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: Pickups…

Cheers - will give them a go!

3 years ago
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RE: Hi from Gloucestershire

@dirtbike I’m also in Gloucestershire! I have been to Baileys twice with another visit in the planning and have also built 2 at home - been a bit ...

3 years ago
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RE: Hello from Ayrshire, Scotland!

Well done on your design Roddy! My mate Dave, Dave’s son David (yes confusing) and I have a workshop course booked in early October……. Already loo...

3 years ago
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RE: Pickups…

I had visited the Iron Gear site - was worried they were too cheap……. I have used Bare Knuckles, SD, Creamery…. Also have a pair of Wilkinson Zebr...

3 years ago
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RE: Hi from Wuppertal, Germany

The Mirka extraction hose is worth getting - same length as the mains lead and nice and flexible - plug hose and mains into vacuum and the extraction ...

3 years ago
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RE: Hi from Wuppertal, Germany

I’ve got an electric Mirka - really like it - very controllable sanding.

3 years ago
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RE: 🎶🎸 Your Favourite Song In This Moment 🎸🎶

Love Neil Young’s solo - off the wall!

3 years ago
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RE: 🎶🎸 Your Favourite Song In This Moment 🎸🎶

My Back Pages - Dylan’s 30th anniversary of his first album.

3 years ago
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RE: Not really new here….

Yes, think so……. He knows his stuff though.

3 years ago
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RE: Not really new here….

Uncle Doug has done loads of videos of him repairing amps - this set building an amp from scratch have loads of really good tips. Think he is a Repu...

3 years ago
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RE: Not really new here….

Cheers chaps! Retirement actually takes a bit of getting used to…………. Enjoying it though…

3 years ago
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RE: First timer

Welcome Riccardo - we are all friendly here!

4 years ago
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RE: Designing my own neck tru guitar

@koendb - sorry missed that - with my Firebird wings were cut on bandsaw and routed to shape but the cutoffs were still close enough to clamp - guitar...

4 years ago
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RE: Designing my own neck tru guitar

Back to glueing on the wings - if you cut out the wing shapes on your bandsaw keep the bits you cut off to use to clamp on the wings…….

4 years ago
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RE: Replacing acoustic bridge…..

@Rocknroller912 Thanks for that - sounds like a plan - I wondered about heat to soften glue but as you say as the bridge is not being reused then care...

4 years ago
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RE: Explorer body progress

I can't ever blame the volute for my playing being so bad.... The volute on my Firebird build is quite big but doesn't get in the way for some reaso...

4 years ago
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