Russ
Russ
@russ
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RE: 📐Russ' Parlour N°2📏

Then made the bridge plate using "harvested" wood from the back. 🙂🎸🎶🙏

2 years ago
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RE: 📐Russ' Parlour N°2📏

Then glue it in place. Clamp the X-brace and top brace in place to initially hold it in place 🙏🎶🎸🙂

2 years ago
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RE: 📐Russ' Parlour N°2📏

Plane the plate down to 2mm thickness. Then cut it out to shape. 🙂🎸🎶🙏

2 years ago
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RE: 📐Russ' Parlour N°2📏

Then using some "harvested" wood from the soundboard, I made the soundhole plate 🙏🎶🎸🙂

2 years ago
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RE: 📐Russ' Parlour N°2📏

The next stage was to partially carve the ends of the other Top Braces prior to gluing them in place as it can be a little more difficult when glued u...

2 years ago
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RE: 📐Russ' Parlour N°2📏

A very long couple of days @tv101. 😉 🎸🎶🙏🙂

2 years ago
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RE: A pair of SS Stangs

Very nice work @clinton 🙏🎸🎶🙂

2 years ago
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RE: Wonky rosette! Help please 😉

@james-chacewatergmail-com-2 Hi James, you could carve out a small part of the rosette and inlay a small graft as a feature. 🤔 🎸🙂🎶🙏

2 years ago
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RE: Second guitar

@usadave Nice work Dave. 🎶🙂🎸🙏

2 years ago
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RE: 📐Russ' Parlour N°2📏

Here we have it...... 🙂🙏🎸🎶

2 years ago
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RE: 📐Russ' Parlour N°2📏

The next stage was the making of the X-brace. The measurements for this are a bit long winded but I'll happily post them if anyone needs them. ...

2 years ago
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RE: 🎶🎸 Your Favourite Song In This Moment 🎸🎶

This is My Favourite Song For This Moment.......

2 years ago
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RE: 📐Russ' Parlour N°2📏

Cheers @swepri. More to come soon. 🙂🙏🎸🎶

2 years ago
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RE: 📐Russ' Parlour N°2📏

Then each brace has a 28 foot radius planed onto the edge that will be glued to the soundboard. 🙏🎶🙂🎸

2 years ago
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RE: 📐Russ' Parlour N°2📏

Next, I prepared the braces for the soundboard. For this guitar the braces on the upper bout are 10mm thick and 20mm high. For all the other braces on...

2 years ago
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RE: 📐Russ' Parlour N°2📏

Then cut out the soundboard shape on the bandsaw. 🙂🙏🎸🎶

2 years ago
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RE: 📐Russ' Parlour N°2📏

Then plane and sand it flush with the soundboard 🎶🎸🙏🙂

2 years ago
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RE: 📐Russ' Parlour N°2📏

Then glue in the rosette. 🙂🙏🎸🎶

2 years ago
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RE: 📐Russ' Parlour N°2📏

Cut some strips of laminate for the construction of the rosette. They are 3-4mm wide and about 30-50mm longer than the rosette circumference. Th...

2 years ago
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RE: 📐Russ' Parlour N°2📏

Plane the soundboard down to a smooth and level 3mm thickness. 🙂🙏🎸🎶

2 years ago
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