I've been very happy with a couple of recent purchases from certainlywood.com and dyed-veneer.com (B&B Rare Woods).
--Bob
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- Fri Nov 03, 2023 11:42 am
- Forum: Wood and Materials Q&A
- Topic: Veneer source
- Replies: 3
- Views: 5143
- Mon Jul 24, 2023 12:49 pm
- Forum: Flat-Top Acoustic Guitars and Bass Guitars
- Topic: First Guitar as done as it's going to be.
- Replies: 26
- Views: 45039
Re: First Guitar as done as it's going to be.
by Alan Carruth » Sun Jul 23, 2023 2:42 pm I've been using the cycloid arches for some time; done right they seem to be very stable. I've seen too many archtops with the bridges cranked up to the limit because of the sinking top. Hi Alan. Yes! Curtate Cycloid arches are beautiful and work beautiful...
- Fri Jul 14, 2023 1:26 pm
- Forum: Flat-Top Acoustic Guitars and Bass Guitars
- Topic: First Guitar as done as it's going to be.
- Replies: 26
- Views: 45039
Re: First Guitar as done as it's going to be.
Yeah, hard maple lives up to its name for sure. Before I built that guitar I partially carved a hard maple back for a 17" Benedetto build. I screwed up so many other things on that guitar I finally gave up. I still have the rough-carved back hanging around somewhere. But I must be a masochist. ...
- Fri Jul 14, 2023 11:55 am
- Forum: Flat-Top Acoustic Guitars and Bass Guitars
- Topic: First Guitar as done as it's going to be.
- Replies: 26
- Views: 45039
Re: First Guitar as done as it's going to be.
It's my first archtop and my second build so please be gentle. :^) I built it as an experimental platform and tinkered with it for a couple of years. At one point I removed the top and shaved braces (they're parallel). The acoustic sound got better. People often fret (pun intended) about carving an ...
- Tue Jul 11, 2023 3:43 pm
- Forum: Flat-Top Acoustic Guitars and Bass Guitars
- Topic: First Guitar as done as it's going to be.
- Replies: 26
- Views: 45039
Re: First Guitar as done as it's going to be.
+1 for the idea of a multi scale 7-string. I built a 7 string, short-scale (24.75"), archtop guitar and I'm still playing around with string gauges, trying to get a low B that sounds good acoustically. Plugged in (Seymour Duncan "Benedetto" floating pickup) it sounds quite good with a...
- Sat Jun 17, 2023 12:19 pm
- Forum: Archtop Guitars and Bass Guitars
- Topic: Building a Semi-Hollow Archtop Bass
- Replies: 5
- Views: 8057
Re: Building a Semi-Hollow Archtop Bass
FWIW, a 1966-ish Gibson EB-2 I repaired was maple. Very thunky sound with round-wound strings through an old Ampeg B-15N.
- Thu Feb 16, 2023 11:02 am
- Forum: Glues and Finishes
- Topic: Problems with EnduroVar II, Time to Change
- Replies: 5
- Views: 6803
Re: Problems with EnduroVar II, Time to Change
My experience with original Endurovar was different from yours - even that stuff has a strong odor, to me. I built a roomful of floor-to-ceiling cabinets and finished it all with Endurovar (original). I pre-finished most of the parts in the shop and let them outgas for at least 3-4 weeks before asse...
- Sat Jan 14, 2023 5:29 pm
- Forum: Archtop Guitars and Bass Guitars
- Topic: about the dovetail neck joint
- Replies: 7
- Views: 9151
Re: about the dovetail neck joint
I made an archtop with a bolt-on neck. I had to make a 2 ft. long Allen wrench that fit through the hole for the end-pin jack (for a floating pickup). Once I got that thing made it was easy enough to insert the bolts and tighten them through the end-pin hole.
- Sun Jun 12, 2022 7:08 pm
- Forum: Giveaways
- Topic: "Make Your own Electric Guitar", third edition
- Replies: 6
- Views: 9865
Re: "Make Your own Electric Guitar", third edition
Well, I appreciate having the chance!
- Thu Dec 16, 2021 6:02 pm
- Forum: Archtop Guitars and Bass Guitars
- Topic: Thinking of making an archtop - how can I best use this wood?
- Replies: 19
- Views: 22499
Re: Thinking of making an archtop - how can I best use this wood?
Personally, I'd favor the desired arching over grain matching so I would not do choice #1. Between #2 and #3, #2 seems much more difficult for little advantage. The only advantage I can see is that you'd conserve wood. I used choice #3 on the cherry back of an archtop and it looks great. I never eve...
- Thu Dec 09, 2021 11:16 am
- Forum: Flat-Top Acoustic Guitars and Bass Guitars
- Topic: Almost looks like a guitar
- Replies: 11
- Views: 6534
Re: Almost looks like a guitar
That looks really great! Check this place for your seventh string. I've tried several different gauges on my 7-string, ranging from .059 to .070. https://www.stringsandbeyond.com/singlestrings.html For example, here are phosphor bronze up to .070: https://www.stringsandbeyond.com/dphbracsist.html Or...
- Mon Oct 25, 2021 12:17 pm
- Forum: Tools and Jigs
- Topic: Router bit slips
- Replies: 11
- Views: 6862
Re: Router bit slips
I have found this stuff to work very, very well:
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- Tue Jun 01, 2021 9:20 am
- Forum: Detailed Builds/Tutorials
- Topic: Squareneck Resonator - Detailed Build Notes
- Replies: 62
- Views: 90601
Re: Squareneck Resonator - Detailed Build Notes
I hear what you are saying about lacquer. It is a lot more technical and gear intensive than a brushed finish. And there is no reason that a brushed finish can't look great. But personally, I would rather see a well done clear finish instead of blotchy dye applied directly to wood. Interesting. I h...
- Wed Mar 03, 2021 5:01 pm
- Forum: Bowed Stringed Instruments and Bows
- Topic: A 'Harlequin' fiddle
- Replies: 19
- Views: 27369
Re: A 'Harlequin' fiddle
Very cool Alan!
- Sun Feb 21, 2021 2:22 pm
- Forum: Jam Session
- Topic: MIMF News & a giveaway
- Replies: 33
- Views: 133160
Re: MIMF News & a giveaway
Me too, Please. Thank you.
- Sat Jan 16, 2021 6:36 pm
- Forum: Glues and Finishes
- Topic: Acoustic guitar Finishing advice
- Replies: 36
- Views: 26923
Re: Acoustic guitar Finishing advice
Beautiful! Nice inlays. And that's your first build? Amazing. I was at the limit of my skills just getting binding on my first (and 2nd and 3rd), with no thoughts of fancy inlays. Very nice job. Enjoy playing it!
- Fri Nov 06, 2020 1:14 pm
- Forum: Glues and Finishes
- Topic: water based finish over linseed oil
- Replies: 10
- Views: 11972
Re: water based finish over linseed oil
I switched to Pure TUNG oil on light wood. Over the years I have used figured Maple a lot and want oil for initial wash coat. Even driers will tint it brown. Dilute it and give it several days to dry. It is the best of naturally drying oils due to molecular structure. I have had old linseed oils re...
- Mon Oct 26, 2020 10:26 am
- Forum: Jam Session
- Topic: Outdoor glue for deck railings
- Replies: 7
- Views: 9905
Re: Outdoor glue for deck railings
I used gorilla glue with W.R.cedar for an arched arbor at my previous house. Scarf joints all over it. It held up perfectly for at least 8 years of New England sun, rain, snow and wind. Then we moved so I don't know what's happened to it since.
- Tue Aug 25, 2020 9:11 am
- Forum: Glues and Finishes
- Topic: Glue for colored veneer marquetry in spruce top
- Replies: 48
- Views: 39537
Re: Glue for colored veneer marquetry in spruce top
Shrinkage! (Apologies - irresistible Seinfeld reference.) I'm definitely not good at inlays and rosettes so ... grain of salt and all that ... but if you want to know how things can go wrong ask somebody who makes lots of mistakes. I did something like that with pieces of very thin burl veneer using...
- Fri Aug 21, 2020 7:33 pm
- Forum: Glues and Finishes
- Topic: water based finish over linseed oil
- Replies: 10
- Views: 11972
Re: water based finish over linseed oil
Hi Alain, I know it gets darker and eventually quite dark. The very old examples I've seen didn't appear yellow to me but perhaps because they were on dark wood or maybe because they were so old they went beyond yellow.