Australian/New Zealand Luthiers Forum

Here,s my little piece of Heaven! Sadly, I haven't had a chance to work there very much this summer. Too busy! Hopefully, I'll get a chance to spend more time in the next few months...

Life is fleeting and full of tragedies. Sunday, two weeks ago, my exe's step father, Mike, fell down a tree trying to save two baby raccoons. Mike was 42 (he was many years younger than his wife). I really liked him and I always wondered why he had married such a negative, spitefull and jaded women....

Actually, the last EIR guitar I build didn't have pores so much as craters...

Kim, well said m8... Most people are afraid of the unknown. They need answers to their questions... I'm just so happy that I don't need to know why and I don't care. I live my life under a simple tenet...that some would say is Christian, but really, when you think about it, it's just general good co...

'Charo' looks awesome my friend! I really like the book-match in the rosette... Very nice, I like (In my best Borat...) That Cuban Hog looks amazing too. What do you think of the tap tone as compared to others you've tried? I have a nice set that JJ picked for me, waiting at Uncle Bob's. I think I'm...

Ha! So these two old dudes are sitting at the bar, getting drunk.. One says to the other, 'You know, when I was 30, I couldn't bend my erection, even with both my hands!' 'That's nice', says the other. He continues, 'But when I was 40, I could give it about a 15 degree angle (same as a headstock...)...

Hesh, indeed, that is another shot of the very delectalbe french bird... A little spread she did for an Italian magazine, back in the day...

Oui! Oui!!!

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Edlee, I think Ron nailed about every good reason to use the dishes. I will say that mine are probably one of the best tools that I have and they improved my building ten fold. The facility you'll have in sanding the rims and end blocks, plus using them to profile your braces are well worth the pric...

Okay, I'll admit I'm a complete movie snob. I usually hate anything from Hollywood as I find their movies are usually shallow and stupid. My tastes usually run towards international or indie films... That being said, here's a short list of past and present movies I liked. - The Bucket List - The Cit...

Right on bro! That fingerboard looks awesome! How did you like the West System? I've used it many times now and I'm in love with the stuff. True, it's a bit more expensive than your usual hardware store epoxy, but I feel the extra money is well worth it. It dries hard as HHG and you get the feeling ...

Right on dude! That coral snake purf looks really nice on the fingerboard too! I don't know if I would have inlayed ivory like that for myself, but that's why this guitar building is so amazing, each person can bring his own flavor to his projects and that's pretty cool! So, string her up already! LOL

Right on bro! Thanks for sharin'... That Danny Gatton is very good indeed!

Wow! That's awesome Allen. Beautiful and vivid colors M8! You're very lucky indeed! Tom, awesome picture and even better anecdote! Here's what going on about 50 Km's (that's about 30 Miles) East of Ottawa. http://www.mcguitars.com.au/phpBB2/userpix/16_20070730_009_1.jpg http://www.mcguitars.com.au/p...

Billy, the thermometer in my car registered -3 F this morning (it's a U.S. car)!!! I actually had to put a hat and gloves on...

Oh the humanity!

Or is that,

Bob, that is jut off the charts! I think I've actually bought the sister set to yours! http://www.mcguitars.com.au/phpBB2/userpix/16_zir_00912_003_1.jpg I was thinking (if the width of the sides permit it, and the thickness) to cut up some binding from the sides and just use a bold b/w/b purfling to...

A fantastic instrument in all regards, Dave!!!!

I can't wait to see the next one!

That's awesome bro!!! It is nice to see you back at it again... Feels good, eh? So, ... (you know it's coming...) String her up already!!! If I may answer Lillian, I got that purfling from brother Shane at High Mountain tonewood... It's awesome looking stuff and I think it looks killer in your roset...

To be sure, Hesh is the most selfless builder I know when it comes to the free sharing of information... His tutorials are awesome and I always come away having learned something very valuable...

His guitars aren't all that bad to play either... I can't wait to try the 'newer' ones...

Another fantastic instrument bro!

Your first BRW guitar sure is a winner in all respects! I wish I could get my dirty hands on her!

Awesome looking work as usual, my friend... The braces seem nice and light and I'm sure she will be responsive and vibrant... I was going to post 3875 on the OLF and leave it at that, but I knew that was probably going to open up a can of worms...so for once, I kept my big mouth shut! Surprising, I ...

I think Craig hit that nail straight on the head! There are no perfect solutions. In the end, the guitars we love sound awesome! I noticed that when I use alternate tunnings that go deep (rarely down to B but many in C) I much prefer the overall fretted chord if the lower string is a touch flat and ...

Serge, my friend, I think you should spend less time looking to the stars and watching propaganda vidoes on the net and spend more time building guitars...

What you really need is a dial-up connection! Ha!

Damn,

Looking at that birthday gig, is it normal that I find myself hot???

Oh and by the by, that guitar is kinda growing on me...