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Post by leoroberts on Sept 6, 2013 12:20:37 GMT
4 weeks, Dave ... you've got 4 weeks to get him finished before Halifax  |
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Post by davewhite on Sept 6, 2013 13:00:11 GMT
4 weeks, Dave ... you've got 4 weeks to get him finished before Halifax Errr . . . how many weeks  |
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Post by scripsit on Sept 6, 2013 13:51:12 GMT
+1 to that.
I love looking at your instruments and builds, Dave, but find it very hard to predict how the Gaelic (?) should be pronounced, and often end up in my mind thinking about 'the little one with the square shoulders' or the 'dreadnaught type of one'.
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Post by leoroberts on Sept 6, 2013 13:55:26 GMT
4 weeks, Dave ... you've got 4 weeks to get him finished before Halifax Errr . . . how many weeks 3, I meant 3 LOL |
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Post by davewhite on Sept 6, 2013 14:38:36 GMT
+1 to that. I love looking at your instruments and builds, Dave, but find it very hard to predict how the Gaelic (?) should be pronounced, and often end up in my mind thinking about 'the little one with the square shoulders' or the 'dreadnaught type of one'. Kym My pleasure gents: "De Faoite Instruments Pronunciation" |
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Post by leoroberts on Sept 6, 2013 15:05:30 GMT
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Post by davewhite on Sept 6, 2013 15:44:34 GMT
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Post by andyhowell on Sept 6, 2013 20:01:15 GMT
+1 to that. I love looking at your instruments and builds, Dave, but find it very hard to predict how the Gaelic (?) should be pronounced, and often end up in my mind thinking about 'the little one with the square shoulders' or the 'dreadnaught type of one'. Kym My pleasure gents: "De Faoite Instruments Pronunciation"
Well, that helps a little I guess :-) |
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Post by jonnymosco on Sept 6, 2013 20:06:23 GMT
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Post by scripsit on Sept 7, 2013 0:24:37 GMT
OK, so I got 'Jacob' correct!
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Post by davewhite on Sept 7, 2013 12:58:14 GMT
Next the sides are profiles to fit the back curvature and the hollow neck taper to the peghead:  Then the two European spruce stiffeners are glued to the sides at the bottom of the hollow neck using fish glue together with the English walnut reverse-kerfed linings, demonstrating once again that you can never have too many clamps  :   The stiffeners were notched for spruce lateral braces which are now glued in:  |
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Post by davewhite on Sept 8, 2013 19:19:36 GMT
Next the linings are notched and the English Walnut side braces glued in using hot hide glue. These braces perform two purposes - firstly they stiffen the sides and secondly they convince the Tone Faeries that they are living in a Medieval panelled Great Hall so that playing madrigals on "An Torman Mòr" should be interesting :  Here’s the completed rim-set:  The English Walnut X brace cap is glued onto the back using hot hide glue:  The back braces are then carved and the back is “voiced” – here’s the result:  The linings are notched to accept the brace ends and the back is glued to the rim-set using fish glue:  |
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Post by davewhite on Sept 9, 2013 16:19:59 GMT
The English Walnut back strips are glued in using hot hide glue:  The good news is that it fits inside the case   Next the Bog Oak (or "Sinker Redoak" as the 'Merkins would probably call it ) bridge-plate is glued onto the top using hot hide glue and a caul in the go-bar deck:  |
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Post by davewhite on Sept 11, 2013 10:42:30 GMT
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Post by leoroberts on Sept 11, 2013 10:44:30 GMT
It's coming on a-pace, Dave!
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