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

Next, I glued on the X-brace and the Upper Bout braces. 🙂🎶🎸🙏

2 years ago
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RE: New black limba build

@nsj. Very Nice work Neil. Is there a wee video coming? 🎸🙂🎶🙏

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: What should I do with this?

Are you going on a workshop @tv101? Very jealous. 🙂🎸🎶🙏

2 years ago
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RE: 📐Russ' Parlour N°2📏

Cheers @tv101. Looking at the work you have done on your electric builds, I think you could do an acoustic build. It's the same process..... just a fe...

2 years ago
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RE: 📐Russ' Parlour N°2📏

Ready to have all the braces glued in place. 🙂🎸🎶🙏

2 years ago
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RE: 📐Russ' Parlour N°2📏

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

2 years ago
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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. 🙂🙏🎸🎶

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