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by Barry Daniels
Wed Jul 02, 2025 10:23 am
Forum: Solid-Body and Chambered or Semi-Solid Electric Guitars and Bass Guitars
Topic: Dumb question- any pitfalls on neckthrough guitars?
Replies: 5
Views: 119

Re: Dumb question- any pitfalls on neckthrough guitars?

I like to put my carbon tow or pre-cast bars into their own slots on either side of the truss rod. I don’t know how much difference it makes, but I think it could have more effect to control twisting of the neck. However, the bottom of the truss rod slot is further from the neutral axis of the neck ...
by Barry Daniels
Wed Jun 25, 2025 1:29 pm
Forum: Solid-Body and Chambered or Semi-Solid Electric Guitars and Bass Guitars
Topic: Tapering jigs for Neck Through Laminates
Replies: 4
Views: 139

Re: Tapering jigs for Neck Through Laminates

It depends on what tool you will be using. I made a tapered laminate on my Performax abrasive planer by taping cross pieces of wood of increasing thickness on the back of the laminate.
by Barry Daniels
Tue Jun 24, 2025 9:34 am
Forum: Solid-Body and Chambered or Semi-Solid Electric Guitars and Bass Guitars
Topic: Dumb question- any pitfalls on neckthrough guitars?
Replies: 5
Views: 119

Re: Dumb question- any pitfalls on neckthrough guitars?

Carbon tow on the back of the body? Does that mean it will be exposed? I don’t think that is a good idea. I have used tow in necks but I bury it in slots cut into the neck before the fretboard is glued on. Warping is mainly a factor of unstable wood that has not reached equilibrium with your shop en...
by Barry Daniels
Sat Jun 21, 2025 8:02 pm
Forum: Tools and Jigs
Topic: Cordless setup?
Replies: 9
Views: 11991

Re: Cordless setup?

The first thing I did (30 years ago) when re-establishing my shop in the garage was to build a storage shed to hold all the lawn equipment and bicycles.
by Barry Daniels
Sat Jun 21, 2025 6:34 pm
Forum: String Instrument Repair: Practical and Political Issues
Topic: Pono scratch repair
Replies: 1
Views: 71

Re: Pono scratch repair

No, thinner won’t work on a deep scratch. And retarder is also not useful. Use straight lacquer or even better is GluBoost Fill N’ Finish.
by Barry Daniels
Fri Jun 13, 2025 6:40 pm
Forum: Solid-Body and Chambered or Semi-Solid Electric Guitars and Bass Guitars
Topic: How thin is too thin? Neckthrough bass
Replies: 4
Views: 170

Re: How thin is too thin? Neckthrough bass

I saw an Ibanez a couple of years ago that had an ultra thin body. I have no measurements but it looked to be a maximum of 3/4". Even thinner at the edges. I seem to remember that the body was laminated.
by Barry Daniels
Thu Jun 12, 2025 4:01 pm
Forum: Wood and Materials Q&A
Topic: No science, just guess
Replies: 3
Views: 179

Re: No science, just guess

Personally I like resonant woods for all parts. I want the wood to ring when I wrap my buckle on a node. So I tend to go with some type of rosewood or mahogany back & sides, and old spruce for the top (high stiffness / low weight). Any subdivision further makes little difference sonically, more ...
by Barry Daniels
Tue Jun 03, 2025 2:47 pm
Forum: Other Stringed Instruments
Topic: Appalachian dulcimer mould
Replies: 5
Views: 222

Re: Appalachian dulcimer mould

I made a mold out of a single piece of 3/4" plywood which worked fine.
by Barry Daniels
Tue Jun 03, 2025 2:45 pm
Forum: Wind, Percussion, and Miscellaneous and Experimental Instruments
Topic: Trombone Restoration
Replies: 15
Views: 12136

Re: Trombone Restoration

Most of what I learned is from a bunch of YouTube videos by Wes Lee. He is a pro band instrument repair tech and holds back nothing.
by Barry Daniels
Sun Jun 01, 2025 1:17 pm
Forum: String Instrument Repair: Practical and Political Issues
Topic: Neck mishap
Replies: 4
Views: 191

Re: Neck mishap

Or just make a new neck. The existing neck already has two serious issues.
by Barry Daniels
Thu May 08, 2025 11:40 am
Forum: Ukuleles
Topic: Getting back to building. Finishing off some ukes
Replies: 3
Views: 357

Re: Getting back to building. Finishing off some ukes

Yes, that is the only reliable way to fix it. The best way to remove the braces is to plane them off with a finger plane.
by Barry Daniels
Tue Apr 15, 2025 8:53 pm
Forum: Solid-Body and Chambered or Semi-Solid Electric Guitars and Bass Guitars
Topic: Starcaster Strat pickup issue
Replies: 4
Views: 2827

Re: Starcaster Strat pickup issue

Tighten the screws on the spring claw. You will need to remove the plastic cover on the back of the guitar to access it.
by Barry Daniels
Tue Mar 25, 2025 1:50 pm
Forum: Flat-Top Acoustic Guitars and Bass Guitars
Topic: First Guitar Build
Replies: 8
Views: 3567

Re: First Guitar Build

A bolt-on has no disadvantages and several real advantages. It’s easier to build and adjust the neck angle. It makes finishing easier. And it makes future adjustments (like a neck reset) MUCH easier. Any tonal benefits to a dovetail iare largely urban myth.
by Barry Daniels
Tue Mar 25, 2025 12:36 pm
Forum: Flat-Top Acoustic Guitars and Bass Guitars
Topic: First Guitar Build
Replies: 8
Views: 3567

Re: First Guitar Build

Nice. Feel free to ask questions if you get hung up on something.
by Barry Daniels
Fri Mar 21, 2025 9:39 am
Forum: Wind, Percussion, and Miscellaneous and Experimental Instruments
Topic: Trombone Restoration
Replies: 15
Views: 12136

Re: Trombone Restoration

Karl, if you are interested in repair work check out Ferree’s Tools Inc. They are the Stew Mac of band instrument repair. Here are a few pics of some dent removal. I DIY’d my own version of Ferree’s dent machine. One of the basic principles of dent removal is you can push a dent out from the inside ...
by Barry Daniels
Thu Mar 20, 2025 1:29 pm
Forum: Wind, Percussion, and Miscellaneous and Experimental Instruments
Topic: Trombone Restoration
Replies: 15
Views: 12136

Re: Trombone Restoration

Why stop here. This is my daily player. A Holton TR-150. Got the same treatment as the others. It’s got a rose-brass bell. One of the coolest things is that a brass instrument only needs one coat of lacquer and no post sanding of buffing. Who needs pore filler? Not me.
by Barry Daniels
Thu Mar 20, 2025 1:25 pm
Forum: Wind, Percussion, and Miscellaneous and Experimental Instruments
Topic: Trombone Restoration
Replies: 15
Views: 12136

Re: Trombone Restoration

Bryan, I am having a blast. I’ve been doing guitars so long that it is getting a bit stale, so mixing in the brass instruments has breathed new life into my shop. Here is another instrument that I refinished. It’s a marching trombone.
by Barry Daniels
Thu Mar 20, 2025 1:22 pm
Forum: Wind, Percussion, and Miscellaneous and Experimental Instruments
Topic: Trombone Restoration
Replies: 15
Views: 12136

Re: Trombone Restoration

Most joints are with normal 60/40 or 50/50 solder which is just like sweating copper tubing. But there are a few joints that are brazed with silver solder. I have learned a lot about soldering and working brass. One of the first tools I bought was a Smith Little Torch that burns propane and oxygen. ...
by Barry Daniels
Thu Mar 20, 2025 8:56 am
Forum: Wind, Percussion, and Miscellaneous and Experimental Instruments
Topic: Trombone Restoration
Replies: 15
Views: 12136

Re: Trombone Restoration

One more pic of finished horn and also one in progress photo showing parts after disassembly. One thing that is cool about brass instrument work is you can quickly take things apart and solder them back together quickly and as many times as you want.

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