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- Tue Mar 16, 2021 9:03 am
- Forum: Ukuleles
- Topic: The Pixelele
- Replies: 9
- Views: 15233
Re: The Pixelele
This has had me chuckling for going on three days now - what a hoot. Interestingly, to my eyes the pic of it sitting on that decidedly non-Minecraft blanket somehow manages to make it appear even more eight-bit. Absolutely brilliant!... although I secretly long for it to have square fret markers and...
- Fri Feb 12, 2021 10:06 am
- Forum: Electronics
- Topic: Taller Humbucker Bobbins
- Replies: 4
- Views: 13361
Re: Taller Humbucker Bobbins
How about this - start with two "standard" height humbucker bobbins, cut/sand one plate off of each, reduce the height of the shafts such that they add up to the desired height when stacked, and then CA or epoxy glue the shafts together? You could use dowels to align the two halves for glu...
- Sun Dec 20, 2020 9:17 pm
- Forum: Solid-Body and Chambered or Semi-Solid Electric Guitars and Bass Guitars
- Topic: grounding individual bass bridge units
- Replies: 3
- Views: 5962
Re: grounding individual bass bridge units
How about using through-bolts instead of screws, with a single drilled and tapped backing/grounding plate hidden in a cavity from the rear?
- Thu Oct 15, 2020 8:23 am
- Forum: Bowed Stringed Instruments and Bows
- Topic: Electric Viola Build - Starting to come together
- Replies: 2
- Views: 11094
Re: Electric Viola Build - Starting to come together
"Fascinating", to quote your little supervisor's slightly more famous cousin.
What are you planning to use for a pickup?
What are you planning to use for a pickup?
- Sat Oct 03, 2020 7:18 am
- Forum: Introduce yourself here!
- Topic: Good morning from East Tennessee
- Replies: 3
- Views: 10754
Re: Good morning from East Tennessee
Sounds like you’re hooked alright. Welcome!
- Mon Sep 07, 2020 5:14 pm
- Forum: Other Stringed Instruments
- Topic: 3500 year old Egyptian harp
- Replies: 2
- Views: 7287
Re: 3500 year old Egyptian harp
That's great stuff. I especially liked the original's bound-up fellow on the headstock - a marvelous visual pun from so, so long ago.
- Tue Aug 18, 2020 12:54 pm
- Forum: Solid-Body and Chambered or Semi-Solid Electric Guitars and Bass Guitars
- Topic: New Build for Myself
- Replies: 9
- Views: 8970
Re: New Build for Myself
Don't know how I missed your original post way back when - that's truly a beautiful design.
... and a tip o' my hat to your Yankee Screwdrivers. Owning one was a lifelong goal for me starting at about age 5.
... and a tip o' my hat to your Yankee Screwdrivers. Owning one was a lifelong goal for me starting at about age 5.
- Thu Aug 13, 2020 7:37 am
- Forum: Solid-Body and Chambered or Semi-Solid Electric Guitars and Bass Guitars
- Topic: Fender neck pockets - rectangular or tapered?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 8161
Re: Fender neck pockets - rectangular or tapered?
“Fender Manufacturing” video: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=bzm7OfuNBcQ About three seconds in there’s a shot of a neck having the full length of one of its sides run along a stationary belt sander. Mr Leo aimed to make his production line run quickly and smoothly... I wonder if it was a judgement c...
- Fri Aug 07, 2020 7:45 pm
- Forum: Tools and Jigs
- Topic: Ideas Wanted for Cross-Notching Aluminum Rod
- Replies: 12
- Views: 11553
Re: Ideas Wanted for Cross-Notching Aluminum Rod
Following up on the chainsaw file idea - check out chain saw files with “file guides”. Maybe make a wood sled to hold your workpiece, and a mating bottom plate with the file and guide secured in...along the lines of a tablesaw and a crosscut sled, but your file takes the place of the saw blade and y...
- Mon Jul 20, 2020 5:58 pm
- Forum: Tools and Jigs
- Topic: Adding a Metalworking Lathe into Sawdust-Ville
- Replies: 7
- Views: 8960
Re: Adding a Metalworking Lathe into Sawdust-Ville
Thank you both. Barry: I’ve been putting off unpacking and cleaning the lathe as I’m in the middle of a couple of other house projects that I’ll never get around to finishing if I don’t get them out of the way first. Was planning on oiling after cleaning, but your cautioning about over-oiling has me...
- Sun Jul 12, 2020 6:21 pm
- Forum: Tools and Jigs
- Topic: Adding a Metalworking Lathe into Sawdust-Ville
- Replies: 7
- Views: 8960
Adding a Metalworking Lathe into Sawdust-Ville
Paul M's recent measuring wheel post led me to his trove of videos, among which was a visual tour of his shop space (thank you Paul). I was surprised to see a metalworking lathe sitting immediately next to benchtop drill press that is presumably used for wood a good portion of the time. I'm about to...
- Mon May 11, 2020 7:54 am
- Forum: Wood and Materials Q&A
- Topic: BBQ grill handles? Any recommendations?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 9168
Re: BBQ grill handles? Any recommendations?
... are you an “I meticulously clean and carefully cover the grill after every use and its handles will rarely, if ever, be exposed to the weather” kind of person, or the “a rusty, crusty, and weathered grille makes the food taste more authentic” sort?
- Mon May 04, 2020 3:19 pm
- Forum: Wood and Materials Q&A
- Topic: Brazilian Hickory
- Replies: 9
- Views: 13374
Re: Brazilian Hickory
That back set you posted was out of this world. Happy building (and don't forget to post your results).
- Mon May 04, 2020 8:53 am
- Forum: Wood and Materials Q&A
- Topic: Brazilian Hickory
- Replies: 9
- Views: 13374
Re: Brazilian Hickory
Perhaps try giving your local hardwood supply house a call to see if they can get "Patagonula americana"? Or... Did you try the phone number listed on that supplier's Facebook page? Not the 855-722-84__ number listed on the company's web page, their FB contact page lists a different 954 Ft...
- Fri May 01, 2020 5:53 pm
- Forum: Flat-Top Acoustic Guitars and Bass Guitars
- Topic: 24"x4"×3" Neck Blanks
- Replies: 5
- Views: 8338
Re: 24"x4"×3" Neck Blanks
Hello Gilbert. Here's a quick diagrammatic sketch using an old neck side view I had drawn up long ago laid over a 24" x 4" block - perhaps you can compare the neck blank dimensions shown to what you're planning to use to get a feel for if two of yours can fit. PLEASE NOTE that the neck pro...
- Wed Apr 08, 2020 6:56 am
- Forum: Solid-Body and Chambered or Semi-Solid Electric Guitars and Bass Guitars
- Topic: Enlarging bass headstock
- Replies: 5
- Views: 6307
Re: Enlarging bass headstock
... and backplate too.
- Fri Mar 27, 2020 6:18 am
- Forum: Tools and Jigs
- Topic: Using Kydex in the Shop - More Anti-social Distancing
- Replies: 12
- Views: 11007
Re: Using Kydex in the Shop - More Anti-social Distancing
That’s pretty neat. Are those rivets holding the sheath together?
- Fri Mar 13, 2020 6:14 am
- Forum: Flat-Top Acoustic Guitars and Bass Guitars
- Topic: Idea for different way to attach fretboard.
- Replies: 8
- Views: 10660
Re: Idea for different way to attach fretboard.
A tip of the hat to your memory Alan...
Google youtube - Novatone Switchable Fretboard Review. The last board he installs sure looks a lot like aluminum, but given the magnets it’s probably steel.
Google youtube - Novatone Switchable Fretboard Review. The last board he installs sure looks a lot like aluminum, but given the magnets it’s probably steel.
- Thu Mar 12, 2020 1:13 pm
- Forum: Jam Session
- Topic: Does the library search work for you?
- Replies: 24
- Views: 30480
Re: Does the library search work for you?
Just tried both on an iPhone and both worked quite nicely.
- Thu Mar 12, 2020 9:43 am
- Forum: Flat-Top Acoustic Guitars and Bass Guitars
- Topic: Idea for different way to attach fretboard.
- Replies: 8
- Views: 10660
Re: Idea for different way to attach fretboard.
Seems straightforward on paper, but it would assuredly not be in practice. The last thing you want in a neck is a rattle - so a dovetail approach such as you’ve drawn up would need to be good and tight. That much cross sectional area along a 24” length will yield a heck of a lot of friction... simpl...