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I’ve got a THR-5a (the acoustic one), and love it for my acoustic-electric ukulele. It’s got a clean electric setting and I’ll be using it with my Mandocaster. It’s a great little amp, and if needed,...

Bought used off Reverb - it doesn't seem to be an Eastwood at all; not sure what the pups are, but for sure not the standard fare found on these types. What really sold me was the finish - that...

Hello all,
Been awhile since I've posted here, but you know, sometimes life gets in the way of other things. I gave up my aspirations of being a luthier after having my landlord bust me trying to...

Howdy everybody!

After a long streak of 'life adventures', I finally have the breathing room to start on a new instrument. So far, I've gotten the back and top plates matched, joined and glued up...

Splendid! Yours made it through the post! :whistling:

Here's my source: World Paulownia. I have one semi-mangled piece (I tried resawing with a jigsaw :whistling:), and two other pieces that are rough sawn. I might use one to make linings and stanchions...

We need a *drooling* smiley! That's absolutely splendid, Walt!

Simply gorgeous work!

I was cutting the end of my fingerboard and cut into my top, but you know, I kinda don't care. It's like a 'pre-distressed' build! :whistling:

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Downloaded and played flawlessly on my chromebook - wonderful sound and a really deep bottom! I like it!

Amazing! The pickup winder was creative genius at work - fantastic!

You spared yourself some heartache, methinks. Want a beater? Get one of these:

Rogue RM-100

For $60, add Rob Meldrum's free setup e-book, and play away!

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It's been inspiring to watch you through this process Hany! Great job!

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It's not what you say, it's how you say it.

I'll just leave these here:

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I would never dream of haggling a price on a custom built instrument - nor would I expect a luthier worth their salt to allow me to attempt to bargain on one of their instruments. Haggling is for...

Great job, Jerry! You have every reason to be proud of yourself!

Almost got me...almost.

Well played, Mr. Jenner. ~o)

IMHO, oak is an under utilized wood. Nikso Appolonio made a lovely bell cittern out of oak, highlighted in this video:

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Jeeze guys, lighten up, I was trying to be funny and failed miserably.

Don't know, I wasn't able to find that out, but that's one hell of a tale!

My local woodworking shop charges a one time $65.00 set up fee, plus $65.00 hour, one hour minimum, just to sand one set of sides. Just a heads up that the 'local shop' isn't always a viable fiscal...

A radiused finger board more closely matches the natural curvature of the fingers when fretting, leading a less fatigue some say. As to how many do a radiused board as a standard is not really known....

Sorry if I came across as a grumpus, dealing with my father passing on Wednesday. My apologies to all. Sorry.

Dr. Dave, your input, as well as the others that have participated, is most invaluable. I look forward to trying out this wood to see how it performs.