Bill Flude
Bill Flude
@frocesterbill
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Luthier
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Joined: Jun 27, 2019
Last seen: Jan 24, 2025
Topics: 24 / Replies: 632
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RE: Making Pickups

Would be good to get to grips making pickups with an pro....

5 years ago
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RE: Whoopsie

Think option one would work.........

5 years ago
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RE: New through-neck addition to the family

I’ve used fine artificial steel wool to apply oil after coat 1.

5 years ago
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RE: New through-neck addition to the family

Looks lovely - good colour and shine!

5 years ago
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RE: Making Pickups

Would be interested!

5 years ago
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RE: Readers Tools.....

Class it as essential for some household refurbishment task and use it for guitars the rest of the time.......

5 years ago
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RE: 'The Router' Live 1pm!

Excellent session Mark - very clear explanations - picked up some tips as well.

5 years ago
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RE: The Phoenix

Some more pics - still missing pickup ring screws and cover plates.... The trem works well for gentle wobbles - a (cheap) roller bridge and ‘Nut Sau...

5 years ago
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RE: The Phoenix

Will try to take some better pics later might wait until it is dark so that there is no light through the window.....

5 years ago
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RE: The Phoenix

Action is pretty good - set to your ‘Standard’ action settings - the neck was flat after fretting and the frets levelled nice and easy. The guitar pl...

5 years ago
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RE: The Phoenix

Nearly finished..... I am waiting for some screws to fix pickup surrounds, truss rod cover and rear cover plates. Also need to look at pickup heigh...

5 years ago
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RE: The Phoenix

My truss rod cover is a piece of 2.5mm black plastic with a water slide decal. The silver lettering of the decal doesn’t ‘shine’ but the letters are...

5 years ago
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RE: The Bandsaw - Live at 1pm

YouTube took the channel down because they thought that the music used under the title video was breaking copyright..... New stream started at 13:25...

5 years ago
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RE: Curved Chisel

I need (or will soon need) the space - two Bailey workshop builds and two home builds and wood for a bass and potentially a home build acoustic. ...

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

.....How many Luthiers does it take to change a lightbulb?…..…..…......... Only one Luthier - but it will take at least two days by the time he has ...

5 years ago
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RE: Readers Tools.....

I’ve just used my Mirka to sand my Firebird build - I wondered about spending sooo muuuch money but it is very easy to use and has done a brilliant jo...

5 years ago
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RE: Curved Chisel

Ordered my chisel because I will need it when I order my acoustic kit but also need to afford a side bender and can't afford it yet...... There is ...

5 years ago
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RE: The Phoenix

3 more coats of Liberon and a bit more sheen... A shot of the edge of the wings.

5 years ago
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RE: Readers Tools.....

She works well - I made a template to cut the ends of the sandpaper - only drawback is the lack of table extensions so you have to support long bits i...

5 years ago
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