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Forum: Luthier's Corner 11-18-2012, 07:40 AM
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Posted By Thomas Erickson
I know you didn't ask my opinion, but if the...

I know you didn't ask my opinion, but if the originals are completely unsalvageable, my personal choice would be Sloane all day long. They're the only machines I would choose for my own personal...
Forum: Luthier's Corner 09-08-2012, 03:26 AM
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Posted By Thomas Erickson
Is the back naturally so warped that you couldn't...

Is the back naturally so warped that you couldn't just work around it? I have to wonder about using any method of forcing something like that in a way it doesn't want to go - seems like at some point...
Forum: Luthier's Corner 08-10-2011, 07:58 AM
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Posted By Thomas Erickson
Looks great; interesting to see what the original...

Looks great; interesting to see what the original varnish has done over the years.

I'm curious what you're using as a steam source?
Forum: Luthier's Corner 06-29-2011, 07:31 AM
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Posted By Thomas Erickson
Nice post. :D

Nice post. :D
Forum: Luthier's Corner 01-27-2011, 05:57 AM
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Posted By Thomas Erickson
Nor do I know what is ideal in this situation. ...

Nor do I know what is ideal in this situation. :)

But the deal with the spiral bush is all in the grain orientation - you're placing the long grain of the "slice" perpendicular to the grains that...
Forum: Luthier's Corner 01-27-2011, 05:41 AM
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Posted By Thomas Erickson
Arrow Well, I hear the spiral bush is a good solution...

Well, I hear the spiral bush is a good solution when the cheek is cracked through the peg hole. Clearly more significant on an instrument with a true peg that has to press in, sure, since it will...
Forum: Luthier's Corner 01-27-2011, 05:07 AM
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Posted By Thomas Erickson
Thumbs up Fix it, don't ditch it...

No, ordinary bushing isn't going to strengthen much, I don't think... Is this "conical" bushing the same as a spiral bushing? That is to say, a thin shave of wood installed with the grain running...
Forum: Luthier's Corner 01-26-2011, 12:58 PM
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Posted By Thomas Erickson
Running the graft all the way up there seems like...

Running the graft all the way up there seems like a smooth maneuver but it looks like something has to be done with the back of the pegbox up top as well, yes? I think I'd want to double the whole...
Forum: Luthier's Corner 01-10-2011, 06:55 AM
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Posted By Thomas Erickson
All true. But at the same time I'm continually...

All true. But at the same time I'm continually intrigued, enlightened and amused by the things I see in these old basses - often more so than in the making of the original instrument! For me, it's...
Forum: Luthier's Corner 10-18-2010, 07:50 PM
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Posted By Thomas Erickson
Personally I think a long, well balanced paring...

Personally I think a long, well balanced paring chisel would probably be choice; but like most things whatever is comfortable and sharp is going to work best, even if it isn't by the textbook... ;)
Forum: Luthier's Corner 10-18-2010, 05:06 PM
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Posted By Thomas Erickson
Thumbs up Nice - thanks for keeping us posted. That's...

Nice - thanks for keeping us posted.

That's a beastly looking chisel! ;)
Forum: Luthier's Corner 09-27-2010, 06:04 AM
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Posted By Thomas Erickson
You can't really remove wood from under the bass...

You can't really remove wood from under the bass bar or cleats... :D

I think he said further up the thread that he uses a grease pencil or something to mark out the cracks...
Forum: Luthier's Corner 09-27-2010, 05:45 AM
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Views: 208,422
Posted By Thomas Erickson
I wonder if there is a comparable system for...

I wonder if there is a comparable system for testing resonance of a plate on a complete instrument. Seems like testing the plate on its own, then as part of the complete assembly, and finally under...
Forum: Luthier's Corner 09-21-2010, 01:58 AM
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Views: 208,422
Posted By Thomas Erickson
Thumbs up Nice jig. Do you heat the strips first and...

Nice jig.

Do you heat the strips first and then put them in, or apply heat while bending? It looks like they're dry, right?
Forum: Luthier's Corner 09-12-2010, 06:52 PM
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Views: 208,422
Posted By Thomas Erickson
Question On the subject of "dangerous" bass bars - ...

On the subject of "dangerous" bass bars -

If, as in this case, a grain-parallel bar has yet to encourage a crack, is there really much justification for assuming that it will in the future, left...
Forum: Luthier's Corner 09-12-2010, 08:09 AM
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Posted By Thomas Erickson
Interesting.

Interesting.
Forum: Luthier's Corner 09-10-2010, 05:51 AM
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Posted By Thomas Erickson
Seems to me like if we don't know what the bass...

Seems to me like if we don't know what the bass sounds like, are attempting to maintain as much originality as possible in a functional instrument, and the original parts haven't compromised the...
Forum: Luthier's Corner 09-10-2010, 05:24 AM
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Posted By Thomas Erickson
Ken - So you assume that if the bar is left...

Ken -

So you assume that if the bar is left as-is, the top will sink under the tension of modern strings? And that ultimately it is better to go ahead and fit a new, stronger bar?
Forum: Luthier's Corner 09-10-2010, 01:51 AM
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Posted By Thomas Erickson
If the bassbar seems reasonable in size and...

If the bassbar seems reasonable in size and shape, and has kept the top in shape - why do anything to it just because it isn't how we might make it today?
Forum: Luthier's Corner 09-07-2010, 09:37 PM
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Views: 208,422
Posted By Thomas Erickson
This is a great thread; I'm following along like...

This is a great thread; I'm following along like a soap opera. Sorry, daytime drama. :D

Thanks for posting; the photos are great - I wish I had the patience to stop in the middle of doing...
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