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by Robert Smallwood
Sat Feb 03, 2024 9:28 pm
Forum: Flat-Top Acoustic Guitars and Bass Guitars
Topic: fretting 0 radius fingerboard.
Replies: 2
Views: 1249

fretting 0 radius fingerboard.

Happy New Year. when fretting a flat fingerboard Is it desirable to prebend the fretwire bit so that you can hammer in each end and then from the middle out like on a radiused fretboard . I was thinking of making a flat insert for my fret press but I don't like the idea,. What works? :o) Thanks, Rob.
by Robert Smallwood
Tue Oct 31, 2023 8:14 pm
Forum: Wood and Materials Q&A
Topic: ...I found this under the house...
Replies: 2
Views: 8233

...I found this under the house...

Hi.

I came across some anigre which is an african hardwood and 'googled' its various uses.

Has anyone here used it in guitar making? and, if so are there any pitfalls?

In short I would really appreciate any first hand knowledge re anigre at all.

Thanks,
Rob.
by Robert Smallwood
Tue Oct 24, 2023 5:12 pm
Forum: Flat-Top Acoustic Guitars and Bass Guitars
Topic: relief in a classical guitar neck
Replies: 4
Views: 10047

relief in a classical guitar neck

Hi. Regarding fret levelling and neck relief in a classical neck with no truss rod - can someone offer me some advice please? . I can machine the appropriate degree of relief on the fingerboard - but then I thought - well, when I level the frets the relief in effect will be nullified because relief ...
by Robert Smallwood
Fri Apr 07, 2023 11:05 pm
Forum: Electronics
Topic: locating cuase of buzz/hum.
Replies: 5
Views: 9870

Re: locating cuase of buzz/hum.

Thanks for the info. It looks like the earth wire from the bridge to the ground point isn't continuous. I touch a wire from the bridge to the pickup switch and the noise abates. I am still nonplussed :o) as to how this might've happened , bur more so with the prospect of withdrawing a bridge-post an...
by Robert Smallwood
Thu Apr 06, 2023 9:11 pm
Forum: Electronics
Topic: locating cuase of buzz/hum.
Replies: 5
Views: 9870

locating cuase of buzz/hum.

Hi. I have a hum that is leaving me non-plussed. I have measured the resistance of all possible pairings - jack, tone, volume, switch, pickup 1, pickup 2 (covers) and always get a zero reading. I have used a common ground for all components ie each ground wire is individually soldered to the 'common...
by Robert Smallwood
Sun Jan 15, 2023 7:11 pm
Forum: Archtop Guitars and Bass Guitars
Topic: about the dovetail neck joint
Replies: 7
Views: 9144

Re: about the dovetail neck joint

Thanks! There's stuff to think about here :o)
by Robert Smallwood
Fri Jan 13, 2023 6:38 pm
Forum: Archtop Guitars and Bass Guitars
Topic: about the dovetail neck joint
Replies: 7
Views: 9144

Re: about the dovetail neck joint

HI. are their diagrams of an archtop bolt on? I thought it would be impossible through the f holes. Can you suggest where I read up on it?
Thanks.
by Robert Smallwood
Fri Jan 13, 2023 4:59 pm
Forum: CAD/CAM/CNC - hardware and software and its uses in luthiery
Topic: CAD modeling archtop guitars
Replies: 6
Views: 14634

Re: CAD modeling archtop guitars

These are more affordable: https://www.luthiertool.com/cad_tutorials.html They're in Rhino 3D but of course the input and output are the same so they might be helpful. The style may not suit everybody, they're quite long, Also for modelling necks in general the vids by Helix guitars are good but at ...
by Robert Smallwood
Fri Jan 13, 2023 4:43 pm
Forum: Archtop Guitars and Bass Guitars
Topic: about the dovetail neck joint
Replies: 7
Views: 9144

about the dovetail neck joint

Hi. I am going to make an arch-top - starting with the neck - using CNC where feasible. Starting with the neck - I am separating three dimensional surfaces from planar surfaces in order to use fluting or perhaps moulding cuts rather than 3D modelling cuts. It seems possible to orient the model to do...
by Robert Smallwood
Sun Aug 14, 2022 3:52 am
Forum: Electronics
Topic: Taylor type fuse - positioning
Replies: 4
Views: 8186

Taylor type fuse - positioning

Hi.
I recently saw that Taylor electric guitars have a fuse in the control cavity to prevent accidental death.

In general terms where should such a fuse be in a general guitar circuit?

Thanks,Rob.
by Robert Smallwood
Sat Dec 01, 2018 5:51 pm
Forum: Solid-Body and Chambered or Semi-Solid Electric Guitars and Bass Guitars
Topic: laminated necks
Replies: 9
Views: 12598

laminated necks

...In short .... are the advantages (if any) conferred worth the extra effort?
by Robert Smallwood
Thu Oct 18, 2018 9:41 pm
Forum: String Instrument Repair: Practical and Political Issues
Topic: de gluing question
Replies: 3
Views: 6498

de gluing question

Hi. I have just been entertaining myself removing a fretboard from a neck with heat vinegar and a putty knife...with a view to re-using both. I've yet to completely clean up the gluing surfaces ready for the next iteration. Having got all the titebond residue off the surfaces and lightly sanding etc...
by Robert Smallwood
Sat Aug 18, 2018 1:24 am
Forum: Electronics
Topic: fastening ES type harness...
Replies: 3
Views: 6535

fastening ES type harness...

Hi. I'm playing with a 'dry run' of an ES type semi hollow body guitar. (in pine) I've watched videos done a harness and am going to glue on a pine back to practise  mounting the pots jack and switch. While playing with them with no back on it's become clear to me that I'm not getting the nuts snugg...
by Robert Smallwood
Tue May 01, 2018 6:44 pm
Forum: Solid-Body and Chambered or Semi-Solid Electric Guitars and Bass Guitars
Topic: binding multiple ply
Replies: 2
Views: 4687

binding multiple ply

HI.

I'm going to do 5 ply binding - is it feasible to glue the 5 strips together first and then glue them on? Or is it better to apply (say) 2 strips then 2 strips then the thicker outer strip?

I did a three ply all in one but would like to know if 5 at once is a step too far.

Thanks,
Rob.
by Robert Smallwood
Fri Jan 19, 2018 11:39 pm
Forum: Solid-Body and Chambered or Semi-Solid Electric Guitars and Bass Guitars
Topic: confounding buzz
Replies: 1
Views: 4027

confounding buzz

Hi. I have a strat with a wilkinson trem which I made some time ago. The E1st string has developed a rattle all the way up ie on each fret , from about fret 10 and it even buzzes loudly on the very last fret. The string is not touching the end of the neck or the pickups. I have put plumbers' tape ar...
by Robert Smallwood
Fri Sep 22, 2017 3:53 pm
Forum: Electronics
Topic: direct series wire effects pedals
Replies: 3
Views: 6791

Re: direct series wire effects pedals

Thanks.
by Robert Smallwood
Fri Sep 22, 2017 3:35 am
Forum: Solid-Body and Chambered or Semi-Solid Electric Guitars and Bass Guitars
Topic: What electric guitars have you built because you couldn't buy it?
Replies: 39
Views: 69843

Re: What electric guitars have you built because you couldn't buy it?

What got me into this whole pursuit was a photo of the CS 356 - a scaled down ES335 - much more user friendly - well with kids mortgage etc etc I didn't contemplate buying one so decided to have a go at building it. Warts and all I was thrilled with the result and brought it in well under $800.00. (...

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