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- Thu May 16, 2024 9:04 am
- Forum: New Guitar Day
- Topic: NGD: Agile Harm 1
- Replies: 5
- Views: 201
- Thu May 16, 2024 9:00 am
- Forum: The Water Cooler
- Topic: Nafiri Music in Jakarta
- Replies: 6
- Views: 204
Re: Nafiri Music in Jakarta
I follow them on the Instagrams.
Check out Soloking guitars.
They sell them and they (guitars) always look bangin....(as the kids would say)
Nafiri is also on reverb. Steep shipping though...
Check out Soloking guitars.
They sell them and they (guitars) always look bangin....(as the kids would say)
Nafiri is also on reverb. Steep shipping though...
- Mon May 13, 2024 10:47 am
- Forum: Acoustics
- Topic: Acoustic build w/my son *Update 5/13/24*
- Replies: 44
- Views: 1521
Re: Acoustic build w/my son *Update 5/9/24*
Still need to sand some more and put a seal coat on the wood of some sort. Also, need to install strap pins and Spencer needs a new nut. And he noticed his binding is coming loose at one spot. So minor things left to do. But all in all - they're built. Action is 4/64ths at the 12th fret low E.... Th...
- Mon May 13, 2024 10:46 am
- Forum: Acoustics
- Topic: Acoustic build w/my son *Update 5/13/24*
- Replies: 44
- Views: 1521
Re: Acoustic build w/my son *Update 5/9/24*
Final build day. We all went in Saturday morning to finish up. Taped off the neck. IMG20240511095141.jpg Marked frets with blue sharpie. IMG20240511095345.jpg Leveled frets. https://youtu.be/xFTg-dTT7HQ Used 3 different sandpaper grits to get the file marks out. IMG20240511103033.jpg Cut the nut slo...
- Thu May 09, 2024 10:19 am
- Forum: Acoustics
- Topic: Acoustic build w/my son *Update 5/13/24*
- Replies: 44
- Views: 1521
Re: Acoustic build w/my son *Update 5/1/24*
Almost finished. On Tuesday, we glued on the bridge, cut and shaped the bone bridge nut? and temporarily attached the neck. Here we mark the location of the bridge. IMG20240507191706.jpg Then we tape it into place. IMG20240507191605.jpg We just loosely set then in place and use a straight edge to se...
- Wed May 01, 2024 10:05 am
- Forum: The Water Cooler
- Topic: New GC direction
- Replies: 28
- Views: 766
Re: New GC direction
I agree with your agreement.
- Wed May 01, 2024 8:14 am
- Forum: Acoustics
- Topic: Acoustic build w/my son *Update 5/13/24*
- Replies: 44
- Views: 1521
Re: Acoustic build w/my son *Update 5/1/24*
Thought we were gonna install the neck but not this week. Here we line up where the jig goes to cut the slot for the neck. IMG20240430183614.jpg Here is the routing process. We stepped it down 5x. https://youtu.be/PDC4yQvr-hE IMG20240430191546.jpg Then we had to use another jig for the front. IMG202...
- Wed Apr 24, 2024 10:13 am
- Forum: Acoustics
- Topic: Acoustic build w/my son *Update 5/13/24*
- Replies: 44
- Views: 1521
Re: Acoustic build w/my son *Update 4/22/24*
Did some fretwork last night and glued the fretboard onto the neck. Here is Spencer using a file to get the fret tangs even with the wood. https://youtu.be/7QA0Y3ZTuDc Then we use this one to put an angle on the frets. IMG20240423191350.jpg Next, we use a small file to round over the ends. https://y...
- Mon Apr 22, 2024 8:37 am
- Forum: Acoustics
- Topic: Acoustic build w/my son *Update 5/13/24*
- Replies: 44
- Views: 1521
Re: Acoustic build w/my son *Update 4/10/24*
Very late posted this. This is last weeks update. I was busy with work... Last week was very tedious. We sanded and filed the binding. Thankfully my router booboo came out ok. IMG20240416184951.jpg This is just the dust from the back! IMG20240416193257.jpg Here is Spencer filing the binding. We put ...
- Thu Apr 11, 2024 2:02 pm
- Forum: Acoustics
- Topic: Acoustic build w/my son *Update 5/13/24*
- Replies: 44
- Views: 1521
Re: Acoustic build w/my son *Update 4/10/24*
It won't be long now until we have a sound clip! About 3 more weeks. Next week is cutting out for the neck, gluing the fretboard on. The class does not include a finish...But we can schedule some time to come in and apply an oil finish... I'd like to do that before we install the tuners and string ...
- Thu Apr 11, 2024 8:55 am
- Forum: The Water Cooler
- Topic: Custom Inlays
- Replies: 5
- Views: 336
Re: Custom Inlays
After just putting in dots on the fretboard of the guitar my son and I are building.......I cant imagine the talent needed to do that!
And thats before CNC machines....
And thats before CNC machines....
- Wed Apr 10, 2024 12:12 pm
- Forum: Acoustics
- Topic: Acoustic build w/my son *Update 5/13/24*
- Replies: 44
- Views: 1521
Re: Acoustic build w/my son *Update 4/10/24*
So what is the prognosis for your project - will you have to replace the whole top or can it be fixed? We doubled up the decorative binding. And then the tan colored binding will hide the 2 layers. You can see in the very last pic how it looks.. I do intermingle my build and my sons.....but that la...
- Wed Apr 10, 2024 9:35 am
- Forum: Acoustics
- Topic: Acoustic build w/my son *Update 5/13/24*
- Replies: 44
- Views: 1521
Re: Acoustic build w/my son *Update 4/3/24*
Routed the body to shape and routed for binding. Had a major oopsie.... the router depth slipped.... Here we router out the excess material to get the final shape of the guitar body. https://youtu.be/Tr4C_cyqcxI Then we sand. https://youtu.be/qz4QVFA9Kec Next, we set up a jig for the back keystone p...
- Wed Apr 03, 2024 11:13 am
- Forum: Acoustics
- Topic: Acoustic build w/my son *Update 5/13/24*
- Replies: 44
- Views: 1521
Re: Acoustic build w/my son *Update 4/3/24*
THIS WEEKS UPDATE IS IN 2 POSTS. - Check the post above if you missed it. Here we lay the top on the body and mark the overhanging bracing to be cut off. IMG20240402203811.jpg https://youtu.be/RZZC5Z2JeNU Apply the glue. IMG20240402212014.jpg Place the top and start clamping. https://youtu.be/Rt1pn_...
- Wed Apr 03, 2024 10:52 am
- Forum: Acoustics
- Topic: Acoustic build w/my son *Update 5/13/24*
- Replies: 44
- Views: 1521
Re: Acoustic build w/my son *Update 4/3/24*
Big night last night.....Glued on the top and got fretwire in the board. THIS WEEKS UPDATE IS IN 2 POSTS. Glued in bracing around the soundhole. IMG20240402184821.jpg Added blocking. IMG20240402190020.jpg Place bottle on top for weight. IMG20240402190029.jpg While that dries, we moved to sanding the...
- Thu Mar 28, 2024 9:40 am
- Forum: Acoustics
- Topic: Acoustic build w/my son *Update 5/13/24*
- Replies: 44
- Views: 1521
Re: Acoustic build w/my son *Update 3/27/24*
It really is manageable. Everything is broken down into small skills/tasks.tonebender wrote: ↑Wed Mar 27, 2024 5:24 pm Man, there is a lot of work that goes into one of these babies. I wish I had those kind of skills.
The pre-made templates and jigs really help.
- Wed Mar 27, 2024 10:27 am
- Forum: Acoustics
- Topic: Acoustic build w/my son *Update 5/13/24*
- Replies: 44
- Views: 1521
Re: Acoustic build w/my son *Update 3/27/24*
Class was on the shorter side last night. Ran the tops through the thickness planer to get them down to their final thickness (or thinness) Amazing how the much flimsier the spruce tops are to our myrtlwood.. IMG20240326183949.jpg Then we laid out the brace template and marked the locations. IMG2024...
- Mon Mar 25, 2024 10:42 am
- Forum: The Water Cooler
- Topic: New Toy en-route!!! :D
- Replies: 37
- Views: 1291
- Mon Mar 25, 2024 10:38 am
- Forum: The Water Cooler
- Topic: 3 World Class Guitarists.....Goin' Down
- Replies: 9
- Views: 326
Re: 3 World Class Guitarists.....Goin' Down
Fun, but I have mixed feelings. At the risk of sounding like a wet blanket, it sounds like a garage band auditioning a new guitarist or some guys jamming at an open mic night. Here's a related video with the same vibe: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KxPY6uZEbfw I mean...I'm hardly a guitar player ...
- Wed Mar 20, 2024 8:53 am
- Forum: Acoustics
- Topic: Acoustic build w/my son *Update 5/13/24*
- Replies: 44
- Views: 1521
Re: Acoustic build w/my son *Update 3/20/24*
Started the night cutting out the soundhole. https://youtu.be/nLAEBTXW2gs IMG20240319185851.jpg Then we glued the fingerboard to this contraption. Check the video. It swings over some sandpaper to get a 16 degree radius. IMG20240319193011.jpg https://youtu.be/VLpHFJmLdd8 Here you can see the radius ...
- Mon Mar 18, 2024 9:55 am
- Forum: The Water Cooler
- Topic: How do you listen to music these days?
- Replies: 14
- Views: 493
Re: How do you listen to music these days?
I'm a fan of Rick Beato (youtuber) and he opined that the streaming services are bad for music in that you listen to something and your put into an algorithm
and then silo'd into that style/genre of music. You never/rarely get exposed to anything new outside of your genre because of the algorithms...
and then silo'd into that style/genre of music. You never/rarely get exposed to anything new outside of your genre because of the algorithms...
- Thu Mar 14, 2024 8:33 am
- Forum: The Water Cooler
- Topic: RIP: Eric Carmen
- Replies: 5
- Views: 278
Re: RIP: Eric Carmen
I quickly looked at the title and thought it read Eric Cartman...
- Wed Mar 13, 2024 9:44 am
- Forum: Acoustics
- Topic: Acoustic build w/my son *Update 5/13/24*
- Replies: 44
- Views: 1521
Re: Acoustic build w/my son *Update Week 5*
A bit of a short class last night.... Made a punch location in order to align the template. IMG20240312185907.jpg IMG20240312185912.jpg IMG20240312190057.jpg Then we drilled out the hole. IMG20240312190350.jpg Lay down the template to the drilled holes and trace it out. IMG20240312190836.jpg Cut out...
- Thu Mar 07, 2024 5:04 pm
- Forum: Acoustics
- Topic: Acoustic build w/my son *Update 5/13/24*
- Replies: 44
- Views: 1521
Re: Acoustic build w/my son *Update Week 4*
Our tops pre-glue
I think he's enjoying it.
Obligatory kid on phone.....Actually, he's been really good about paying attention and being involved...I think he's enjoying it.
- Thu Mar 07, 2024 5:02 pm
- Forum: Acoustics
- Topic: Acoustic build w/my son *Update 5/13/24*
- Replies: 44
- Views: 1521
Re: Acoustic build w/my son *Update Week 4*
Struggled through getting over Covid for this weeks build... We took the body and flipped it over and attached kerfing to the top.. IMG20240305183750.jpg IMG20240305185429.jpg IMG20240305185435.jpg While that was drying, we took our tops and planed them down. IMG20240305191548.jpg Then we ran them t...