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These are some close up pics of the billets which clearly show the manner in which they have been milled.
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I'm with Kim.

If you want to re-sell any of this for acoustic sets you'll have to leave it at at least 5mm, particularly for the OS market.

If you are keeping it, saw it as thin as your...

I think you can stop calling me Mr Connor Paul. :D

Yeah it was a long time ago and I left there at the end of 1981 and that guitar was the first one I built and I only dimly remember it too. I...

G'day Paul

Long time no hear.

Looks like you've come a long way from building guitars at Winnaleah High School.

Lovely work - I'm very impressed.

Regards

I'll chuck a spanner in the works here and say I don't reckon Mahogany is a good wood for a first guitar. (not tonally but in terms of potential problems)

Some of it bends with absolutely no...

Fossilised walrus is what you need for a double bass Matthew.

Bob

G'day Mingus

I do my frets a little different to Kiwi in that I dress them all before installing.

I know it's a bit late now but there's a tutorial here if you're interested for you next...

I did some recording of the guitar last night so here are a couple of tunes.

The guitarist is Martin Kelly.

The first tune is him fiddling around with slow fingerpicked stuff
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W'eve been using galv for a while and it works fine.
Just got hold of some stainless slats from Luthiers Mercantile International.
They weren't cheap but I couldn't source any locally.

That's an interesting mix of parabolas and scallops Martin. I've been meaning to try that to see how it works.

I like the tone bars. Should free up the perimeter a bit.

Cheers

Bob

Just as durable as Nitro with the added bonus that you can repair it invisibly. And a lot safer.

Cheers

Bob

Martin

The Myrtle came from Australian Furniture Timbers in Port Melbourne. If you are ever over this way it's worth a look.

The Mulga fingerboard came from Tim and I have some Native Olive...

Guitarists drink more than string players.:doh:

Cheers

Bob

Deep South

I'll definitely agree with the "our" bit.

I grew up in Hobart and then lived in Lonnie for 20 years and even though I'm living in Geelong I'm still a proud Tasmanian. :2tsup:
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Sebastiaan

The Paua shell comes in curved pieces around an inch long. You just have to true the ends up to get a perfect fit. It also comes in different diameters and widths. If you Google...

Contrebass

I have seen some Martin guitars in the $1500 range that don't have bindings. I don't care for the look or the functionality of them. The bindings are there mainly to protect the...

G'day Stu

100-150 hours I guess. There's two of us doing this, meself and Dave, who is a very good cabinet maker and even a better Guinness drinker.

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An OM is an Orchestra Model...

Finished this one off today.

Tasmanian Myrtle OM with Blackwood bindings, Engelmann top and a Mulga fingerboard.

The finish is Ubeaut Hard Shellac.

It's a nice sounding instrument, plenty...

Here's a guitar finished with Ubeaut Hard Shellac.
Sprayed on undiluted, 2 coats.
Speaks for itself I reckon.

Cheers

Bob

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Paul

I don't know what you generally use as a pore filler but if it's epoxy
I'd use West Systems instead of Z-poxy as a pore filler.
It won't add that amber hue if you are trying to retain the...

I don't know what it's going to do over time to be honest Paul. This is the first one we've done out of Myrtle. I would think that if it's kept in it's case it should retain it's colour fairly well....

Tasmanian Myrtle is a superb tonewood that has been largely ignored.
Tiger Myrtle is currently commanding huge prices and is highly sought after by many of the smaller luthiers in the States.
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I'm with you Paul.

We're going to use it but for linings only.

The cheaper grades of Meranti are lighter in weight than Mahogany and used as linings would be indistinguishable from...

I usually shoot for .080 on sides but I've done them as thin as .075 depending on the wood.

Some Mahogany can be a bear to bend and is susceptible to a fair amount if springback.

Cheers