Roy, Cedar tends to give a more mellow sound than spruce, so that may be a factor. To get a brighter sound, you could experiment with different strings and a...
Hi, I need a plan for an archtop guitar, and informations about suppliers os carved tops and backs. If have archtop parts I can echange for brazilian rosewood....
MIMF.com has a nice plan for an archtop. ... __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - Easier than ever with enhanced search. Learn more....
Hi, Does anyone know of a good book that explains the flamenco guitar building technique or one that explains the differences between the flamenco and...
I am planning at some point to buils a replica of one of jerry's guitars using parts from around the net from sites like Warmoth.com and www.jackofroses.com...
Kinda depends on how "ready" the parts are. For example if you buy a stock neck with the headstock fully shaped and the fingerboard already attached, you'll...
Hello all. I live in the San Fernando Valley (Los Angeles, CA), and I was wondering on whether there are any guitar or amp repair technicians in my area. I am...
I am making a guitar, a new shape that I'm trying out, the pattern was a 1937 Gibson LC-1. It belonged to a friend from way back, I repaired it in 1976, and...
Hi Dave, It sounds (smells) like that's what you have. I've only used Cedro a few times in the shop (usually it's Mahogany) but when I have it's had a...
Hello Greg My wife read my post, and went out in the shop to look at the neck. She said in that sensitive way that only women know " you're crazy, that is ...
... the ... The answer may depend on whom you ask. It's useful to think of flamenco and classical guitars as slightly different models of the Spanish guitar....
I agree,however earlier flamenco guitars tend toward having shallow bodies.The Granada school follows Torres w/ smaller bodies and a steeper angle of the neck...
Hi gang!! My name is Scott.I was wondering if someone could help me.I'd like to build prince's"cloud" guitar.I was wondering if anyone could help me get...
I'd be happy to help you out, just let me know what you need. I've been building solid bodies for about 20 years or so. I think I'm in the minority in this...
Wow, thanks man..yeah,so I found a web site that shows you how to build your own "cloud" guitar,but iI don't know where to start..if you e-mail your # to me so...
Unfortunately, I have a real job that involves WAY TOO MUCH travel, so your best way to get in touch is via e-mail. I'm in Boston now till Friday, and I'll be...
For those interested in following the design and construction of classical/flamenco guitars, please visit my website. I recently commissioned Larry Breslin...
Dear members Recently I received two Prudencio Saez's Guitars. They are black but the painting looks fade (like water between the enamel and the lacquer). The...
Hey all, I'm new to the group, and I've been working on a solid-body electric I need some advice with. I've done a ton of research, and I've got some...
Question #1: I think you would use the shorter one for the neck pickup and the taller for the bridge, but I've always used the short for both, doesn't seem to...
On Wed, 16 Feb 2005 04:53:07 -0800 (PST) ... Actually, this has more to do with the angle the neck is set at than anything else. If the neck is set parallel...
... One thing to remember on the stopbar vs. string-through: if you look at a lot of stop bar guitars, the neck is angled compared to the plane of the body....
Thanks for all the replies ... they really help! Question on the bridges. I've only found the one standard non-tremolo bridge from Stewmac that actually said...
I don't know about the first question, I guess you'd have to look at the bridge just to make sure. On the pickup question for a baritone neck guitar, exact ...
HELLO FELLOW MEMBERS... IM LOOKING FOR A NICE AMBER COLORED VARNISH ... AM IN THE PROCESS OF REPLACING A VIOLIN TOP THAT I GOT FROM PETER WHITE OF NEW MEXICO.....
for all my fellow luthiers I have a bolt on neck w/ tuners, an assembled pickguard (s-s-s) (will disassemble if you want individual parts), an input jack, and...
Sounds like Spanish Cedar. I use it whenever I can, carves easy and smells great. Seems to be fairly widely availabel these days, they're evidently exporting a...
I am posting this here because it seems to be the only group that has anything to do with with guitar repair. I have a johnson acoustic that had its bridge...
Hi, I haven't been in the group a long time. Still a bit of a rookie in certain ways. I had a question. Being a fan of Stevie Ray Vaughan I tried to emulate...
