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RE: Guitar building workspace

Work faster and harder @robin ... soon build up a bit of a sweat. I now feel like a real wuss. I’ve got an oil filled rad in my workshop, just set ...

6 years ago
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RE: Guitar building workspace

Nice re-working of that box room into a useful space @boo. Good space creation! But, where’s the music source? Every workshop needs a radio, or on...

6 years ago
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RE: 🎸 Guitar Hardware Ideas🎸

@Boo - I used the ferrule block in a recent build, but - being a cheapskate - made my own routing templates!!

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

That's an interesting song on so many levels. The way that the original song originated, and has since evolved into something "owned" by Cuba. And...

6 years ago
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RE: 🎸 Guitar Hardware Ideas🎸

I've used that bridge on a build. Nice and solid, good quality. Not cheap, but worth the extra ££s. On the ££s topic - my first experience of ...

6 years ago
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RE: 🎸 Guitar Hardware Ideas🎸

Those guys are good. The guitar parts business is a sideline to their main business - because they guy who runs the main business is a guitarist! A...

6 years ago
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RE: Is anyone still buying guitars?

@Boo - Impressed that you can remember the specific year! I'm either too old with failing memory, or I (used to) buy too many guitars. OK. Even m...

6 years ago
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RE: Is anyone still buying guitars?

@Russ - I did own a Fender, once. I had a Jazzmaster for about 3 days - took it as a part-trade for something I wanted to sell, and then sold it on r...

6 years ago
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RE: Short scale advice

I've not seen that bridge before. Curious as to how the saddles are made to fit the adjustable width range. I'll measure some guitars tomorrow (if ...

6 years ago
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RE: Is anyone still buying guitars?

Ahhh - I'd exclude something like that @Peter-johnson! I have a small collection of another Japanese brand from a similar vintage. For years I bough...

6 years ago
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RE: Is anyone still buying guitars?

That's easy to say @Russ - but then how good do you have to be to *justify* having a particular guitar? I've found that a new guitar, or a different ...

6 years ago
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RE: Short scale advice

You drew it out and posted the pics as I was replying!

6 years ago
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RE: Short scale advice

I *believe* that string spacing at the bridge is usually expected to be ; traditional Gibson = 50mm traditional Fender = 52mm The difference a...

6 years ago
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RE: Hello everyone.

PS, Tony here!

6 years ago
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RE: Hello everyone.

Good to "meet" you Paul @peebee 🙂 Over the last 10+ years, I've built quite a few electrics ... and the thought of making an acoustic *still* s...

6 years ago
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RE: Sat 1pm LIVE - Penny Carving

Thanks for posting @peter-johnson. As I was watching the review video, I thought "yeah, but this is just one guy's experience". Then I read the com...

6 years ago
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RE: Sat 1pm LIVE - Penny Carving

@boo I’d just about managed to persuade myself that £400 wasn’t *too* bad given all the other jobs that I could use the sander for. Obviously, I pr...

6 years ago
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RE: My intro post.

Welcome @peter-Johnson. You’ve definitely found the right place if you’re planning on doing some complete builds. There is a huge spread and depth ...

6 years ago
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RE: Waterslide Transfers

That is definitely pretty straight!! Very functional too - the headstock is as big as it needs to be, and no bigger. That appeals to my efficiency ...

6 years ago
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