mark bailey
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RE: Curved Chisel

That's the jobby!

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RE: Neck angle question

Yes you can still angle the headstock as normal ...the section where the fretboard is glued will stay flat. The 'neck' angle will be actually be c...

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RE: Neck angle question

FYI: One alternative to a neck angle is to recess the bridge...but it is a bit of a cop out and you may have trouble fitting pickups/surrounds under t...

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Answer to: Neck angle question

You will likely need a small neck angle to ensure the strings arrive at the right height for the bridge - failure to do this will mean you are stuck w...

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RE: Nut width disaster

If you are worrying about string spacing at the nut then I highly recommend this tool from Stewmac: Keeps things simple...(it was a lot cheaper when ...

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RE: Nut width disaster

To make a nut I would really need the guitar here- I can send you a blank but you would need to cut the slots and adjust the depth of each slot to sui...

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RE: Nut width disaster

OK - but make sure you understand this first: 38mm E-E with 42mm overall width only leaves 2mm each side - I would say this is not enough. After you h...

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RE: Nut width disaster

Hi John - I had a good look at the images...the good news is that it is far from a disaster...Looks great! The width at the nut is supposed to be 42mm...

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RE: Workshop Course

Hey John - Went pretty good thanks for asking! Sorry for the delay...it does rather take it out of me sometimes... Livestream was a no go unfortunatel...

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RE: Pliage, pliage, my kingdom for a pliage!

Holy Guacamoli ! That is a serious piece of kit - not for the beginner ;P We did this on the course once here in the workshop but just used a basic ho...

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RE: Finishing without darkening the wood

I'm always here folks....lurking....watching....waiting....

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RE: Guitar Templates

There is no side elevation - you don't need it. What dimension are you looking for? To clarify: What is important is that the strings arrive at the ri...

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Answer to: Guitar Templates

The drawings and other usful stuff can always be found in the resources section at the end of each course - for eg here is the acoustic resource page

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RE: Return of the Thistle

Might be the time delay spam filter thingy...leave it for a few hrs and try again...sorry ?

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RE: Life Changing!

BTW Major Hero points available to anyone who posts video review of course with audio of guitar being played/strummed !

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RE: Life Changing!

Ok, so I have now glued my first neck on with WHITE glue! GREAT! You will thank yourself if you ever have to remove it...we are building in future rep...

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RE: Life Changing!

Hmm...yes. OK. Yeah sorry to be a PITA (as usual but there are tried and tested methods and that isn't one of them 🙂 I realise you are already well '...

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