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: First bandsman build - progress and completion

I sold my MIM Strat - it had stayed in its case for quite a while - did a fret level on it just before I sold it so it did play well. Does mean t...

4 years ago
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RE: Workshop re-opening for courses?

I did fancy an Exotica based build - but 335 is attractive as well - I should be able to do an Exotica build in my workshop - suppose I could do the E...

4 years ago
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RE: Workshop re-opening for courses?

Carol booked us at Daviot House in Ayr for our first course and we booked direct but got a good rate by telling them we were on a Bailey course - near...

4 years ago
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RE: First bandsman build - progress and completion

Excellent build - how does she play?

4 years ago
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RE: Nearly there Boo

The SIP 3HP/150 - will that cope with everything a guitar builder would need. How big a compressor for spraying finishes?

4 years ago
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RE: Metal Flake (Large Silver Flake)

Blue might be nice.......

4 years ago
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RE: Neck Taper Template

When I cut mine I one edge was the edge of the sheet of MDF so it was flat - the other I got as flat as I could when I cut it and then I sanded it on ...

4 years ago
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RE: Metal Flake (Large Silver Flake)

Mark’s Mirka is electrically powered - he used to use air power but he has one of the older Mirkas with an external power supply - see him sanding Rol...

4 years ago
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RE: Metal Flake (Large Silver Flake)

Not sure about gold with silver......

4 years ago
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RE: Nearly there Boo

I’ve got an electric Mirka - it is bloody excellent and it does have Bluetooth but I haven’t used that bit......

4 years ago
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RE: Finished my first Bailey kit build

Hi Steve Your build looks very good! My Bailey Acoustic Kit is sat in the workshop - I am just waiting for the weather to improve a bit and then I...

4 years ago
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RE: Melvyn Hiscock

Sad news..... I bought the second edition of his book quite a while back. It planted the idea about building guitars but it was only an idea until...

4 years ago
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RE: Live@1pm Today - Dovetail Join

Totally brilliant session - is this man talented!!!!

4 years ago
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RE: Triton Planer Thicknesser TPT125

I’ve got a Titan TTB579PLN planer/thicknesser - £160 - it works really well - first one didn’t - it was DOA - took a little while to get it working we...

4 years ago
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RE: Benches

I write/draw on my MDF top with pencil - rub it with 80 grit to remove - bit of paper seem to hide/blow off onto the floor/get tea spilt on them.

4 years ago
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RE: HOMEMADE BENCH (bigger than Mark's live version!!!)

Will definitely outlive most of us.... I do like and use Mark's idea of a replaceable MDF top - I have just flipped mine over to use the second side...

4 years ago
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RE: LOCKDOWN LUCY!!!!

I have to agree with Darren on this - the live streams gave/still gives me something to look forward to amidst the gloom....... The GM Community has...

4 years ago
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RE: Source for carbon stiffeing rods?

Does that mean that PRS use dodgy timber 😉

4 years ago
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RE: Pot holes!

Yes - you are only 1mm too big - leave it - by the time you have a washer and nut and knob it won’t matter......

4 years ago
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