@mattbeels Thanks it’s going to be tricky either way

@boo I was thinking to mask off the scratch plate shape and spray to make it look as if there is one. Maybe the Saltire as you’re moving to chilli ...

@darrenking Yes I’m probably being a bit picky about the flame. I used to worry that I could never get the gluing surfaces to match exactly using a ...

@jmcmi93888 Brilliant build it must be good if Martin Taylor wanted to play it.

First job this year. Flame maple top I bought last year. It had been pre owned and joined but the join had gaps and I was worried that carving aroun...

@andy-halliday Good job I like the design

@likeakite Great work did you use ready made plans or draw your own from scratch

@boo Stunning paint job it’s as good as anything I’ve seen from a factory. You commented that you’re not fitting the scratch plate, so just a though...

@mattbeels Getting volume from an acoustic arch top is tricky it’s all in the arching and tone bars, as Marks says it’s a totally different construc...

Chrome is prohibitively expensive and I think engraving would have to be quite deep to show through three layers of plating - copper, nickel, chrome

tv101 Thanks I’ve added the site to my favourites list. Also have to say this forum is the most useful thing I’ve ever found in, 39 years, apart fr...

Louis Think we would need a photo to be able to comment, but filling in the holes with dowel to get a new centre and drilling again bigger is a plan...

@boo Getting there I did some touch up varnishing last night it’s a complicated job trying to blend in something that’s old and battered

After thought - Mark’s design course would be great for adapting a design to give wider string spacing.

@peebee Thanks for posting the link. Second arch top is on my list of jobs (the list of 1000 jobs). My first effort was a practice using wood from t...

@darrenking I’m with you on this one. The persuit of perfection is very limiting and can absolutely paralyse builders. I’ve heard of people who are ...

@boo Ive still got lots of clearing to do, some more wall hanging space to create to clear the floor and a small stand for the bandsaw that I was g...

@boo Oh dear you have a problem to deal with. I thought my workspace was bad but I don’t feel so bad now. At least I can walk on the floor. This is ...

@boo No worries I think there are some real electronics gurus in the forum so this is the place to ask. I only know the basics which aren’t that har...

@mattbeels Sorry just having a rant. I played acoustic fiddle with microphone in a band with an electric guitar player and he always had to be the l...