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12th December 2009, 05:41 PM #46
Very short book of yours Andy. One page only, and it says
' Ask everyone for free gear and at least one out of a hundred will do so'.
I saw a homeless bloke in the street and by his methods I'm sure he's read your book.
Stainless jumbo frets..............
On the fret press
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12th December 2009, 05:52 PM #47Senior Member
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Amazing work Stu,
The bluestone build threads are my favourite. Can't wait to see more. I can vouch for your thread sparking ideas. I have lots of ideas for my builds that were sparked by your threads, and no doubt will continue to do so. The real skill demonstrated here is how you have reproduced a production guitar in it's escence, however laced it with detail that makes it completely unique in its own right. A delicate balance that is executed exceptionally.
Well done,
Cheers,
Peter
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12th December 2009, 08:14 PM #48
hahahahahahaha!!!
shush you
Ps, cheers for the camera
Stainless jumbo frets..............
hard to work?
i notive the ends always look better on stainless....
i asume thats due to the filing being harder
On the fret press
compound radius? on a fretpress? how is this done oh master
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12th December 2009, 11:00 PM #49
You've impressed me with your lateral thinking, Andy.
I usually start from the 1st fret when fret pressing and work upwards.
In the case of a compound board that changes its radius gradually the higher you go
(in this case 7.25" to 12") you start out with a 7.25" fret caul bit and use that for the
first few then change upwards to the 9.5" and so it goes.
Once all frets have been pushed in I then work my way back down with a slightly wider radii on the fret caul than the fretboard has so I end up pushing all of the fret centres (or peaks) down until they are all flush with the fretboard.
I'm using the compound radius fretboard as the 'template' as I know from levelling it correctly it is true.
After that, I snip the fret ends, crown them with a gentle roll over and then do the first level.
After the respraying with nitro regimen and drying (prior to the buff and polish)
I then fret level for the final time. I pick up more highs and lows the second time around.
One sleep to go G.
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13th December 2009, 01:05 AM #50
great looking build there stu
ray c
dunno what's more fun, buyin' the tools or usin' em'
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13th December 2009, 01:48 AM #51
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13th December 2009, 08:37 PM #52
I'll need to borrow a few of Perry's 'assistants' from his calendar for a DVD build.
NITRO TIME
Mirotone Mirocat pre-catalyzed Nitro is what I'm currently using.
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13th December 2009, 08:51 PM #53SENIOR MEMBER
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That really popped Stu ... fantastic stuff!!
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13th December 2009, 10:42 PM #54
I love that finish.
<style type="text/css">p { margin-bottom: 0.25cm; line- 120%; }</style> Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former. Abert_Einstein.
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14th December 2009, 02:20 AM #55
its too good
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14th December 2009, 05:58 AM #56
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14th December 2009, 02:14 PM #57Apprentice
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woah
a most sexy looking black burstLooking for
1. fiddleback mulga - 1" thick, 3"wide, 26" long
PM if you have for sale!
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14th December 2009, 06:03 PM #58GOLD MEMBER
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That finish is to awesome stu!! THe burst looks unreal!
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14th December 2009, 07:28 PM #59SENIOR MEMBER
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Nope you've just gone too far now Stu ... you're banned.
P.S. Simply beautiful work and attention to detail Stu.
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Carvetop Firebird
Have to agree with a lot of the above comments Stu,
Excellent workmanship, and great the way you presented your details of work in progress, I really think that you should give up your day job and start building full time and maybe also do some teaching electric build courses, I am sure that you would have no problems finding people wanting to do course's in Melbourne.
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