darrenking
darrenking
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RE: Deleted course

Hi Mark, the course hasn't been deleted this time but I have no access to the videos as the system doesn't think I have premium membership any longer....

6 years ago
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Answer to: Scale length and Bridge/Saddle position

Ha, all that just to get a machine to drill three holes in a piece of 6mm thick laminate! I really don’t have a problem with +/- 0.5mm so long as I am...

6 years ago
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Answer to: Scale length and Bridge/Saddle position

Hi Mark, Sorry to keep pestering but I am still not clear if you are saying that the saddle offset by 1/8" over 3" or the top and bottom E strings are...

6 years ago
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Answer to: Scale length and Bridge/Saddle position

Hi Mark, I am sorry if I am making things appear harder than they are. This really wasn’t my intention and I have spent a large part of my working lif...

6 years ago
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Answer to: Scale length and Bridge/Saddle position

Ok. Have just been out string shopping and picked up a set of Ernie Ball Earthwood lights and extra lights. Without changing the action settings from ...

6 years ago
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Answer to: Scale length and Bridge/Saddle position

Nope. No more sense but I am more than happy to concede that the drawing is wrong. The scale length is stated as being 645.2mm ie 25.4" but this is sh...

6 years ago
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Answer to: Scale length and Bridge/Saddle position

Thanks Mark, I was watching it last night but I couldn't tell exactly which point you were measuring to on the saddle. Top E, B or somewhere in betwee...

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RE: Bridge Machining

Oh, I know there’s a bubinga bridge in there (third pic) but all of the others, even the almost black ones, are Rio.

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Answer to: Binding Module

The trickiest bit of the binding process was where the body takes a bit of a dive as it narrows towards the neck joint. I tried to heat bend the bindi...

6 years ago
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Answer to: Binding Module

With the help of the bending iron and a couple of rolls of sticky tape the bindings are all in and trimmed flush with the aid of nicely sharpened scra...

6 years ago
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Answer to: Binding Module

Hi Mark, Thanks for your replies, they are really useful. I have now routed the binding channel on the soundboard side and this went pretty well with ...

6 years ago
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RE: Soundboard

Good morning, I have a cedar soundboard which is noticeably more flexible with the grain (side to side) than the spruce ones. Is this just typical of ...

6 years ago
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Answer to: Binding Module

Hi Mark, Do you mean in terms of the grain tearing out? I will try a small section where the tail piece insert will go to judge if there will be a pro...

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