darrenking
darrenking
@darrenking
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Last seen: Mar 13, 2025
Topics: 62 / Replies: 893
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RE: Black Tune O Matic ABR bridge

You can get a pretty good one on Amazon for less than £20 and if you are getting involved with anything electrical it’ll change you life!

5 years ago
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RE: Site Update!

I think that gratuitous emojis should be charged at 100 hero points each!!

5 years ago
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RE: Stingray nr.1

Hi Marcel, your guitars really do have beautiful lines and make exceptional use of some spectacular wood. Gorgeous!

5 years ago
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RE: Black Tune O Matic ABR bridge

I guess anything with an applied surface colour or lacquer is going to benefit from being abraded where the grounding wire contacts. If you don't hav...

5 years ago
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RE: Soft Maple Top

Hi Smurfy, there isn't really any finish, especially oil based, which is actually going to strengthen the surface or structure of the wood. If it is...

5 years ago
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RE: Fret Cutting Jig

It will be MUCH lower cost that the StewMac version!

5 years ago
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RE: Fret Cutting Jig

Thanks for your comments John, As soon I have finalised pricing with Mark and Carol you'll be one of the first to know! Cheers Darren

5 years ago
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RE: Site Update!

Yippee!! It's like being reunited with long lost friends!!

5 years ago
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RE: Fret Cutting Jig

@robin Hi Robin, the laser cut holes don’t taper all that much, it’s just that you have a lesser degree of contact between the pin and the wall of the...

5 years ago
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RE: Fret Cutting Jig

@tv1010101 Good morning TV. Glad you like it! I guess I will sell it through my website but if Mark wants to put it in his shop then I am sure that th...

5 years ago
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RE: Fret Cutting Jig

@jonhodgson I intend to have at least one other template with uke scale lengths etc but there is nothing to stop someone making their own. Any CNC or ...

5 years ago
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RE: Site Update!

Oh!!! It seems that ALL previous forum posts have had all of their images stripped out. This is not so good!! Are they likely to reappear or are they ...

5 years ago
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RE: Site Update!

Yup, all previous photos gone. Not a huge issue as they had all been posted. Hopefully they are still visible in the posts.

5 years ago
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RE: Fret Cutting Jig

@jonhodgson Hi Jonathan, I though about laser cutting them and this would certainly work and you could also try using 6mm acrylic, another option I co...

5 years ago
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RE: Fret Cutting Jig

Ok, I had a little bit of time today due to missing the live stream! Seriously, I went to YouTube at 13.15 and checked my subscriptions and the only r...

5 years ago
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RE: Fret Cutting Jig

But what is it? Ok there is a bit of a clue in the title!......

5 years ago
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RE: Hi from shrewsbury

Hey, up until the age of about 14 I was always made to sit at the front of the class because I'd pratt around. School got a lot more interesting after...

5 years ago
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RE: Happy birthday to me!

Happy birthday Peter, it looks like you've had a birthday you'd have paid for as a treat! Many happy returns! Cheers Darren

5 years ago
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RE: tell us about how you started building guitars.

@eddie6string Hi Eddie, You’d need to stick a vacuum gauge on to it to check the level of vacuum it generates. Does it run? If it gets up to around ...

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