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- Sun Feb 05, 2017 6:02 pm
- Forum: Flat-Top Acoustic Guitars and Bass Guitars
- Topic: A few projects from the last five years- Stephen Faulk
- Replies: 17
- Views: 14373
Re: A few projects from the last five years- Stephen Faulk
Nice job on that cutaway, Stephen.
- Fri Feb 03, 2017 5:23 pm
- Forum: Electronics
- Topic: Can someone walk me through speaker design? I have no idea.
- Replies: 9
- Views: 11131
Re: Can someone walk me through speaker design? I have no idea.
Wharfedale used to produce a speaker system with a sand-filled baffle. Gilbert Briggs, Wharfedale's founder, claimed that it produced superior damping of the baffle. I believe they used 2 layers of 1/2 inch plywood separated by maybe 1/2 inch of sand. I doubt that they still manufacture one, but it ...
- Fri Feb 03, 2017 2:22 am
- Forum: Electronics
- Topic: Can someone walk me through speaker design? I have no idea.
- Replies: 9
- Views: 11131
Re: Can someone walk me through speaker design? I have no idea.
I'm not sure how I got that emoticon or emoji or whatever you call that thing in my post, but it was a mistake--I never use the things!
- Fri Feb 03, 2017 12:12 am
- Forum: Electronics
- Topic: Can someone walk me through speaker design? I have no idea.
- Replies: 9
- Views: 11131
Re: Can someone walk me through speaker design? I have no idea.
I believe the preference for MDF is because it has a higher damping factor than plywood, although ply will make a fine speaker enclosure as well. As for aesthetics, I believe that's a matter of individual taste. Some might be happy with a nice coat of paint, others would prefer a fine veneer, and th...
- Thu Jan 26, 2017 12:59 pm
- Forum: Wood and Materials Q&A
- Topic: Bending Luan Plywood?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 7755
Re: Bending Luan Plywood?
Bob's suggestion is a good one. I've bent lauan plywood to make a guitar case, so it can be done, but I think you'd have trouble with tight bends.
- Thu Jan 26, 2017 12:55 pm
- Forum: Solid-Body and Chambered or Semi-Solid Electric Guitars and Bass Guitars
- Topic: Nut width/string spacing vs bridge string spacing
- Replies: 9
- Views: 12743
Re: Nut width/string spacing vs bridge string spacing
Only to folks used to/preferring the narrower nut width. It makes perfect sense to me, as I'm used to the wider necks and can't seem to play those skinny necks. I believe that Fender necks come in several different widths, though the skinny ones seem to be more common.
- Sat Jan 07, 2017 10:48 pm
- Forum: Wood and Materials Q&A
- Topic: Aging a china made zink cast bigsby
- Replies: 5
- Views: 8100
Re: Aging a china made zink cast bigsby
The fellow on the following site aged a zinc (not "zink") table top with cupric sulfate: http://vanhookandco.blogspot.com/2012/08/aging-zinc.html Just do a Google search for "aging zinc"; there are a few other sites where aging zinc counter tops is mentioned. One person said that...
- Fri Jan 06, 2017 11:37 pm
- Forum: Wood and Materials Q&A
- Topic: Aging a china made zink cast bigsby
- Replies: 5
- Views: 8100
Re: Aging a china made zink cast bigsby
David, I believe zinc is the primary component of "pot metal". And I'd wonder why they would cast a Bigsby in magnesium, when aluminum or some formulation of "pot metal" would probably be easier to cast for this purpose.
- Sat Dec 31, 2016 1:13 pm
- Forum: String Instrument Repair: Practical and Political Issues
- Topic: What's the best fix for a broken dovetail on a Gretsch archtop?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 7560
Re: What's the best fix for a broken dovetail on a Gretsch archtop?
"Here is a 1975 Gretsch with a kind of funky neck bolt arrangement." That's not really a neck "bolt", but a wood screw that is driven through the heel and makes up for a possibly ill-fitting dovetail. Gretsch seemed to have some problems with their neck joints and took to using t...
- Wed Dec 28, 2016 6:22 pm
- Forum: Tools and Jigs
- Topic: gradient/progressive reading glasses
- Replies: 40
- Views: 41440
Re: gradient/progressive reading glasses
I'm happy that Mario has had success retaining his youthful vision, but those considering this method might be interested in this article: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22820471
- Tue Dec 13, 2016 3:09 pm
- Forum: Flat-Top Acoustic Guitars and Bass Guitars
- Topic: Heat bending linings
- Replies: 6
- Views: 5886
Re: Heat bending linings
I use 3 layers of 2mm basswood, glued up around the same form as I use for laminating the sides, then kerf where necessary to fit them in. My sides aren't contoured for a domed top or back, so that's no problem. I happened upon a lot of basswood venetian blind slats that, when planed to remove the f...
- Tue Nov 29, 2016 1:11 pm
- Forum: Glues and Finishes
- Topic: looking for red dot
- Replies: 5
- Views: 5426
Re: looking for red dot
I remember that Dan Erlewine (Stew-Mac repairman) suggested using the tip of a carmine red pencil superglued into a 1/16 inch hole in the side of a Gretsch fretboard that matched the original perfectly.
- Sun Nov 27, 2016 9:54 pm
- Forum: Other Stringed Instruments
- Topic: Anyone Building Spinets
- Replies: 30
- Views: 37152
Re: Anyone Building Spinets
Although Peter Barnes' website doesn't mention plans or book, I believe if you contact him by email he can supply you with either. I bought the book from him, but had to email him to ask whether it was available from him. I don't know why he doesn't put it on his site.
- Sun Nov 27, 2016 5:41 pm
- Forum: Electronics
- Topic: Ground contact to bridge - How To
- Replies: 8
- Views: 10189
- Sun Nov 20, 2016 6:16 pm
- Forum: Archtop Guitars and Bass Guitars
- Topic: Thick binding in cutaway of Gibson archtop
- Replies: 13
- Views: 12356
Re: Thick binding in cutaway of Gibson archtop
I don't really know how they made the "filler", as I've never looked inside one. However, I have a plan for the D'Angelico New Yorker and it shows a solid piece of spruce filling the gap. I have also seen photos of an old Gretsch top removed and it had a piece of tulip poplar (judging by t...
- Sat Nov 19, 2016 10:32 pm
- Forum: Archtop Guitars and Bass Guitars
- Topic: Thick binding in cutaway of Gibson archtop
- Replies: 13
- Views: 12356
Re: Thick binding in cutaway of Gibson archtop
It may have been "laziness" as suggested above, but I think that aesthetics plays a role, too. To me, the "modern" way of making cutaway archtops, where the cutaway is arched to meet the sides is not as attractive, as the cutaway looks like a funny bubble--but that's just my opin...
- Tue Nov 15, 2016 9:19 pm
- Forum: Archtop Guitars and Bass Guitars
- Topic: Thick binding in cutaway of Gibson archtop
- Replies: 13
- Views: 12356
Re: Thick binding in cutaway of Gibson archtop
Yes, I believe that the arch is made symmetrical and then the cutaway is made after. There is no "gap", but the linings are supplemented by a piece contoured to fill the gap, then the binding ledges are cut as Barry suggests, not following the arch in the cutaway, but rather in the same el...
- Wed Nov 09, 2016 1:37 am
- Forum: String Instrument Repair: Practical and Political Issues
- Topic: Repairing a old Gibson archtop
- Replies: 94
- Views: 139608
Re: Repairing a old Gibson archtop
I second David's suggestion to replace the bars' full length. You could either put a thinner neck pickup on, or use something like a filtertron that mounts to the bars rather than the Gibson style mount.
- Tue Nov 01, 2016 4:44 pm
- Forum: Jam Session
- Topic: Bill Machrone
- Replies: 9
- Views: 11483
Re: Bill Machrone
I'm sorry to hear this. Bill was a real valuable participant in the MIMF, and helped me by hosting photos of my bandsaw when I didn't know how to post them a number of years ago. He will be missed.
- Mon Oct 24, 2016 1:20 pm
- Forum: Tools and Jigs
- Topic: Bending Iron Question
- Replies: 7
- Views: 7789
Re: Bending Iron Question
David is correct about the temperatures needed to vaporize galvanizing. If you search for "brass wool" or "bronze wool" you will find it available from a number of sources. Google (or your other preferred search engine) is helpful.