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by G. M. Seigmund
Mon Jan 19, 2015 11:14 am
Forum: Flat-Top Acoustic Guitars and Bass Guitars
Topic: Your first build - how'd it go
Replies: 37
Views: 23307

Re: Your first build - how'd it go

Looking back it went very well, considering how many times it almost went in the stove. I remember stringing it up, I was working on the nut and reaming bridge pins and got the low E on and was really amazed at how horrible it sounded :mrgreen: got all the strings on did a rough preliminary set up a...
by G. M. Seigmund
Sun Nov 03, 2013 8:52 am
Forum: Flat-Top Acoustic Guitars and Bass Guitars
Topic: L-00 build, ideas, pifalls?
Replies: 28
Views: 18840

Re: L-00 build, ideas, pifalls?

I recently finished up my version of a 1937 Nick Lucas special. John Arnold supplied a very detailed tracing of his original 1937, I tried to get as close as possible to what Gibson did (I went with a 13 fret neck) Great little guitar.
by G. M. Seigmund
Sat Oct 05, 2013 4:42 pm
Forum: Flat-Top Acoustic Guitars and Bass Guitars
Topic: Apparently, I Need a Tutorial on Side Bending
Replies: 17
Views: 11158

Re: Apparently, I Need a Tutorial on Side Bending

Rear bout, front bout, waist. By the time my thermometer hits "150C" I've bent the rear bout, the front bout is bent by "190C" and the waist by "220C" I let it get to "300C" and back off on the heat it gets down to "250C by the time the 15 minute timer sh...
by G. M. Seigmund
Sat Oct 05, 2013 2:26 pm
Forum: Flat-Top Acoustic Guitars and Bass Guitars
Topic: Apparently, I Need a Tutorial on Side Bending
Replies: 17
Views: 11158

Re: Apparently, I Need a Tutorial on Side Bending

Start bending at "110/120C" or it will break, buckle etc. I just followed John Halls recommendations.
by G. M. Seigmund
Sat Oct 05, 2013 8:42 am
Forum: Flat-Top Acoustic Guitars and Bass Guitars
Topic: Apparently, I Need a Tutorial on Side Bending
Replies: 17
Views: 11158

Re: Apparently, I Need a Tutorial on Side Bending

I had the same thing happen to me. I had successfully bent Sycamore, White Oak, Curly Maple, and messed up a really nice set of Honduras Mahogany sides. John Hall at Blues Creek had the answer. I use a Fox style bender, heating blanket, and stainless slats, & craft paper. Wood and paper slightly...
by G. M. Seigmund
Sat Jun 22, 2013 7:39 am
Forum: Solid-Body and Chambered or Semi-Solid Electric Guitars and Bass Guitars
Topic: A Stratocaster-inspired guitar from Mark Swanson
Replies: 25
Views: 15224

Re: A Stratocaster-inspired guitar from Mark Swanson

Nice guitar, more impressive is your out playing it live. I played in several bands into my 30's and have had quite a break. My youngest daughter (she's 13) can sing like an angel and its been a lot of fun getting out in the community with her.
by G. M. Seigmund
Sat Jan 05, 2013 9:35 am
Forum: Bowed Stringed Instruments and Bows
Topic: How to reattach a violin neck?
Replies: 8
Views: 15190

Re: How to reattach a violin neck?

Thanks to everyone for the advice. Success! I very carefully cleaned all the old hide glue off all the exposed surfaces. Also cleaned out three suspicious looking joints on the body and reglued. DId a dry fit, needed just a little bit of scraping on the neck, and then glued her back together all wit...
by G. M. Seigmund
Wed Nov 07, 2012 7:32 pm
Forum: Bowed Stringed Instruments and Bows
Topic: How to reattach a violin neck?
Replies: 8
Views: 15190

Re: How to reattach a violin neck?

Do NOT use epoxy. What you have there is an easy repair, the way it is: Epoxy will make the instrument unrepairable, permanently. Use warm water and a brush to clean all the old glue out of the seams, and reglue the seams first, so that the corpus is solid. Then do the same thing to the neck joint....
by G. M. Seigmund
Tue Nov 06, 2012 7:00 pm
Forum: Bowed Stringed Instruments and Bows
Topic: How to reattach a violin neck?
Replies: 8
Views: 15190

How to reattach a violin neck?

Local music store (where my daughter takes voice lessons, has me doing some repair work. Mainly new nuts, saddles, reattaching loose binding, etc. I have in one hand the body and in the other the neck. Any suggestions, clean and re-glue? I build with HHG so thats not an issue. Any and all suggestion...
by G. M. Seigmund
Fri Aug 03, 2012 9:14 am
Forum: Tools and Jigs
Topic: Dragon rasp?
Replies: 19
Views: 19054

Re: Dragon rasp?

Arnt Rian wrote:I have a pair of the large ones, from DICK gmbh in Germany, but I believe its the same product. They are nice, especially for the price, but nowhere near as nice as my Arious...
I have a pair of the dragon rasp and they are just fine, but which Ariou rasp are similar to the dragon?
by G. M. Seigmund
Fri Jun 08, 2012 10:41 am
Forum: String Instrument Repair: Practical and Political Issues
Topic: 1904 Gibson A completed!
Replies: 12
Views: 12603

Re: 1904 Gibson A completed!

Nice job. Great story.
by G. M. Seigmund
Wed May 23, 2012 4:44 pm
Forum: Flat-Top Acoustic Guitars and Bass Guitars
Topic: Dovetail Neck
Replies: 8
Views: 6618

Re: Dovetail Neck

Scroll down through the pic's last one is the neck block.

http://laneguitars.blogspot.com/2010/04 ... ur_08.html

I saw a Martin neck block with those cuts in John Arnolds shop.
by G. M. Seigmund
Tue May 22, 2012 7:41 am
Forum: Flat-Top Acoustic Guitars and Bass Guitars
Topic: Dovetail Neck
Replies: 8
Views: 6618

Re: Dovetail Neck

John Arnold & Wayne Henderson use a table saw. Martin did it for years, I was just curious?

Thanks

Michael, I got those F-5 plans from Elderly, very very nice. I'm starting to carve that walnut back you roughed out. Thats some hard walnut.
by G. M. Seigmund
Mon May 21, 2012 11:02 am
Forum: Flat-Top Acoustic Guitars and Bass Guitars
Topic: Dovetail Neck
Replies: 8
Views: 6618

Dovetail Neck

Anybody use a table saw for the neck/neckblock?

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