
Last seen: Feb 6, 2025
It certainly was not my intention to send you 'doon a wabbit 'ole'. I am sure that you will make a good sounding guitar whatever route you choose. A...
@Rocknroller912 Thanks for your 3explanation. You describe what happens, I was attempting to describe why - so I gues we complemented each othe...
glad to have been of some help
I did some research on tap tuning once I became aware of it. The main thing I took away is how the vibrations of the string are sent to the body via...
Thanks for the answer.
Question. Do you tune the braces when carving, or are you focussing more on dimensions?
Aah, so THAT was that odd noice this morn' (thought it was a helicopter flying over). Hide glue should help give a strong bond and still have some f...
I second that
3rd update: covered the truss rod with pieces of wood and sanded the surfaces smooth Then carved the dove joint and recess for the neck extens...
Without knowing anything about the instructions you are using, I would say that if measurements are to the centerline of the hole, the size of the hol...
now, that made me laugh. Many thanks for that. Having said that, the Americans in the Large Scale Plane forum do tend to say they stick a fork in t...
2nd update. Glued the 3 part neck together and cut out the groove for the truss rod. Next step will be to box in the truss rod with bits &a...
@Koendb that looks like an adequate compressor for small jobs like finishing a guitar. Go for low volume airgun - that way you wil have more control...
I would suggest that for your air compressor you make sure it has an accumulation tank included (that way the volume of air available is always more t...
welcome to the forum, Jo
Thank you all for your warm welcome. Planning on using the local Men's shed to prepare the body mold. Plan is to use this archtop guitar to lea...