ES335

@boo Yup!

5 years ago
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