Just a quick question about glues and stuff.<br>I'm having trouble glueing a scarf joint for the neck/headstock area. I'm using Titebond Original and the...
That book on Torres sounds very interesting. Bob Benedetto says with proper design and workmanship you can make a good guitar even from materials generally ...
I have just been reading the biography of Torres and was very interested in seeing his choice of woods was pragmatic. He used anything from Pine for ...
Yes, you are right there. I have a JAZ sitar and to find out more out the bridge I took measurements and came up with my own design for a buzz bridge. ...
You could spray some lacquer on it, sand it smooth, rub it with #0000 steel wool, then rub it with polishing compound.<br><br>But you might not even need to ...
I would try cyanoacrylate glue (like Crazy Glue). That will actually bond the wood back together as opposed to wood filler, which will mostly just fill the ...
I bought an old parlor size guitar in a pawn shop for $15.00. It has a small crack in the back that runs the length of the guitar. I think that it is to small...
I've been looking to find some info for you, but haven't some up with anything yet. If you find anything, let us know. I'm also interested in knowing about ...
Hello!!<br>I was wondering whether anyone had information reagrding the so called @Buzz Bridge@ that feature on Danelectro Corel electric sitars (Now the Jerry...
Hi Guys and Gals<br><br><br>I uploaded a new photo of my latest guitar...an electric classical 7-string with a high "A" note above the "e"...<br><br>It has a...
My brother has a late 60's solid body Fender guitar which, after prolonged storage in a cold, slightly damp area, now has fogging in the finish. I suppose the...
Thanks for the info on the string nut. I'm thinking I might make one out of aluminum. It's easy to work and is an efficient conductor of sound. <br><br>Anyway,...
Absolutely! I've made nuts out of brass. It's fairly soft and can be worked easily. They can be lacquered to keep the golden color. (Use a metal lacquer.) I...
Has anyone ever seen a metal string nut? When you fret a string, it's pressing against a metal fret, so it would seem to me the tone would be more consistent...
Hi. I'm a new member. A few months ago I built my first guitar. Actually, it was mostly from a Stewart-MacDonald kit, though I've added some touches of my own....
I joined this club in hopes of finding an active interchange. I started building in 1979 when I attended the GRD shcool and subsequently apprenticed with...
Hello fellow members<br><br>It has been over a week that I posted the last message, since then a fly landed on my lip...and it died of boredom...<br><br>I ...
Though I haven't made a guitar as of yet, I have made a few hammered dulcimers. It seemed like a good place to start learning the scientific aspects of musical...
Thanks for joining. It was my intention to get some discussion going. I build primarily classical guitars. But the rational and procedures are similar to ...
Sure. I've been gone for a while, sorry. What are your questions?? Oh, I've got a web page that is under construction (in my case, it doesn't work quite well,...
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