Forum: Luthier's Corner
05-24-2012, 07:53 PM
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Forum: Luthier's Corner
05-03-2012, 11:13 PM
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Forum: Luthier's Corner
05-03-2012, 10:12 PM
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All good points Ken.
On the other hand, a...
All good points Ken.
On the other hand, a fingerboard is a much bigger chunk of ebony, glued to a smaller chunk of maple. So the movement is going to be more significant there.
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Forum: Luthier's Corner
05-03-2012, 07:51 PM
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Personally, I don't think dimensional stability...
Personally, I don't think dimensional stability on a 2mm wide piece of whatever is anywhere near as important as the dimensional stability of the 14" wide pieces of maple its glued to! Even if it is...
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Forum: Luthier's Corner
05-02-2012, 11:07 PM
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Forum: Luthier's Corner
05-02-2012, 11:32 AM
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Well I did a test fit and although i think i...
Well I did a test fit and although i think i could get away with no centre strip, I think I'll make life easier for myself and give my self 2-3mm back.
Dang ... which means I have to make an...
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Forum: Luthier's Corner
05-01-2012, 09:23 PM
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Forum: Luthier's Corner
05-01-2012, 11:08 AM
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Forum: Luthier's Corner
04-29-2012, 07:13 PM
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Forum: French Bass School
04-11-2012, 02:21 AM
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Forum: Luthier's Corner
02-22-2012, 06:07 PM
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Forum: Luthier's Corner
02-20-2012, 07:45 PM
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The finished patch
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The finished patch
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7198/6912713625_424f5fd4d7.jpg
Ready for gluing.
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7198/6912715765_f67fdb379b.jpg
The glued...
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Forum: Luthier's Corner
02-20-2012, 07:43 PM
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A damaged corner. The wood was a bit spongy and...
A damaged corner. The wood was a bit spongy and torn as a result of several top removals/replacements in the past. One way of patching this would be to plane a flat shelf right across the edge and...
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Forum: Luthier's Corner
02-17-2012, 09:10 AM
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Forum: Luthier's Corner
02-17-2012, 08:59 AM
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OK remember this?
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OK remember this?
http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2685/4518475605_72e5921e5f.jpg
http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5169/5331907844_3c59c6dd18.jpg
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Forum: Luthier's Corner
02-17-2012, 04:52 AM
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Forum: Luthier's Corner
02-14-2012, 10:55 PM
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Forum: Luthier's Corner
02-13-2012, 05:48 PM
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Forum: Luthier's Corner
02-13-2012, 01:04 AM
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Forum: Luthier's Corner
01-20-2012, 12:07 AM
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Forum: Luthier's Corner
01-12-2012, 07:04 PM
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Steve, you keep me honest, don't you?
I have...
Steve, you keep me honest, don't you?
I have made a little progress on the button repair since last posting but nothing I want to post here yet. I want to make sure it works!
Will get onto it...
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Forum: Italian Bass School
01-04-2012, 04:39 AM
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Nice pics there again. Interesting that the...
Nice pics there again. Interesting that the linings were bent with the ribs. Sounds like hard work!
Any clues on how the scallops were carved? I'm guessing in situ, but I can't see close enough to...
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Forum: Modern Eastern Europe
10-27-2011, 10:09 AM
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Forum: Modern Eastern Europe
10-25-2011, 05:25 AM
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Rudolf Oberlander 1978
Interesting bass came in last week.
Rudolf Oberlander of Prague, 1978.
Very neatly and nicely made bass, signed inside. Some top cracks to repair.
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Forum: Italian Bass School
08-23-2011, 12:05 PM
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