Robin
Robin
@robin
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Joined: Jul 29, 2020
Last seen: Dec 13, 2024
Topics: 13 / Replies: 1073
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RE: Robin's build #002

@tv101 You’ve just ruined the surprise. Thanks @boo, it's not like one those xmas cards that spreads glitter everywhere when you open the envelope...

4 years ago
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RE: Robin's build #002

@tv101 Or, about 100miles away on Scottish roads. Which is generally about 20miles as the crow flies on the West coast ... You're really not...

4 years ago
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RE: Robin's build #002

@boo Thanks for that, you're a star. @Rocknroller912 I took your advice and chiselled a bit out to make a straight line and glued a piece in. I...

4 years ago
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RE: Robin's build #002

Thanks @tv101, but boo got in before you.. I do have a little bag of rosewood magic dust, in my hut at the caravan though, a 7 hour round tr...

4 years ago
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RE: Robin's build #002

Thanks for the advice @Rocknroller912, I've plenty maple offcuts and it's not really in a conspicuous place so the bigger bit that I cut out will be m...

4 years ago
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RE: Robin's build #002

Thanks @boo , that should do the job. That'll be great if you could post that to me.

4 years ago
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RE: Robin's build #002

Hi @tv101, that's probably what ill do, but I haven't got any rosewood to make dust from. I'll fix the maple part today, the chip in the rosewood won'...

4 years ago
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RE: Robin's build #002

It's all been going very well on this build, not too many mishaps to report. However, I was doing a trial assembly of the humbuckers yesterday and was...

4 years ago
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RE: Custom built guitar before finding this course.

@luthierik Hi Erik, I'm happy to help. I've had lots of help and advice from this group, I'm glad to be able to give something back. That's a luck fi...

4 years ago
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Answer to: Custom built guitar before finding this course.

@jonhodgson I would say yes, your numbers tally with my method. I think Erik has to go in between there some to get something that he can use. I'm...

4 years ago
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Answer to: Custom built guitar before finding this course.

@luthierik Hi Erik, that is a beautiful body, we can't allow that to go to waste. I'm absolutely certain that you can make a neck to work here. As T...

4 years ago
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RE: Custom built guitar before finding this course.

@luthierik These are just the kind of puzzles that I like. My thoughts so far are to make a new neck of a scale length to fit your body. Then make a...

4 years ago
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RE: Robin's build #002

@clinton @mattbeels Very observant of you both 🙂

4 years ago
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Answer to: Custom built guitar before finding this course.

@luthierik Hello Erik, that is an interesting problem. I don't think it's possible for a 24.5" scale neck to intonate at anything other than 24.5". ...

4 years ago
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RE: BRACE yourselves it's PART 5 .....

@steveadams I've just watched part V. I'm well impressed with the way that you casually drilled the tuner holes with a handheld drill. When I trie...

4 years ago
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RE: New member from Slamannan

@bonnywood Robin lives in Falkirk, must be very near to you geographically Welcome to the group. Geographically, I'm down the road a bit in Po...

4 years ago
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RE: Robin's build #002

My little rest piece polished up quite well so I've gone ahead and stained the body. There was a little flaw in the body that I had to fill and it did...

4 years ago
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RE: First Acoustic build

That looks fantastic @bpower, well done.

4 years ago
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RE: What clear coat finishes are people in the UK using?

@darrenking , in my experience, small, stupid bugs are deeply attracted to the final, ‘most perfectly sprayed top coat ever’ Maybe a spray boo...

4 years ago
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RE: What clear coat finishes are people in the UK using?

@russ but can I be a pain and ask if you know the difference between BSR and RAL Aerosols? BSR and RAL are just different standards or numberi...

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