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Oxidation can also cause fading and certain color inks are more prone than others. The lighter shades of "photo" inks used in the 7 color photo printers can be particularly susceptable. Even the...

Fatt-dad's picture illustrates another consideration. If you want your new design to fit in an existing case, then the inside case dimensions will determine your instrument's maximum dimensions. You...

I went to see Tommy Emmanual for the first time a few years ago. It was in an auditorium and most everyone listened respectfully. About 3/4 of the way through the opening act, this guy sits down...

Not quite. If you open a container of alcohol that is more than 95% pure, for the reason Sunburst gives, it will absorb moisture from the air until it reaches 95% and then stop. You can dilute it...

Talk with Frank Ford or others who routinely work on vintage instruments. Those old shellac finishes continue to harden and will eventually become quite impervious to the common solvents. Of course...

Perhaps I should rephrase. Martin claims that stumpwood isn't certified and therefore you can't prove it was obtained legally. I'm not sure how other manufacturers deal with that issue. It's...

I hope you mean valid without being barbed or maybe valid and NOT pointless. I'm not quite sure how you have a valid pointless discussion, although now that I think about it some of the Gibson...

There is also some question as to how much of the wood being sold as stumpwood is really from stumps versus illegal logging. Martin claims that they don't use stumpwood due to the difficulty in...

Here's my version. It started life as a Stew Mac Precision Router Base for the Dremel. I initially replaced the metal base with clear 1/4" lexan and added the handles for better control. I eventually...

Thanks Joe,
Obviously I was exaggerating. A ballpeen's dents would be way too big. You'd need something more like a rock hammer. http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif I...

I have a question for Big Joe. You indicated that in addition to a ballpeen hammer there is some secret part of the process involved that improves the sound. Considering how hard I try to avoid dents...

Doesn't everyone play this way? I spend half my time tuning and the other half playing out of tune. I'm just not doing it on purpose.

Try the free version of WinTopo. It was designed for converting topographical maps into vectorized drawings. Like any such program it has limitations but works reasonably well. http://wintopo.com/

It looks very good. What was the total cost?

Elderly has a couple of different flat top plans. They're probably bent top like the old Martin mandolins rather than a true flat top.

http://www.elderly.com/books/cats/614.html

The Guild of...

There are some nice F4 plans in the library at the Musical Instrument Maker's Forum (www.mimf.com)

I'd like to know where you're getting Waverly's for $25.50. Notice that the price is for a set of 8, not each.

As a general rule, if you have to ask if something is ethical, then you probably already know the answer and are just looking for justification to do what you know you shouldn't. CD's are overpriced,...

I don't claim to be a great player so maybe my technique stinks, but I use a medium Herco thumbpick for everything. They're very inconsistent in the shape of the loop, so you have to look through a...

I haven't heard the whole thing, but WDVX has been playing some cuts from it for a couple of weeks now. Wagon Wheel has been running through my head since I first heard it. They're going to be...

How many times have you checked your furniture to see if it had expanded or contracted by 1/32"? Your furniture expands and contracts with humidity too, it just isn't as noticable as on a neck. The...

>>once you have paid for the permanent use and enjoyment of that intellectual property...

And therein lies the rub. The latest argument is that while you may be purchasing the distribution media...

I'd say humidity has more to do with it than anything. Instruments are generally built in an environment kept at about 50% humidity at 72 degrees F. Forced air heating can easily suck the humidity...

Krylon Workable Fixatif works really well. Home made bumper stickers coated with this stuff have held up for years.

Some friends tried to use the name The Fiddling Gyno and his Bushmen at a local competition once but the judges wouldn't let them. Can't imagine why.