Rocknroller912
Rocknroller912
@rocknroller912
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Joined: Aug 12, 2020
Last seen: Mar 16, 2025
Topics: 6 / Replies: 1152
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RE: Thistle Mandola

@jmcmi93888 Remarkable progress considering what you started with. One quick method for hollowing is to drill holes inside with a depth stop on the ...

4 years ago
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RE: What would you like to see next?

@tej Titebond is very permanent which can be good but it’s a nightmare when doing repairs as the level of heat needed to soften it is bad for the wo...

4 years ago
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RE: What would you like to see next?

@tej I would agree with you about fixing broken instruments for education but you have to know your limits and not cause further damage or try to o...

4 years ago
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RE: Acoustic Bliss

It didn’t show up on my feed so I missed it

4 years ago
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RE: Acoustic bass build

@darrenking I found this web site a while ago, it gives plans as digital download loads.

4 years ago
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RE: In the beginning we mark the nut...

@tej It must be bad if you don’t want to show it. Scraping is sometimes better than sanding to remove a failed finish as sanding can just rub it fur...

4 years ago
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RE: Safety: ground the bridge or not ?

@mattbeels Thanks I didn’t know any of that.

4 years ago
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RE: In the beginning we mark the nut...

@tej Its difficult to comment without seeing a photo but not all instrument finishes are designed to be even all the way over, and stain often look...

4 years ago
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RE: Robin's build #002

@robin Does that mean your guitar will be called “The Lurker” when it’s finished. The forum has been quiet recently so a lot of people seem to be in...

4 years ago
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RE: Robin's build #002

@robin Its looking good and I’m pleased to see you are back. @boo is the paint expert so I’m not going to try answering the question.

4 years ago
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RE: First timer

@riccardo Welcome the the forum. Guitar building looks daunting but Mark Bailey explains it very well in simple steps so you are in the best place t...

4 years ago
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RE: Safety: ground the bridge or not ?

@koendb Thanks I’ve got experience of building simple active amplifier circuits but I didn’t know much about active pick ups and how they are constru...

4 years ago
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RE: Paint, just for fun

@boo Thanks for checking, but it could still shield if it’s aluminium or copper flake which isn’t magnetic. It was an idea I had to create balanced ...

4 years ago
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RE: Paint, just for fun

@boo Does the metal flake conduct as in shielding

4 years ago
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RE: When Quiz Shows Get it Wrong!

Brilliant, we need to club together and get Bradley vouchers for the guitar building course, he will learn the path to enlightenment.

4 years ago
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Answer to: Safety: ground the bridge or not ?

@mario The possibility of electrocution from defective amplifiers was a real thing when using older ones from 60s or 70s which had poor safety featu...

4 years ago
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RE: Hi! Long time player, collector and dealer looking to start manufacturing jazz guitars.

@archie I agree with the others @darrenking is the person to chat with for vacuum machines and veneer sheets.

4 years ago
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RE: Designing my own neck tru guitar

@koendb I like the stripe design all though the middle. Think I will try that one day. I get your point about the string break angle on an electric...

4 years ago
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RE: ?Luthier Jokes and Funny Stories?

@boo Im with you on that life is too short

4 years ago
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