Australian/New Zealand Luthiers Forum

yeah far point.

Thanks Martin.

Hi All,

Just a quick question, does anyone know any suppliers of harp guitar strings in australia that would have them in stock?

Thanks in advance,

Dan.

That Bass is just awesome - I love the design. Bass players always seem more open to different designs!

Gorgeous John as always I really love that simple understated look!

Hi Gents, The LP top will have to have something done to it - I don't think that just filling with maple will be good enough as the nitro may potentially show the join over time (depending on how it is done) – one potential option may be to use a thin slice of maple veneer just to stop it sinking; w...

Thanks gents, it means a lot.

Thanks Chuck that is some great info and welcome to the forum

:lol: :wink: It is a nice piece and was sourced from our very our Tim Spittle as was the sheoak, pacific blackwood and the Sheoak B&S. I think that it is one of the nicest and more traditional looking pieces of bunya I have seen. I am using bunya for the bracing as well. I think that I took it down ...

thanks Nick, As I mentioned the snake was a function of not having a big enough piece of sheoak - it was actually meant for the headstock. The binding around the snake was a result of making the routing for the snake a little large in one spot (it was OK when I started but after a few pear ciders I ...

Hi, I just thought that I might share a couple of things on the workbench at the moment....sorry about the way the pictures are around :) This is a harp guitar currently in for a complete resto. There is a lot of cracking in the sides and the top is in pretty bad shape - we were talking about puttin...

Middle aged is a bit generous isn't Martin?

Happpppppy birthday Bob.

Oh I agree maton are not paying that but for a luthier to build something similar it was a rough estimate. But if you add it up, Tim has solid qld maple back and sides for $115 add 20 for shipping, let's say 100 for a AAA top including shipping, $40 for a bridge and fingerboard (maybe a little more)...

I like it alot Rob! great idea

As far as I know TE does not actually play a TE model, he may at times but not the go to guitar. He also has custom luthier made guitars. I know of one guitarist who was payed to play a certain brand but used something else for recording as he thought it sounded better. He does play them check out ...

You are completely right Jeff; the 808's that he uses are notoriously known to sound small unplugged but sound huge plugged in using the APmic system. So small in fact that Tommy calls his 'mouse'. He often holds master classes and is quite happy for people to play his guitars. :D I didn't mean to b...

many would agree that maton has a distinctive tone. Some would say it is a function of them being heavily built or over braced. perhaps the same way people refer to the gibson tone, martin tone, taylor tone etc... To say some don't have a tone at all is a relatively silly statement; of course they h...

I have to disagree. I like the sound of Bunya. Yes it does sounds different and many people have referred to it as having a fundamental tone – that is, without the complexities and overtones of other sound board materials. Does it sound like spruce? Nope. Does it sound like Cedar? Nope. It sounds li...

thanks gents,

I am bending on the weekend again so will no doubt post of my success (finger's crossed!)


Daniel

Hi Peter,

just a quick question, what are you using for your bracing?

thanks,

Daniel.

Hi Presto,
The tele that I made with a jarrah board I left it unfinished and then used a little bore oil to stop it drying out. No issues with it so far.

Thanks all for all the great help and suggestions. I am trying again next weekend, but after all the advice it seems like we had the heat blankets too hot and this was drying out the timber. As per advice I will be re spraying half way and also making seal with the tinfoil better - I just had it fol...

Thanks again Bob. I am about to build a double side sheoak OM so that info is handy! Will try with those at 1.2mm.

Hey Bob,
I took them down to 2.5mm. There is a possibility that they may not have been dry enough - I need to get a new moisture meter.

Thanks,
Dan.

Hi Martin, Sure am. Small bending slat for waist, large bending slat, large heat blanket,wood, small heat blanket for waist, large bending slat. There is two heat readers in there a well - just small wires. This is per the instructions. The procedure is let it get to 350 then quarter turn every 30 s...

Hi all, I was after some advice regarding qld maple. Our LMI bender arrived yesterday, after we unpacked it, shook our heads at the price again, we got into some qld sides. But they are cracking. As we are at a loss, I thought that would seek out your collective wisdom. We have it set at 350 for the...