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- Thu Jan 19, 2023 2:26 pm
- Forum: Flat-Top Acoustic Guitars and Bass Guitars
- Topic: Small Body Maple Guitars.
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3880
Re: Small Body Maple Guitars.
Depends on the sound you're looking for. Engelmann is usually good for fingerpicking and light playing. Of course, top thickness and bracing have a lot to do with it.
- Thu Sep 01, 2022 11:36 pm
- Forum: Flat-Top Acoustic Guitars and Bass Guitars
- Topic: Advanced X Bracing vs Rear X Bracing
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2823
Re: Advanced X Bracing vs Rear X Bracing
It depends on what you design the guitar for. When Martin changed from gut strings to steel, the stings were very light. When some players started putting heavy gauge strings on them, problems showed up such as bellied tops. To stop guitars coming back for free warranty work, they moved the X brace ...
- Tue Jan 04, 2022 3:55 pm
- Forum: Flat-Top Acoustic Guitars and Bass Guitars
- Topic: Commonly Available 12 String Martin 12 Fret Dreadnaught Plans.
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2109
Re: Commonly Available 12 String Martin 12 Fret Dreadnaught Plans.
The body size and shape should be the same. Beef-up the X braces and use a trussrod. Irving Sloane recommended using a harder wood like cherry for the neck, but that was before adjustable trussrods.
Brent
Brent
- Tue Jan 04, 2022 3:48 pm
- Forum: Flat-Top Acoustic Guitars and Bass Guitars
- Topic: Crossover Nylon String Guitar
- Replies: 10
- Views: 4166
Re: Crossover Nylon String Guitar
I heard from a reputable source many years ago (can't remember just off hand) that the oval soundhole was not just for aesthetics. D'Aquisto believed that if a water hose would shoot a stream of water farther when pulled into an oval, sound would project farther from a guitar with an oval soundhole ...
- Thu Dec 30, 2021 5:51 pm
- Forum: Flat-Top Acoustic Guitars and Bass Guitars
- Topic: Butternut twins
- Replies: 6
- Views: 5209
Re: Butternut twins
I have to say, my favorite is the multi-hole. There's a very noticeable difference in sound. Very nice.
Brent
Brent
- Mon Mar 01, 2021 4:37 pm
- Forum: Flat-Top Acoustic Guitars and Bass Guitars
- Topic: A New Solera With Sides.
- Replies: 9
- Views: 8941
Re: A New Solera With Sides.
I use 'inserts' like Clay, but I have multiple adjustable L shaped brackets that I can change to the shape that I'm building (much like Mega-mold) for the sides. I made two of these with double thick 18mm birch-ply and they should last more than my lifetime (I hope, lol) For the top doming, there is...
- Mon Aug 24, 2020 2:05 pm
- Forum: Solid-Body and Chambered or Semi-Solid Electric Guitars and Bass Guitars
- Topic: A different look for maple fingerboards?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 6879
Re: A different look for maple fingerboards?
I have some parts from an old German luthier that were 'ebonized' maple. The look is pretty good but i'd be careful if I had to sand them.
- Tue May 05, 2020 7:18 pm
- Forum: Glues and Finishes
- Topic: Neck Laminations and Glue choice
- Replies: 23
- Views: 26971
Re: Neck Laminations and Glue choice
I've been using Lee Valley 2002. It's a high solids 45% PVA that dries glass hard and a tan color. If squeeze-out is not cleaned up right away, it will chip off, like hide glue. It does not soak in to the wood. In darker woods the joint is virtually invisible and no creep.
- Wed Apr 22, 2020 9:22 pm
- Forum: Tools and Jigs
- Topic: Left handed block planes? Or hand agnostic?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 8182
Re: Left handed block planes? Or hand agnostic?
There was a 'sinister' in Toronto that only sold things for left handed people. Not sure if they sell tools, but they are The Sinster Store.
- Tue Dec 31, 2019 1:55 am
- Forum: Flat-Top Acoustic Guitars and Bass Guitars
- Topic: Gluing surfaces
- Replies: 10
- Views: 11316
Re: Gluing surfaces
The only adhesive that I know of that recommends scuffing is epoxy.
Some bad info on grain orientation as well.
Brent
Some bad info on grain orientation as well.
Brent
- Thu Sep 19, 2019 5:09 pm
- Forum: Flat-Top Acoustic Guitars and Bass Guitars
- Topic: Double sides
- Replies: 34
- Views: 37663
Re: Double sides
Has anyone tried Lee Valley's 2002 GF for laminating ? I've used it for years on dark colored woods and even on light woods where the tan glue line isn't a problem. Much like HHG, it dries glass hard and cleans up easily with water. I've used System Three for pore filling and I'm not crazy about the...
- Fri May 24, 2019 10:28 pm
- Forum: Flat-Top Acoustic Guitars and Bass Guitars
- Topic: Need some advice on fingerstyle guitars
- Replies: 16
- Views: 17818
Re: Need some advice on fingerstyle guitars
Tone is in the ear of the player. As an example, I bought an Ibanez Artcore jazz archtop because I liked it and the sound. There's a long list of bad reviews on the pickups and most people claim they've changed them out to high-end units. I really like that guitar as it is, and I've had good comment...
- Fri May 03, 2019 4:10 pm
- Forum: Glues and Finishes
- Topic: Laminated neck glue
- Replies: 11
- Views: 9150
Re: LAminated neck glue
If I'm reading this correctly, the question is about acoustic guitar necks and the possibility of a neck reset in the future.
A really good fitting dovetail joint requires very little glue. If it locks in place as it should, there would be no cold-creep because the glue is not under any stress.
A really good fitting dovetail joint requires very little glue. If it locks in place as it should, there would be no cold-creep because the glue is not under any stress.
- Tue Jun 19, 2018 10:16 am
- Forum: Glues and Finishes
- Topic: What's the best gram strength hide glue to use for a set neck?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 7399
Re: What's the best gram strength hide glue to use for a set neck?
It should work fine, as long as you remember it has a very short
gelling time. Make sure the 'dry fit' is good and make a dry run
to see how much time it takes.
gelling time. Make sure the 'dry fit' is good and make a dry run
to see how much time it takes.
- Sun May 06, 2018 12:24 am
- Forum: Glues and Finishes
- Topic: Worm holes in rosewood backs
- Replies: 10
- Views: 13273
Re: Worm holes in rosewood backs
Call them 'custom sound ports' and charge extra for them.
- Sun May 06, 2018 12:14 am
- Forum: Tools and Jigs
- Topic: Cutting rosettes by hand?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 12902
Re: Cutting rosettes by hand?
I put together a solid (relatively) inexpensive cutter using parts from Lee Valley's
Veritas Inlay String Tool System.
1 compass center+inlay cutter head=a very solid tool for life long use.
Veritas Inlay String Tool System.
1 compass center+inlay cutter head=a very solid tool for life long use.
- Sun Feb 11, 2018 11:25 pm
- Forum: Flat-Top Acoustic Guitars and Bass Guitars
- Topic: How small can you go, and not lose the tone?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 16410
Re: How small can you go, and not lose the tone?
A friend of mine has an early '60's Martin O-18 mahog with red spruce top. That thing holds up well even against banjos and has great tone. Scale is 24.9.
- Sun Feb 11, 2018 11:15 pm
- Forum: Wood and Materials Q&A
- Topic: Giveaway- LMI Richlite and Rocklite fingerboards (classical)
- Replies: 22
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- Mon Nov 27, 2017 9:44 pm
- Forum: Other Stringed Instruments
- Topic: Bowed Psaltery
- Replies: 5
- Views: 9632
Re: Bowed Psaltery
very nice. I'd like to hear it
- Tue Oct 31, 2017 11:13 am
- Forum: Flat-Top Acoustic Guitars and Bass Guitars
- Topic: Please, your thoughts on rasps
- Replies: 17
- Views: 20934
Re: Please, your thoughts on rasps
I like sharp edge tools too, for the most part. With figured woods, I haven't found any that works better than
a microplane rasp, but I'm always willing to try.
a microplane rasp, but I'm always willing to try.