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- Sun Jan 31, 2021 11:24 am
- Forum: Flat-Top Acoustic Guitars and Bass Guitars
- Topic: Almost consistently bad glue joints...
- Replies: 26
- Views: 2284
Re: Almost consistently bad glue joints...
You said that this one "came back" . Where did it come back from? Maybe your technique was bad or the glue was bad but the owner might have had a little something to do with it also. Also, how long had it been since you built it?
- Thu Sep 24, 2020 7:19 pm
- Forum: String Instrument Repair: Practical and Political Issues
- Topic: Doing fret board and head stock binding -questions
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2910
Re: Doing fret board and head stock binding -questions
I fret my boards before I glue it onto the neck too. I don't use any caul at all. I use index pins and a bicycle tire tube cut into about a 1/2 " strip that's real long. You wrap that tight and it's clamped. Also I always check my fret board along the edges especially after I radius it. I use a piec...
- Wed Aug 12, 2020 6:34 pm
- Forum: Tools and Jigs
- Topic: Using the LMI/O’Brien neck mortise jig
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3211
Re: Using the LMI/O’Brien neck mortise jig
So you might get a "perfect" fit with the neck not attached to the body but where you gonna be when you stick the neck on and the centerline's off in relation to the full length of the body? You might want to leave it and "sneak up" on the geometry by whittling it a little at a time to get side to s...
- Sun Dec 29, 2019 10:37 am
- Forum: Flat-Top Acoustic Guitars and Bass Guitars
- Topic: Gluing surfaces
- Replies: 10
- Views: 4790
Re: Gluing surfaces
This is from the Technical Advisor at Franklin International: Our work has shown that a smooth surface will always have higher strength than a rough surface. Two-hundred grit or higher sanding to get flat or tight-fitting joints works well. Wood glues work by attaching to cellulose on the wood and t...
- Sun May 19, 2019 10:44 am
- Forum: Archtop Guitars and Bass Guitars
- Topic: softening Gorilla glue
- Replies: 8
- Views: 4402
Re: softening Gorilla glue
If the inlays don't mean a lot to you, I would build a simple sled to fit around the neck and take a router to the fingerboard. Once off, install the rods or whatever.
- Fri Mar 15, 2019 10:03 am
- Forum: Flat-Top Acoustic Guitars and Bass Guitars
- Topic: Best straight edge size for tuning up guitars
- Replies: 9
- Views: 4536
Re: Best straight edge size for tuning up guitars
I use a Starrett 24" also, but found a 36" that reads in hundredth's of an inch for setting string lengths to position the bridge on acoustics. It was a "blemished" on E-Bay for about $30. I still don't see why they called it "blemished". It looks fine to me. try Taylor Tool Works: Blem Cosmetic Sec...
- Mon Aug 28, 2017 8:21 pm
- Forum: Flat-Top Acoustic Guitars and Bass Guitars
- Topic: Spanish solera question
- Replies: 16
- Views: 20323
Re: Spanish solera question
Right, mounted to the ceiling with hinges that let it "fold" down into vertical position and all the saw dust gathers into one point
- Mon Aug 28, 2017 6:03 pm
- Forum: Flat-Top Acoustic Guitars and Bass Guitars
- Topic: Spanish solera question
- Replies: 16
- Views: 20323
Re: Spanish solera question
pic of the mold and base. I used a piece of pipe and flange to support the bar. The sanding bar rests around a piece of some kind of plastic stuff I found on side of road. I use the base with my body molds also and replace the bar with sanding dishes, which is not the point of the Kenneth Michaels d...
- Mon Aug 28, 2017 4:08 pm
- Forum: Flat-Top Acoustic Guitars and Bass Guitars
- Topic: Spanish solera question
- Replies: 16
- Views: 20323
Re: Spanish solera question
... top or bottom on the sides. Anyway it's not hard to make one if you have a band saw for cutting the pvc pipe and a router to cut the slots. Only problem is that with every different shape you will have to build a different bending insert for your Fox style bender or else bend by hand over a hot ...
- Mon Aug 28, 2017 3:41 pm
- Forum: Flat-Top Acoustic Guitars and Bass Guitars
- Topic: Spanish solera question
- Replies: 16
- Views: 20323
Re: Spanish solera question
I guess you know that that is a photo of the "Kenneth Michaels Ultimate Guitar Jig" from the Kenneth Michaels website. It adjusts to fit just about any shape of guitar and the post in the middle is for a sanding bar which is flat on one side and radiused on the other to sand the contour into the top...
- Thu May 25, 2017 7:07 pm
- Forum: Give-aways
- Topic: May giveaway, Big Red Book of American Lutherie, Vol 7 (closed)
- Replies: 22
- Views: 23055
Re: May giveaway, Big Red Book of American Lutherie, Vol 7 (open)
Why not... I'm in too.
- Thu Jan 19, 2017 11:24 am
- Forum: Flat-Top Acoustic Guitars and Bass Guitars
- Topic: Book
- Replies: 10
- Views: 6962
Re: Book
With all the info on the web, the main thing is to get out there in your shop and start making something. Make the main jigs you will need first. I would suggest you use cheap or even recycle wood for your first. I'm working on my eighth steel string and still haven't bought a book but I've gathered...