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

@brie, sometimes it can be enough just to sink the top of the bridge posts into the body. Most posts have a wider bit that sits on top of the body. ...

2 years ago
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RE: Another one

Some nice grain pattern on that top 👍 You realise that you're making these quicker than some "professional" guitar builders???

2 years ago
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RE: First Sawdust!!

Hope you've kept that ... in years to come, could be worth a fortune to collectors 😆

2 years ago
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RE: New wood

You have some handy mates up there @nsj!

2 years ago
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RE: Modified guitar_New Resonator

I think the general consensus is that the neck angle is set for an acoustic bridge, and therefore is too shallow for the resonator. You've therefore...

2 years ago
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RE: My first laminated semi-hollowbody

(clears throat) Part1: Introduction The "Duck Room" is a place of internet legend. Long thought, by those who had heard only tales passed down...

2 years ago
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RE: My first laminated semi-hollowbody

😆 😆 😆 Bill is correct.

2 years ago
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RE: Modified guitar_New Resonator

I’m guessing here - I’ve never even played a Resonator let alone built one … Is the neck angle on a Resonator set differently to a standard acou...

2 years ago
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RE: My first laminated semi-hollowbody

Congratulations! This has proved to be a more troublesome task than I’d anticipated. Watching Darren’s videos, it all seemed fairly straightforward...

2 years ago
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RE: My first laminated semi-hollowbody

Come on Jim, this is serious, not one of your songs … 🤣 🤣

2 years ago
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RE: Next project - a rebuild

Not being one to rush things ... here's a bit of an update on the re-fin *Much* happier with the way that this is looking now. I sanded th...

2 years ago
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RE: New build

That looks good enough to me! 👍 I've never really found a stain colour that works really well on mahogany-type wood - plain finishes are good.

2 years ago
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RE: New build

I've used the Crimson stains on numerous builds. I've found them really easy to use, and reliable - in that they produce the colour that they should...

2 years ago
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RE: Modified guitar_New Resonator

I'm sure I've seen that exact guitar somewhere before .... .... ..... ...... ahhhh, yes, it's in that case 10ft behind my shoulder 😆...

2 years ago
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RE: Headstock thickened

Nice result, looks very neat & tidy.

2 years ago
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Answer to: Headstock thickened

Can't be sure from looking at the angle of the photos, but it looks like the back of the headstock needs the add-on rather than the front?

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

Ask away - you'll get heaps of answers here. Some of them may even be right ... 😆 😆

2 years ago
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RE: New build

Wow! You don't hang around once you get started! It's looking really good 👍

2 years ago
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RE: Barrel

Not on here, no. Put your email addy in a post, and tag the person you want to receive it. They'll get a notification of your post, with the first ...

2 years ago
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RE: Barrel

So it rains whisky up there???

2 years ago
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