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Thanks Dale, I did not take a picture of what’s behind me.... 😂

Thanks Bill, just been slaving away in the tone mines! Maybe we will see you in ‘22?

I love my tractor seat chair!

Haven’t posted here in forever, so here’s a quick shop shop as I clean up the week’s dust!
Hope everyone is staying healthy!

You can try my method. I use a sled for cutting tops and backs.

https://youtu.be/ftOMcwBBKMY

Otherwise, cutting sides, I use a fence and keep the planed face to the fence with the blade at the...

I’ll be here in the Luthiers Pavilion all week doing repairs and setups. I’m kitted out for just about any work needed so come on by! I’ve also got a couple F5s and an Octave for sale with me.
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Rescue Pearl
https://www.rescuepearl.com/

I’m assuming you bought the internally mounted one?
First drill the endpin out to 12 mm or 1/2 inch. It maybe easier to plug the tapered hole and then drill. ( I use a 1/2 inch gauged reamer for...

I’m in the camp that says tap tuning (as described by Siminoff, that is, tuning parts to specific notes) is utterly useless. Achieving a particular note only means you got that piece of wood to a...

Anyone heading Grass Valley next week? I’ll be in the luthiers building showing my instruments and doing setup/repair work. Catch me early, as the repair queue fills up quickly! I’ll have several...

Looking forward to seeing everybody again! This is our 9th year showing at Wintergrass!
Contrary to the printed program I’ll be in the builders room, NOT in the Grand hall.
Super excited!

Lololol! There is some learning curve involved. Buy extras.

+1 on Precisebits!

You'll probably be more limited by what you feel is the optimal bridge position unless you don't care what fret the neck joins the body at. That said, you can do pretty much whatever you want. I'd...

Please don't do this. It makes refretting a pain. Also, dropping a fret into an oversized slot is a recipe for intonation problems if two frets end up closer together or farther apart. Seems like...

Ahh, all the usual suspects! I'm on my way there right now!

I'll be doing repair and setups in the Luthiers Pavilion. I've got a bunch of instruments with me too, so come on by and say hello!

So true.
I think we can all agree that there are characteristics of any instrument's sound that we can define as having a bass, a treble and a midrange. However, people's definitions of these...

I agree that guitars are different and bracing makes a big difference. But the fact is, they are a flat sided box and without bracing they have no structural integrity under string tension. As Erwin...

SOOO, then if you believe you are building a Griffith Loar, Gil, et al, then of course you must be!

Back to the point regarding the x braced Gilchrists, there are many measurable differences in...

Doesn't get much drier than Idaho. I keep my shop at 40-45 RH and it is a struggle, even with a massive humidifier.

You can build in a dry environment, but you will also be doing warranty work...

This is wear pattern is not specific to EVO. It happens with other wire, too.

I've seen this a handful of times but never with EVO wire - only nickel/silver. I've even seen the scooping of the frets between the courses without there being much string wear.
I have to...

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As ever John, you nailed it.

Looks like it has some nice medullary rays. Clearly "quarter" sawn....
Sorry, couldn't resist!

Good find!

Yes.

Looking forward to seeing everybody, as usual!