Forum: Luthier's Corner
11-30-2015, 07:46 AM
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It is easier to bend wood, keeping it hot,...
It is easier to bend wood, keeping it hot, keeping the bending iron hot, etc. when the air is not hovering around freezing.
Needless to say, when gluing, it makes a huge difference in working...
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Forum: Luthier's Corner
11-30-2015, 12:20 AM
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Replies: 9
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Bass Progress
Thanks, Ken! I appreciate the liberty you offer.
The bass is coming along slowly, as the weather has been troublesome, and I have been struggling with a cold...but, I did get the blocks shaped,...
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Forum: Luthier's Corner
11-28-2015, 07:12 PM
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Replies: 9
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They are kind of lengthy...is that OK?
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They are kind of lengthy...is that OK?
Besides, if I try to enter the whole post here, all the photos are deleted, so I would have to reconstruct the entire post. (I just now tried to copy the...
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Forum: Luthier's Corner
11-28-2015, 01:35 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 15,927
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Forum: Luthier's Corner
11-04-2015, 10:38 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 15,927
Mold Assembly
Progress report: Mold Assembly
http://www.bluefiddles.com/2015/11/building-a-double-bass-the-mold/
The Spruce front wood arrived, too, so I am hoping to get going on this bass.
I want the...
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Forum: Luthier's Corner
10-29-2015, 08:03 AM
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Replies: 9
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Some progress--not much
Yesterday I took the day off from the day-job, and worked on lutherie (which made a nice day). The first half of the day was consumed with completing a violin restoration for a customer, but it is...
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Forum: Luthier's Corner
10-25-2015, 12:38 AM
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Replies: 9
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New Bass in the Works
Greetings, Folks;
I don't know whether this is the appropriate forum, but, looking around, it seems to be.
By Matthew Tucker's encouragement, and that of Mark Leue, I finally am taking the...
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Forum: Luthier's Corner
05-04-2012, 02:07 PM
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Replies: 210
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Well, Matthew, I had missed almost all of this...
Well, Matthew, I had missed almost all of this great thread, so I have spent the time to sit and read through every post. Very engaging, fascinating stuff.
I'm looking forward to seeing the final...
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Forum: New Forum Member Introductions
02-08-2008, 04:48 PM
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And from Oregon...
http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb103/Chet_Bishop/chetbasssmall.jpg
I'm not a bassist-- don't even know how to hold the thing--but I like lutherie, and this is my first bass. Some of you have...
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Forum: The Bull Pit
02-08-2008, 03:40 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 11,101
Me too!
I was wondering what that was all about. Glad to see it has been taken care of.
I really couldn't see the connection between Ken's Corner and Zen's Corner, beyond the obvious rhyme. Might make a...
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