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    Re: Morgan Monroe Neck re-set

    Sorry to chime in so late, but check out this method...
  2. Thread: headblock

    by Rob Grant
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    Re: headblock

    When in doubt about how to orient the grain with a head block or whether it is strong enough and light enough, consider something like a three or four piece laminate to cut your blocks from. You can...
  3. Thread: Holy!

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    Re: Holy!

    "Marble finish"... My mind boggled with thoughts of the possible varied interpretations of said coating until I managed to find a photo on the web.<g>
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    Re: Center seam on top noticeable????

    Jeeeze', and I thought I had problems here in the tropics with too much humidity!<G>
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    Re: Pickguard repair

    FWIW: Drill it, pin it, screw it and forget it. Done properly you can lean on the bugger and it won't bend or come off.<g>

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  6. Re: Total string tension for a 23.5" scale cittern

    'nough room to squeeze a small foreign car jack in through the sound hole?<G>
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    Re: first attempt at a pickguard

    Looks good CeeCee. Nice bit of craftspersonship. Why I reckon it looks strong enough to stand on!<G>
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    Re: Ebony overlay

    Pete (Jenner) and Peter (Coombe),

    Just curious: What are the preferred dimensions of the headstock ebony veneers you use (including thickness). Also, if you don't mind me asking, how much in Oz...
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    Re: Ebony overlay

    Butch wrote: "That seems expensive...or is it?"

    I cut and process my own ebony locally (see photo of a typical Far North Queensland ebony tree below). When one considers all the labour involved in...
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    Re: Gold fretboard markers

    Pre-drilling a relatively shallow fretboard marker hole with a brad point bit and filling it with fine gold flakes or "dust" and epoxy will also give you the look you want when you cut it back and...
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    Re: Extermination worries

    Meet my favorite Far North Queensland rodent eliminator (below photo). Not much gets past one of these scrub pythons including the odd possum.The critter in the photo was removed from the ceiling...
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    Re: Mandolin Label Placement

    Hmmmmm... The strange thing is the only household cockroaches we really have a problem with here in the tropical Oz are the "American" cockroach and to a certain extent the smaller "German"...
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    Re: Bouzouki, cittern, octave mandolin

    I agree with Graham totally. A 22" scale is a better compromise for an OM.

    I used a 23" scale on my last f style OM and I have experienced several minor difficulties (eg: Fretting "reach" and...
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    Re: Mandolin Label Placement

    FWIW: I don't even bother with a label (cockroaches and silverfish love 'em, especially if you use a tasty glue like hide!<g>). I usually just date and sign the inside of the headblock before final...
  15. Re: Input needed on how to go about regluing a neck!

    Nevin commented:
    "Well as a New Yorker I do object to the name. I can't say I have seen that style repair many time here."

    I'm just quoting HLV on that one. I don't think he even meant to...
  16. Re: Input needed on how to go about regluing a neck!

    I must confess... I myself have resorted to the "New York Neck Repair" on several occasions with cheap Korean mandolins that have the piss weak double dowel locators. My only deviation from 'ol
    HLV...
  17. Thread: A new tool

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    Re: A new tool

    At $159Au a pop, I hate to be as "tight as a rat's," but I may have to wait until the Chinese start production on this one. I don't believe I paid that much for my last new 100mm angle grinder!<G>
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    Re: Has anyone seen this feature on a neck?

    A common "critter" on banjo necks, but I rarely see them on mandolins. Like Marty says, they may have some (debatable) purpose for structural integrity of the neck where the truss rod pocket is...
  19. Re: Is wood from a gumball tree worth using in an instrument?

    John wrote:
    "Unfortunately, the wood is often confused with red gum (eucalyptus), but the two woods are not even similar. This guitar is sweet gum:...
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    Re: Removing rust

    Definitely avoid hydroflouric acid in any form. It's commonly used to etch glass and will accomplish the same process with bone and finger nails. For some strange reason it seems to be included in...
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    Re: One piece red cedar top

    Sorry, I stand corrected.

    So does this mean that the Yanks and Canucks are sending substandard WRC down here to Oz or am I being too bloody tight by scavenging through construction timber yards...
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    Re: Post a picture of what's on your bench?

    Note on 17" scale fretboards. If it's only a "one off" why go to the trouble of making a template... just measure, mark and cut.
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    Re: Removing rust

    Phosphoric acid is relatively safe and will strip rust right down to the "seed" in any pits. Phosphoric is commonly used in the food industry to clean calcium and rust stains from metal vats and...
  24. Thread: Hide Glue

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    Re: Hide Glue

    Pete,

    With those words I can almost hear Ted's percussive beer carton in the background...
    me thinks I'll need to improve my working ventilation or stop using metho for my solvent!<G>

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    Re: Post a picture of what's on your bench?

    Hey Bryce, Nice looking adjustable bridges. When do I get to put in an order?<g>
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