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5th May 2008, 07:58 AM
Thread: 1971 Telecaster
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Really, the only sure way to fix a problem like...
Really, the only sure way to fix a problem like this is to send the guitar somewhere cooler....... say ..... Tasmania.
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24th April 2008, 08:04 PM
Thread: recent progress- post yours
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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v255/bloodymorga...
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21st March 2008, 05:12 PM
Thread: Matthews Timber - What To Look For
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In my experience, the cheapest place to get good...
In my experience, the cheapest place to get good timber is the skip bin outside (or just inside) the old property being renovated. You'd be amazed what gets chucked out. Luckily I have a mate who...
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17th March 2008, 04:33 PM
Thread: Latest tele
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I hear that north Tas Myrtle is different to...
I hear that north Tas Myrtle is different to south Tas Myrtle. Superior is what I hear, but I hear it from a Nth Tasmanian so I'm sticking with different.
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6th March 2008, 08:07 PM
Thread: Plans for Rosewood Guitar Stand
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Leave out the radiata. All the other timbers look...
Leave out the radiata. All the other timbers look fine together. If you have a dog, it might chase the radiata if you throw it. Mine won't (Tasmanian dogs), but some will.
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2nd March 2008, 06:29 PM
Thread: Congrats To New Oz GOTM Winner!
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Congratulations, well deserved. Only surprising...
Congratulations, well deserved. Only surprising really because proper Australian stuff seems to get no credit in the wider world as a general rule. I look forward to seeing Bluestones all over the...
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29th February 2008, 09:14 AM
Thread: recent progress- post yours
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Recent progress unfortunately doesn't involve an...
Recent progress unfortunately doesn't involve an instrument. Haven't been able to find a suitable caravan to live in while building the homestead, so I've begun a "shed" which will be home for a year...
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8th February 2008, 07:32 AM
Thread: The beginings of an epic journey
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Nothing at all wrong with hand tools, Rick. Keep...
Nothing at all wrong with hand tools, Rick. Keep us posted on the progress - it's a lot easier AND a lot harder than it looks.....
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24th January 2008, 07:45 AM
Thread: Qld Walnut Thru-neck
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Well, we have had initial and enthusiastic...
Well, we have had initial and enthusiastic interest in our place from a nice young woman with a couple kids, so I hope things work out that she can afford it. Meantime we are waiting on a few prices...
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22nd January 2008, 09:27 AM
Thread: Qld Walnut Thru-neck
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Well done! Congratulations. Now git out there and...
Well done! Congratulations. Now git out there and make some mess.
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18th January 2008, 07:52 AM
Thread: Qld Walnut Thru-neck
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I can't remember Stu, are you building on the new...
I can't remember Stu, are you building on the new block? I'm in the same position (though I suspect on a much less grand scale sale price wise, being in rural Tassie). We're headed for a van and...
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11th January 2008, 10:05 AM
Thread: Instant Mandolins in Tasmania
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I will be dispensing (sadly not dispensing with)...
I will be dispensing (sadly not dispensing with) beer at the top pub on Friday and Saturday nights during the festival. Come in and say hello, I'm the surly old guy.
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20th December 2007, 05:31 PM
Thread: May as well jump in feet first.....
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That bit of timber only just had room for a neck...
That bit of timber only just had room for a neck in it, so what is the final neck shape is still skewed across it somewhat and yes, I have to be re-e-e-e-e-al careful and some kind of jig will be in...
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20th December 2007, 03:40 PM
Thread: May as well jump in feet first.....
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Not sure when the hordes are arriving, and how...
Not sure when the hordes are arriving, and how "social" I'll have to be, so I laid it out for a look at the roughness. I'm happy with how it is so far. Nothing is exactly sized yet, but I think it'll...
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19th December 2007, 02:13 PM
Thread: May as well jump in feet first.....
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Many distractions later, I've got further with...
Many distractions later, I've got further with the new neck than I did with the old one before I buggered it up. I did manage to rout the truss rod slot on the wrong side, but cut the head end off...
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19th December 2007, 09:02 AM
Thread: Instant Mandolins in Tasmania
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Just over the hill from me. Maybe we will have a...
Just over the hill from me. Maybe we will have a beer - either traditionally or in the local "face down" way. How are you finding dealing with the folk federation?
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12th December 2007, 02:52 PM
Thread: Repro Fender "Pat Pending" Saddles
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Just came across this, while looking for reverb...
Just came across this, while looking for reverb tank schematics.
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10th December 2007, 08:59 AM
Thread: Repro Fender "Pat Pending" Saddles
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That seems expensive for non genuine to me. I'm...
That seems expensive for non genuine to me. I'm seeing $44, the seller is in Germany - seems to come out at $30 + $5 PP from stairway to Kevin, and you can drive over there and punch him if the need...
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24th November 2007, 02:59 PM
Thread: May as well jump in feet first.....
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Really? The ONLY way to learn?
Well, I made a few mistakes with the neck. The cheapskate fretsaw worked just fine - but I confidently cut the 19th fret in the wrong position. Plus I discovered I had mis-measured the length. I...
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18th November 2007, 01:38 PM
Thread: May as well jump in feet first.....
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Ahhh, I hadn't really thought of flexing in that...
Ahhh, I hadn't really thought of flexing in that direction. I've CA'd the blade to the board for part of it's length, but now I think I'll bolt a bit of scrap steel/al along the top edge of the blade...
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18th November 2007, 12:02 PM
Thread: May as well jump in feet first.....
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Cheapskate Tool Making
Hmm. Well, I want to cut the frets while everything is still square and I have easy references. The wire I have has tangs of .024". The wallet I have has cash of $4.85.
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15th November 2007, 10:12 AM
Thread: Imported? Tassy Oak
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(steps up onto soapbox) At least it's a step up...
(steps up onto soapbox) At least it's a step up from everything, celery and myrtle included with regnans, chipped and sold for peanuts. (gets off soapbox)
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13th November 2007, 05:50 PM
Thread: May as well jump in feet first.....
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Hooray!! Confusion!! Now you know how I feel all...
Hooray!! Confusion!! Now you know how I feel all the time. Yep, this is throught the back, and I'm trying for a one piece neck on this occasion.
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13th November 2007, 09:59 AM
Thread: May as well jump in feet first.....
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Bought a 6mm router bit, measured twice, then...
Bought a 6mm router bit, measured twice, then twice more, then a few more times. Put on a leather jacket and a bluey, held my breath and did the truss rod channel (in a few passes, because I wasn't...
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13th November 2007, 08:53 AM
Thread: grill cloth
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Labros runs this place: ...
Labros runs this place:
http://www.achilliesamps.com/
seems a nice bloke, having a go, and sells cloth,valves,tolex, etc as well as his own point to point amps. -
28th October 2007, 01:24 PM
Thread: May as well jump in feet first.....
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I did see that, but somewhere the fog descended,...
I did see that, but somewhere the fog descended, and between two books and a few websites I got scrambled and couldn't even pick my truss rod out from a picture of different types. Now I look I...
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28th October 2007, 10:17 AM
Thread: May as well jump in feet first.....
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Thanks Stu, just seem to have lost my...
Thanks Stu, just seem to have lost my confidence/arrogance with the long lay off. However, jacking up houses and wacking in new bearers, phbbrrrt. Do it one handed.
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28th October 2007, 09:41 AM
Thread: May as well jump in feet first.....
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No Brain today
Well the back of the house is (almost) finished, and it's dribbling rain, so I'm thinking of getting back to the guitar. Thing is, I can't for the life of me figure out conclusively what kind of...
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27th October 2007, 08:51 AM
Thread: Acousic guitar plans
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Try asking these people. They've supplied some...
Try asking these people. They've supplied some stuff I wanted in the past, mostly electric gear but they probably know the lay of the land in NZ.
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23rd October 2007, 08:04 PM
Thread: Raging fires build
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Easy. I got given a bit of timber when I was...
Easy. I got given a bit of timber when I was hunting round for fingerboard material. Mountain ti tree- it's scrubby apparently on the mainland (I'm new to the tree too, so this is all heresay) but...
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23rd October 2007, 07:31 PM
Thread: Raging fires build
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Mountain ti tree. That's all I'm saying.
Mountain ti tree. That's all I'm saying.
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12th October 2007, 08:39 AM
Thread: Newbie - First Build Tele
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What kind of winding gizmo have you rigged up?...
What kind of winding gizmo have you rigged up? Any chance of pic's?
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3rd October 2007, 04:49 PM
Thread: Opal markers
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There is a gem related club, or society type of...
There is a gem related club, or society type of thing in Hobart, and I believe you can go along there and get advice and use their machines.... maybe these are all over the country. Or maybe it's...
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1st October 2007, 11:23 PM
Thread: College project - Guitar case
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What Not To Do: ...
What Not To Do:
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29th September 2007, 06:44 PM
Thread: May as well jump in feet first.....
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The bathroom (and back end of the house) is...
The bathroom (and back end of the house) is finished, besides a little patching and painting here and there, so I'll be back on the tele this week, I hope. AND I'll be needing advice....
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24th September 2007, 08:43 AM
Thread: Tassie Myrtle OM
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I like very much what you've done with some of...
I like very much what you've done with some of our timber Bob. Give us a shout if you're down south and I'll fix you up with a "cup of tea".
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10th September 2007, 09:39 AM
Thread: local made valve guitar amps
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You could try looking round that link I put up...
You could try looking round that link I put up earlier in this thread. Loads of info and links to all Australian/NZ amp stuff, and fellow enthusiasts.
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8th September 2007, 09:06 AM
Thread: local made valve guitar amps
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Neil from Grouse Guitars is getting Moody Amps...
Neil from Grouse Guitars is getting Moody Amps going again. A fellow up in northern Tas makes valve amps. There is a bloke in Nth Fitzroy who repairs, can't say if he builds any to sell.
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7th September 2007, 09:51 AM
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Mountain ti tree, King billy, celery top, myrtle,...
Mountain ti tree, King billy, celery top, myrtle, huon, horizontal, regnans - not in that order necessarily, and certainly not limited to them.
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4th September 2007, 08:56 AM
Thread: making drumsticks and suitable material
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This may help. Yanks tend to go for hickory axe...
This may help. Yanks tend to go for hickory axe handles, blokes down here make them from blue gum. As to the correlation between axes and drumsticks..... can't help you.
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3rd September 2007, 09:32 PM
Thread: Paling Piano Victor patent
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I have been told more than once that the...
I have been told more than once that the staging/set guys at ABC TV Melb stripped back and painted white (house paint) a Steinway grand. Not sure if they sanded it or stripped it chemically. Anyway...
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1st September 2007, 09:50 PM
Thread: what are you working on this weekend??
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I can see! I have new glasses! Straight lines are...
I can see! I have new glasses! Straight lines are ....... straight! In other news,
don't DO NOT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES take up floor boards in a 100 and something year old house in Tasmania if... -
25th August 2007, 05:32 PM
Thread: what are you working on this weekend??
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That's turned out stunningly. Did you do your own...
That's turned out stunningly. Did you do your own neck on this one?
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23rd August 2007, 07:18 PM
Thread: Factory builds or Customs
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I'm kind of with Ray, I love the tele, and...
I'm kind of with Ray, I love the tele, and frankly I think it is the best solid body guitar there is. But I don't care to "replicate" the exact dimensions, or "relic" (as the saying goes) the look....
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17th August 2007, 10:59 AM
Thread: May as well jump in feet first.....
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I rubbed a little tung oil on it. I'm loving this...
I rubbed a little tung oil on it. I'm loving this timber, not very traditional looking, but hey.
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16th August 2007, 01:15 PM
Thread: May as well jump in feet first.....
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I've been thinking about the fretboard while I...
I've been thinking about the fretboard while I wait for my eyes (appt next Wed.) and seeing as I was going to get some sawdust for the garden paths anyway, I asked the miller if he had any horizontal...
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15th August 2007, 07:57 PM
Thread: Tonewood for Ukulele
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If I had rosewood and cedar as choices, I would...
If I had rosewood and cedar as choices, I would use cedar for the soundboard. I also think the uke is a much maligned instrument, the way hamburgers will be a much maligned food when people have...
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15th August 2007, 10:09 AM
Thread: Thicknesser in Sydney?
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Is anyone building timber boats/ships near Sydney...
Is anyone building timber boats/ships near Sydney anymore? Even repair yards for timber boats would have a thicknesser that could do your job i reckon. And they would be friendly people and if you...
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14th August 2007, 11:11 AM
Thread: Bobbin Sander Attachment
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You could try this: Question: How can you make...
You could try this:
Question: How can you make a "Rolling Pin" sander?
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9th August 2007, 07:40 AM
Thread: May as well jump in feet first.....
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The truth is they just fell apart. The hinges...
The truth is they just fell apart. The hinges actually broke through the stress of opening and closing (the only thing they are designed to do) after two years. As I said, no quality. That's why I'm...