swepri
@swepri
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Joined: Jan 3, 2022
Last seen: Apr 4, 2024
Topics: 17 / Replies: 199
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RE: Robin's build #003 (take 2)

@robin I think it would get worse with thicker strings, needing longer free length. Maybe a bridge with a little more adjustment range could fix it? ...

2 years ago
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RE: Another one

That top looks great! As @tv101 said, amazing speed in your workshop. 🙂

2 years ago
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RE: First Sawdust!!

Good! Getting started is the hard part. 🙂

2 years ago
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RE: Guitar Build #3

That is a nice looking guitar!

2 years ago
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RE: Modified guitar_New Resonator

@poco7 You are going for a classic body shape so I'm sure it will be a great looking guitar. My guitar is not strictly a hollow body, it is mostly ...

2 years ago
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RE: New build

@nsj Staining is a challenge but you did a good job of it. Nice color tone and fairly even. Watch out for cure times when applying oil later. Be pa...

2 years ago
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RE: Modified guitar_New Resonator

@poco7 Here is a picture of my builds. The one on the left was built first and the other one was completed just a few weeks ago. Both of them had so...

2 years ago
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RE: Modified guitar_New Resonator

@poco7 I am a newbie in guitarbuilding. I have built two electric guitars the last year, guided by Marks courses. I worked in IT for the last 25 ...

2 years ago
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RE: Modified guitar_New Resonator

@poco7 Thank you! One more fun project to put on my bucket list.

2 years ago
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RE: Headstock thickened

Just a thought, what would happen if you took a thicker piece (maybe 10 mm), routed it in all the way until it meets the bottom of the neck and then s...

2 years ago
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RE: Headstock thickened

Yes you are right. I didn't look close enough. A bit trickier to get a good fit against the volute area, then.

2 years ago
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RE: Modified guitar_New Resonator

Clever idea to convert a cheap guitar. 👍 Where did you get the resonator parts from?

2 years ago
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Answer to: Headstock thickened

Bummer! If I should do it: Let the veneer go all the way to the end of the fretboard and make the groove for the nut later. I would roughly make a c...

2 years ago
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RE: CTS Pots, long or short shaft?

As @nsj say, regular length shafts should be ok. The threaded part of a normal pickup switch is probably about the same length as well. Check the thic...

2 years ago
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RE: Back bow on a neck carve

Newbie answer here. I would leave it for a couple of days to see where it settles. If it gets worse, then the decision would be easy. The string p...

2 years ago
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RE: Renaissance guitar

That looks great!

2 years ago
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RE: Tinting shellac french polish

It is annoying for us living outside UK too. I used to shop some tools and stuff, even the odd guitar, from UK. But not that much anymore.

2 years ago
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RE: Robin's build #003 (take 2)

One can find an example on my very first build, where something moved during the glueup of the neck. 😊 I just made a rectangular recess around the bri...

2 years ago
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RE: Greetings from Grimsby!

@pompei Welcome. I think you nailed it in the quote below. 😉 But at least guitars are fun to build and work on.

2 years ago
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RE: Hi from North-East Scotland.

Welcome @brie I joined as a member about a year ago and have built a couple of electric guitars with the help of the course and great answers in thi...

2 years ago
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