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RE: TOTAL DISASTER...AGGGHHHH...PART 9

@steveadams beer and pringles at the ready for the next episode. Looking forward to the solution!

4 years ago
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RE: Inlays/marquetry

Blunt router bit perhaps?

4 years ago
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RE: Drilling bridge holes

@rocknroller912 I’ll keep that in mind if I ever make a “real” guitar then. Measuring the string lengths nut to bridge on another guitar with the same...

4 years ago
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RE: Drilling bridge holes

@rocknroller912 this is the bridge I have below. It’s a little different to the one @markbailey uses in the video. I was planning to mount it with the...

4 years ago
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RE: Drilling bridge holes

@rocknroller912 it’s a gotoh 510UB my concern is around possible need for lateral movement as opposed to the intonation. I’ll set it up on some scrap ...

4 years ago
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RE: Drilling bridge holes

@frocesterbill that was my thought but there’s no play in it, I’ve rushed a few decisions on this build and things haven’t always gone to plan, hence ...

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

A few minor scratches to get out now, then deciding when to drill the bridge holes. Also need to focus a bit of time shaping the tips of the horns as ...

4 years ago
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RE: Inlays/marquetry

@rocknroller912 ah the trusty lathe, one day I’ll find one cheap enough to justify 🙂 the other thing I thought with the base was that you could pol...

4 years ago
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RE: Inlays/marquetry

@rocknroller912 did you sort this out in the end?

4 years ago
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RE: Bass Building

@clinton shaping up nicely!

4 years ago
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Answer to: Finishing/gluing…and sanding

@rocknroller912 that was the plan!

4 years ago
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Answer to: Finishing/gluing…and sanding

@ rocknroller912 thanks sounds similar to what I did with the rubber but would be good to see what results he got if you do find it. Any takers for ...

4 years ago
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RE: Finishing/gluing…and sanding

Appreciate the input, I found one can that was spot on for what I needed, for the inside of the horns I glued some EPDM rubber cut off to a chopped up...

4 years ago
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RE: Fret pullers and other animals

@mattbeels forgot to say, thanks for the recommendation it worked a treat 🙂

4 years ago
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RE: Acoustic build #2 (wife's guitar)

@bpower simply run a poll on here and show her the result of democracy. Surely she’d respect the result and support the idea 🤔 I say surely… maybe.

4 years ago
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RE: Control cavity cover

@koendb after a few failures in making a super accurate template without sanding I concluded it was just going to take way longer so resorted to your ...

4 years ago
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RE: Couple more finished pics of Bailey Build

@steveadams the way it’s come out for you does make me question whether to stain the wood at all 🤔

4 years ago
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RE: TOTAL DISASTER...AGGGHHHH...PART 9

@steveadams sorry things have gone wrong for you. One thought that crossed my mind is that you could cut/route (can’t recall what you did in the first...

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