R the F
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Post by R the F on Mar 21, 2016 10:06:36 GMT
Thanks for your time, Colin. I'll follow up that link.
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R the F
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Post by R the F on Mar 21, 2016 10:10:40 GMT
Followed it and realise I've already got some! However, it's hard to get in narrow enough sizes in this country and I ended up trying to put a bandsaw down the middle of a wide roll. Don't try it. Messy. Probably dangerous, too. Nevertheless, when I have managed to use some of it, it's very very strong and does "pull back" nicely once it's attached. And now I have a source in this country. Thanks.
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colins
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Post by colins on Mar 24, 2016 16:31:31 GMT
Head and tail block made, then the linings glued in and the rims radiused with the dishes.
Colin
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Post by Mike Floorstand on Mar 24, 2016 20:05:49 GMT
Definitely starting to look like a guitar!
...unfortunately my efforts for the competition entry so far haven't yielded anything that sounds like an original or even recognisable arrangement of Blackwaterside...
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Post by Phil Taylor on Mar 25, 2016 10:10:29 GMT
Sweet looking guitar colins - will it have a wide nut width say 46mm Colin? Phil |
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Post by colins on Mar 25, 2016 16:43:39 GMT
Sweet looking guitar colins - will it have a wide nut width say 46mm Colin? Phil Phil yes the nut width will be 46-47mm, it's my standard nut width on my steel strings.
Colin
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Post by Phil Taylor on Mar 25, 2016 19:09:55 GMT
Sweet looking guitar colins - will it have a wide nut width say 46mm Colin? Phil Phil yes the nut width will be 46-47mm, it's my standard nut width on my steel strings.
Colin
Thanks Colin. Far too wide for me and as I suspected so that counts me out then. To be honest with some relief - not much into arrangement of other tunes but if it had been 44mm I would have been losing sleep thinking about it  Cheers Phil |
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Post by colins on Mar 25, 2016 21:05:43 GMT
Phil, have a go. If you win, I can always rework the neck to a narrower nut for you. It's just a matter of unbolting the neck, reworking it, new nut and refinish, I'd be happy to do it, not a problem.
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Post by R the F on Mar 25, 2016 22:38:55 GMT
You're a very nice man, Colin, but now he'll be losing sleep thinking about it!
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Post by Phil Taylor on Mar 25, 2016 23:26:55 GMT
Phil, have a go. If you win, I can always rework the neck to a narrower nut for you. It's just a matter of unbolting the neck, reworking it, new nut and refinish, I'd be happy to do it, not a problem.
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Post by colins on Mar 29, 2016 15:21:30 GMT
My day for rosettes. The rosette was installed and sanded level, the rosette is Gonzalo alves and B/pear/B.
Then the plate was taken to near final thickness and the soundhole cut out.
And then the plate cut out to its plantilla.
Colin
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Post by leoroberts on Mar 29, 2016 20:28:33 GMT
That's a very nice rosette indeed. However, as I'm getting nowhere (but fast) with an entry, it's irrelevant LOL
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Post by colins on Apr 15, 2016 11:38:19 GMT
Bracing time starting as usual with the back.
This is the brace layout I use on the top for this model.
When profiling the braces in the radius dish I always tape the pairs together as I find that this helps me to keep the braces square to the dish.
I hope you are all beavering away at your arrangements!
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Post by ocarolan on Apr 15, 2016 11:55:16 GMT
..............I hope you are all beavering away at your arrangements! Colin  keith |
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Post by andyhowell on Apr 15, 2016 12:19:55 GMT
I'm on my third variation now ;-)
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