Australian/New Zealand Luthiers Forum

She's a genuine Cheech and Chong "Wow man...."

Paul - I would go with a wipe on varnish and, as you say, there are plenty of tutes out there, You can modify/tweek the custom stuff (Wattyl, Cabots etc) to your heart's desire - advice aplenty on that too.

http://www.cozio.com/Instrument.aspx?id=411 possibly?

http://schattendesign.com/PDF/RG-03.pdf for a start point maybe.

Love your style -if was on Trade Me here I would do the same for the s***t of it.

Just a thought here people. Playing with this stuff for your own builds is fantastic - sort of amateur R&D - but on a punter's instrument having receipts from let's say K and K and Fishman could save a heap of grief down the road. Do not not do it but please cover your arse by telling the punter wha...

Mottola and Tilman have piezo preamp schematics and cyberferal.com has tone and volume schematic. Mix and match and play around with resistors and capacitors for whatever.

They have nuclear reactors - where's the "Now I'm really shitting myself icon?

Ya bloods worth bottling - cheers

I would have thought 'squish' would be detrimental - sort of soggy bottom dampening

I gets that wiff boiled cabbage or brussel sprouts

I recall input from some for whom I have high regard in terms of neck/body work but I think they were basing it on leckies. Really no different in the final call but. Their call was bolt on by a frag from neck-through with set neck a relatively distant third. Those guys built/build and play up in th...

And to new fwont teef for me two please

Paint stripper may have developed since I last used it about 20 years ago but from lessons learnt then I would not have it anywhere near a piece of wood I had regard for.
In this situation I would be looking at room temperature scraping or sanding.

,,,,and a gullible market

Possibly the same as I do with the three but with a tad more sustain?

No 'major' name will intentionally sell a second.
If defects are noticed the instrument will be degraded and sloughed off through a clearing house process whereby the instrument gets another name.
Where was QC? On stress leave and that new kid from "Marketing" was covering?

This is where I get a bit tweeky about the five minute thing. Read nervous. I reckon you have a great start in your hands with the Manuel Contreras. Doubt you will get better 'plans' anywhere. Any time I am copying/majorly restoring as in belly/top or back off I build a mold/cradle with papier mache...

Bridge headed north for winter?

One L in Milarepa?
Thanks for the edit

I thought it was a simple typo.

Would imagine it could be the mother and father of Feedbackers

Na Mate - that's "plonking"; performed by .......s

And Now Something Left Field.....

Hey Pad you omitted ground marble as a filler
Ya reckon you could edit your disclaimer to "ANZLF" instead of "ANSLF" please