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3rd October 2013, 03:50 PM
Thread: First guitar build - Red Gum Lap steel
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Nice one. ive done a few necks of lammed up...
Nice one.
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9th September 2013, 08:28 PM
Thread: What the???
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If it enables you to travel with a valuable...
If it enables you to travel with a valuable antique and be assured of no customs hassles then I say it's a great idea, why not
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9th September 2013, 08:26 PM
Thread: First neck build
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Amen. ive used all kinda of #### that a lot of...
Amen.
ive used all kinda of #### that a lot of 'tone wood snobs' would definitely turn their nose up at. I don't think my axes are world class at all. But I love em and they're mine. And I make... -
5th September 2013, 12:31 AM
Thread: First neck build
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Hi. I don't know why these fellas don't think...
Hi. I don't know why these fellas don't think that jarrah will make a decent fingerboard, I have zero experience with the stuff, but maybe you could split it for a couple stringers in your neck lam,...
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3rd September 2013, 07:59 PM
Thread: Pallet UKE
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You spin a great yarn :) im a huge fan of...
You spin a great yarn :)
im a huge fan of making something out of nothing
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25th August 2013, 09:40 AM
Thread: Cliff's CBG build.
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I really like the router table from chopping...
I really like the router table from chopping board, an inspiration great stuff *****
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13th August 2013, 06:33 PM
Thread: Neck Through Body - Neck angle.
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These look great! i have a way of creating...
These look great!
i have a way of creating neck angle for thru necks in cigar boxes and cookie tins that I call a 'body end scarf join' which pretty much says it all.. Anyway I've used that quite... -
13th August 2013, 06:15 PM
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Ps Check out what happens with two tins and four...
Ps Check out what happens with two tins and four sticks :D
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13th August 2013, 06:11 PM
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If you want to do sound holes in a tin the best...
If you want to do sound holes in a tin the best way I've found is to make a template of the f-hole with another scrap of sheet steel for the inside, punch holes and bend around that..(bending the top...
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28th July 2013, 10:44 PM
Thread: Pickup wire
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I get it on eBay, the best deals after factoring...
I get it on eBay, the best deals after factoring shipping in are usually from the uk. I get one kg spools these days but the guy does smaller spools too. The shipping works out almost the same fr the...
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14th June 2013, 10:56 PM
Thread: My first acoustic guitar build
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Great job, really nice *****
Great job, really nice *****
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18th May 2013, 04:47 PM
Thread: Bouzouki style
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Really beautiful great stuff *****
Really beautiful great stuff *****
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8th May 2013, 02:21 PM
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Yeah terry makes some nice stuff... There's a...
Yeah terry makes some nice stuff...
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6th May 2013, 06:07 PM
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Cbg's are more popular than c's... which creates...
Cbg's are more popular than c's...
which creates a ridiculous false economy in the b's..
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30th April 2013, 07:26 PM
Thread: Blackwood and Qld Maple Semi-hollow
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Whoah lots to like here! Great job
Whoah lots to like here! Great job
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15th April 2013, 09:09 PM
Thread: Another Cigar Box Guitar WIP
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I've never bothered to brace a cigar box sorry no...
I've never bothered to brace a cigar box sorry no idea.
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31st March 2013, 08:47 AM
Thread: Another Cigar Box Guitar WIP
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Wait til you try a cookie tin, easier to find,...
Wait til you try a cookie tin, easier to find, cheaper rattier tone... Cookie tin gitts are my favs...
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31st March 2013, 08:45 AM
Thread: Another Cigar Box Guitar WIP
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Ok we'll you know when you're mowing the lawn and...
Ok we'll you know when you're mowing the lawn and you find the black nasty bones that they're finished with?
take those to the bandsaw and sander, viola, nuts and saddles..
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29th March 2013, 03:01 PM
Thread: Another Cigar Box Guitar WIP
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Nice one. 'Buy a nut blank..' Don't you know...
Nice one. 'Buy a nut blank..' Don't you know anyone with a dog?
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4th March 2013, 01:04 PM
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Thanks mr Spade. It's all found wood, I'm a...
Thanks mr Spade. It's all found wood, I'm a recycler. Top and back are WRCedar, sides pallet ash, neck unknown knotty but nice Chinese crate bearer wood. Knobs, endpin and mr twig inlay local sticks...
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3rd March 2013, 05:31 PM
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Cookie tin resonator (yes, again.. But very different)
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25th February 2013, 06:30 AM
Thread: Joining Boards to Make a Body .... ?
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It should be fine if you make nice clean joins...
It should be fine if you make nice clean joins but if you're really concerned why not make the centre from three pieces to stagger the joins like a bricklayer would?
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19th February 2013, 11:19 AM
Thread: My Rudra Veena, What's that?
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Love it, really great stuff
Love it, really great stuff
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12th February 2013, 04:25 PM
Thread: Cigarbox guitars
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That reso by Harrison Withers has a cone by Mike...
That reso by Harrison Withers has a cone by Mike Lowe from Texas.. He sells em for $25 each, they stack real nice so 4 or 5 post for the same price as one. Mike and Harrison are both real decent...
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12th February 2013, 02:00 PM
Thread: Cigar Box Questions
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I've made heaps of em :)
Hi, I've made dozens, and well over a hundred cookie tin guitars (which I like better usually) too..
Ill give you a few suggestions..
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25th August 2012, 10:35 AM
Thread: 8 string blackwood reso
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Heh. Yeah I put it on there cos its so messy...
Heh. Yeah I put it on there cos its so messy thort someone'd get a giggle. I have a pretty good yonder standing of guitar circuits, but I find it helps me to draw it out the night before 'soldering...
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22nd August 2012, 08:31 PM
Thread: 8 string blackwood reso
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8 string blackwood reso
One piece bod hollowed from behind & with blackwood veneered cedar back, o e piece blackwood neck, cookie tin lid cone, cake plate cover, home brew pups piezo driven sustainer...
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17th June 2012, 07:02 PM
Thread: Fingerboards - what woods can be used?
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"I'm a cheap bastard surrounded by beautiful...
"I'm a cheap bastard surrounded by beautiful suitable timber."
*like that mr Peen..
spotted gum decking from bunnings works great, as does the merbau too..
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17th June 2012, 06:51 PM
Thread: Hello and a question
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Think i'll take first choice if its all the same...
Think i'll take first choice if its all the same with you lot :D
i get slabs like this for $100 - $150 depending on length, width, prettiness etc..
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16th June 2012, 07:18 PM
Thread: Small Guitar for a Child
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I made my daughter a strumstick kinda thing when...
I made my daughter a strumstick kinda thing when she turned 3, she loves it.
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16th June 2012, 07:05 PM
Thread: Hello and a question
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yeah theyre ook, i bought a one piece mahog body...
yeah theyre ook, i bought a one piece mahog body blank from them for my first ever, maybe 1994 or so...?
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27th May 2012, 08:56 AM
Thread: 5 String resoletric
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thanks guys. Wal im a big fan of nice cigar...
thanks guys.
Wal im a big fan of nice cigar box guitars. Theres a lot of guys pumpin out crap, but a decent one can be surprisingly loud and warm -
24th May 2012, 12:06 AM
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great job on this, not gonna single anything out,...
great job on this, not gonna single anything out, i love it all
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23rd May 2012, 11:52 PM
Thread: 5 String resoletric
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5 String resoletric
oh my i havent stopped by here in a while,,
sorry.
heres a recent one, body core is construction oregon, top and back cedar wall panelling, neck Qld walnut. cone is a cookie tin lid, cover from a... -
23rd May 2012, 10:23 PM
Thread: Irig question
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heres a little video with one of my recent axes...
heres a little video with one of my recent axes and the iRig with $10 cash converters computer subwoofer
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23rd May 2012, 10:20 PM
Thread: Irig question
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i Plug my iRig into an old computer subwoofer...
i Plug my iRig into an old computer subwoofer every day. If it gets feedback you gotta turn down, move things around. It wont blow up your iphone. Just go for it. I recommend Jamup Pro over the IK...
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17th April 2012, 06:13 AM
Thread: quick and dirty sound board finish
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Yeah I do that too. Alternate tung oil and super...
Yeah I do that too. Alternate tung oil and super glue few drops at a time and rub rub rub
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14th April 2012, 09:56 PM
Thread: StrumlikeStick build
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nice one. ive done a few of these too, love em,...
nice one. ive done a few of these too, love em, the volume can be surprising sometimes huh
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14th April 2012, 09:36 PM
Thread: education 'thing'
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education 'thing'
this is a new kind of instrument i invented, the split frets enable it to voice all the correct chords up the scale major, minor, diminished etc with a minimum of knowledge, designed for education,...
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14th April 2012, 09:31 PM
Thread: Plectrum Timbers
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try bone :2tsup:
try bone :2tsup:
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13th April 2012, 10:56 PM
Thread: Pine guitar
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Awesome awesome awesome. I been meaning to try a...
Awesome awesome awesome. I been meaning to try a pine laminate neck forever. Great stuff
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17th March 2012, 11:39 AM
Thread: Hello from Melbourne
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Hey Peter I wouldn't go back for tuners mate I...
Hey Peter I wouldn't go back for tuners mate I bought the whole lot for $40. Sorry.. Guess you will hafta visit if u need more. Thanks for the heads up
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15th March 2012, 10:21 AM
Thread: Single Cut Bass
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wow thats some beautiful wood sir i like your...
wow thats some beautiful wood sir
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14th March 2012, 06:29 PM
Thread: Hello from Melbourne
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Just past the Hallam on the highway at the bottom...
Just past the Hallam on the highway at the bottom of the hill before Westfield mate.
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13th March 2012, 09:42 PM
Thread: Blackwood 018 Acoustic
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Yep that's really beautiful. I like how you...
Yep that's really beautiful. I like how you skipped on binding, really clean, super. Like that linear rosette too really clever new ideas.
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13th March 2012, 08:14 PM
Thread: Hello from Melbourne
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Hi mr fly. Wow ok better get my butt into...
Hi mr fly. Wow ok better get my butt into dandenong. I love a bargain. Get most of my straps at savers there btw, dandenong ladies discard the tackiest belts, perfect to bonJovify any lame attempt at...
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12th March 2012, 01:33 PM
Thread: Hello from Melbourne
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Hey tea lady the dog lives in belgrave too. Im in...
Hey tea lady the dog lives in belgrave too. Im in narre, we nearly neighbours. I don't take his bones til he's quite finished with em. Mr peen thank you sir I made you a reply with more pix I thinks...
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11th March 2012, 11:09 PM
Thread: Hello from Melbourne
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well thanks Mr Peen. yeah folk art is a good...
well thanks Mr Peen.
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11th March 2012, 10:05 PM
Thread: Low Watt Valve Amp
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Hi Alan. John McNair at reddog guitars (cigar box...
Hi Alan. John McNair at reddog guitars (cigar box guitar guy) has some awesome tutorials on converting old Bakelite radios into guitar Amps if that interests you
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11th March 2012, 01:30 PM
Thread: Hello from Melbourne
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Hello from Melbourne
Hi there my Name is Jef Long, Im in the outer East of Melbourne. Ive lurked on your forum for quite a while and wow theres some awesome talent about. I think I dont really fit in with you guys...