Koendb
@koendb
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Joined: Jan 22, 2021
Last seen: Jan 2, 2025
Topics: 30 / Replies: 748
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RE: Renaissance guitar

@russ these are actually real gut frets, the strings themselves are Nylgut , but the frets need to be real gut. I believe because nylon is too stretch...

1 year ago
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RE: Renaissance guitar

Aaaand it is ready !😊😁

1 year ago
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RE: Neck wood

Me too I am wondering this. My guess is that , if wood really wants to warp , it will warp around whatever is in the way. I also wonder if you add c...

1 year ago
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RE: Robin's build #003 (take 2)

Yeah same here, I never heard about this, but that does not mean it does not exist of course. For guitar I always use LOG anyway, so I order LOG pots ...

1 year ago
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RE: I made a thing

cool! you are now also making cool stuff out of wood , you are becoming a handyman @tv101 🤣 😉

1 year ago
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RE: Robin's build #003 (take 2)

Congratulations for you and your family @robin!

1 year ago
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RE: first scratch build : a neck through 12 string semi hollow telecaster style guitar

@tyreman Nice! I love how you have the neck through to show through the end section on the top. I might use that idea in one of my future builds.

1 year ago
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RE: A pair of SS Stangs

@clinton I love the color scheme of those bursts! Can you tell a bit more about what you are using ( dyes and finish )?

1 year ago
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RE: What's that? Another one?

Awesome @nsj! That neck looks soo good. I generally prefer guitars without pickguard, but looking at these pictures, I realize that, for me, a s...

1 year ago
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RE: Renaissance guitar

Yesterday , I finished the tuning pegs by cutting them to length and adding the string hole. This is done with a little jig. Basically a block of wood...

1 year ago
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RE: Bass build #1

It is either working in the shed or go to the pub and drink beer. I dont have friends so I stay in the shed 🤣

1 year ago
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RE: Acoustic Build number 8

@mikeyrjiom Love it! beautiful inlaywork, beautiful wood. Can you tell a bit more about it?

1 year ago
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RE: Robin's build #003 (take 2)

Could be some loose wiring as well, I just had to repair someones LP copy , I switched out the old pots but used the original wiring. He came back to ...

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RE: Pickups in an acoustic build ?

Finally! 😊 I have little experience in quality or characteristics of pickup systems for acoustics so not a big help I am afraid. But I am intereste...

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RE: Renaissance guitar

Yesterday , I continued my build of the renaissance guitar… Shaping the tuning pegs handles , using a little holding jig and an improvised, temporary ...

1 year ago
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RE: What's that? Another one?

@nsj The curve of the carving around the neck pocket is just beautifully executed! 🤩 😍

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RE: What I have been up to?

@boo strings that are not played, but instead, resonate by playing the other strings, sympathetic resonance. They provide that shimmery tone in the b...

1 year ago
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