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- Sat Jul 07, 2018 10:47 pm
- Forum: Jam Session
- Topic: Happy 21st birthday to the MIMF
- Replies: 3
- Views: 134410
Re: Happy 21st birthday to the MIMF
Thanks for all you do Charlie. Been doing a lot of lurking here, it seems that almost every time I post a reply the thread dies so lurking keeps the them active?
- Fri May 12, 2017 11:38 pm
- Forum: Give-aways
- Topic: May giveaway, Big Red Book of American Lutherie, Vol 7 (closed)
- Replies: 22
- Views: 48736
- Mon Mar 06, 2017 12:54 pm
- Forum: Give-aways
- Topic: Giveaway #2, Big Red Book of American Lutherie, Vol 6 (closed)
- Replies: 31
- Views: 66875
Re: Giveaway #2, Big Red Book of American Lutherie, Vol 6
Enter me please.
John
John
- Tue Jan 31, 2017 12:34 pm
- Forum: Solid-Body and Chambered or Semi-Solid Electric Guitars and Bass Guitars
- Topic: whammy bridge under 3/8" for carved top?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 8987
Re: whammy bridge under 3/8" for carved top?
Check out the GFS XTrem
http://www.guitarfetish.com/Xtrem-Vinta ... c_373.html
I'm not sure of the height but the ones I have play felt great.
http://www.guitarfetish.com/Xtrem-Vinta ... c_373.html
I'm not sure of the height but the ones I have play felt great.
- Tue Jan 31, 2017 12:25 pm
- Forum: Archtop Guitars and Bass Guitars
- Topic: It's red!
- Replies: 17
- Views: 21548
Re: It's red!
Great Job! Please show us the neck joint.
- Thu Dec 29, 2016 5:53 pm
- Forum: Wind, Percussion, and Miscellaneous and Experimental Instruments
- Topic: Alto Saxophone
- Replies: 4
- Views: 11230
Re: Alto Saxophone
This is like asking which car is a better investment, a Kia or a Hyundai?
- Thu Dec 29, 2016 1:51 pm
- Forum: Archtop Guitars and Bass Guitars
- Topic: When do you install frets?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 10227
Re: When do you install frets?
Eric, Search the Old MIMF library for "Jay Harland's bolt-on mortice and tenon joint for archtop necks" When Jay first brought up the topic of a bolt on neck on an archtop the overwhelming consensus of all the old time pros was, "It has been tried and it looks bad and does not work!&q...
- Thu Dec 29, 2016 1:29 pm
- Forum: Archtop Guitars and Bass Guitars
- Topic: Archtop build
- Replies: 12
- Views: 13509
Re: Archtop build
Search the old MIMF library for"Moll thinline archtop" and you'll find Bill's thoughts about adding block to block bracing. I did it in my build and no problems in the past 12 years.
- Wed Dec 14, 2016 10:22 pm
- Forum: Wind, Percussion, and Miscellaneous and Experimental Instruments
- Topic: Alto Saxophone
- Replies: 4
- Views: 11230
Re: Alto Saxophone
I am a middle school band director and last year we bought two Château saxes. Tenor and alto. I'm very pleased with both saxes. Bach is not well known in the woodwinds. Brass yes. My two best tbns. are Bachs. I was told the Châteaus were made in the same factories as Cannonball saxes.
- Mon May 02, 2016 5:50 pm
- Forum: Wind, Percussion, and Miscellaneous and Experimental Instruments
- Topic: replacing missing xylophone tonebars with different ones
- Replies: 13
- Views: 25877
Re: replacing missing xylophone tonebars with different ones
Traditionally Marimbas and Xylophones were made from Honduras Rosewood not Brazilian. in your tuning removing small amounts of wood from the underside of the middle of the bar LOWERS the pitch removing wood from the underside of the ends RAISES the pitch.
- Mon May 02, 2016 5:41 pm
- Forum: Archtop Guitars and Bass Guitars
- Topic: "Catherine", curly redwood/mahogany archtop first pictures
- Replies: 10
- Views: 11493
Re: "Catherine", curly redwood/mahogany archtop first pictures
Great looking instrument. The tailpiece is the only thing that isn't yours. I'd like to see the tailpiece YOU build.
- Tue Mar 08, 2016 6:34 pm
- Forum: Archtop Guitars and Bass Guitars
- Topic: full size floating humbucker on archtop
- Replies: 28
- Views: 37486
Re: full size floating humbucker on archtop
Kent'll do what you want you just have to pay for it.
- Tue Mar 08, 2016 3:48 pm
- Forum: Archtop Guitars and Bass Guitars
- Topic: laminating bindings rant and question
- Replies: 9
- Views: 9740
Re: laminating bindings rant and question
It looks good in that Picture. I've seen much worse in stores.
- Thu Jan 28, 2016 12:16 pm
- Forum: Archtop Guitars and Bass Guitars
- Topic: full size floating humbucker on archtop
- Replies: 28
- Views: 37486
Re: full size floating humbucker on archtop
Kent is GREAT. Last time we spoke we ended up talking about WWII bi-planes!
- Wed Jan 20, 2016 12:35 pm
- Forum: Archtop Guitars and Bass Guitars
- Topic: full size floating humbucker on archtop
- Replies: 28
- Views: 37486
Re: full size floating humbucker on archtop
I'll second Mr. Stewart's recommendation. The Kent Armstrong HANDWOUND floating humbuckers are wonderful. The pole pieces are adjustable and the sounds are great. I've also used the floating P-90 with coil tapping.
http://www.wdmusic.com/kent_armstrong_h ... ckups.html
http://www.wdmusic.com/kent_armstrong_h ... ckups.html
- Tue Jan 12, 2016 6:58 pm
- Forum: Solid-Body and Chambered or Semi-Solid Electric Guitars and Bass Guitars
- Topic: Feedback Solicitation: Bass XII Monster
- Replies: 31
- Views: 37190
Re: Feedback Solicitation: Bass XII Monster
Where does one find D'Addarrio's tension tool?
- Fri Nov 06, 2015 3:29 pm
- Forum: Archtop Guitars and Bass Guitars
- Topic: Simi Hollow Archtop
- Replies: 14
- Views: 11829
Re: Simi Hollow Archtop
Barry Daniels wrote: The extra work of building a semi-hollow body versus a chambered solid body would not add sufficient acoustic tone improvement justifying the extra work which might be as much as two times as difficult and time consuming to build. The solid body has the potential to be just as ...
- Mon Oct 26, 2015 2:36 pm
- Forum: Solid-Body and Chambered or Semi-Solid Electric Guitars and Bass Guitars
- Topic: What is the function of the kerfing in the spruce block on an ES-335?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 9900
Re: What is the function of the kerfing in the spruce block on an ES-335?
Ease of manufacture equals money saved. Sound is nothing when compared to that!
- Thu Oct 22, 2015 2:08 pm
- Forum: Solid-Body and Chambered or Semi-Solid Electric Guitars and Bass Guitars
- Topic: What is the function of the kerfing in the spruce block on an ES-335?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 9900
Re: What is the function of the kerfing in the spruce block on an ES-335?
See 34:00 for info on spruce block. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7CfQGXuPlMg
- Tue Oct 13, 2015 5:56 pm
- Forum: Tools and Jigs
- Topic: Chromatic Tuner Apps
- Replies: 9
- Views: 11814
Re: Chromatic Tuner Apps
Best Android tuner app by far is DaTuner Pro. The free app DaTuner free has most of the features of the pro version. use DT Pro to tune 80+ Middle School orchestra players every day. I have several Peterson strobe tuners and this is as good. The Pro is a whopping $1.97!!