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Hi folks, I've just finished updating my 'how I make my necks' guide. You can see it here:…Continue
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Hey folks,I just wrote this blog post:…Continue
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I noticed recently that Mr. Wayfinder has been absent from these pages. It appears that the account, plus all posts have gone. Seems a bit of a shame as the fellow was always happy to help out, and…Continue
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Hey folks. Ive just posted a blog on how I made my multi-scale fretboard (fanned frets) for my new build.You can find it here:…Continue
Hi Richey!
Did you ever post to further explain your advice for equal string tension?
I'm doing my first 4 string, how do you set yours up?
Best! -Danny
Thanks I´ll try it!
Thanks to you Richey. I like your multi-scale guitar. Want to build one. I'll send you pics, now i'm looking for woods and thinking the scale to use.
Hey Richey, Thanks for the reply and concern. Please dismiss the crudeness of the videography (or lack thereof) from me and my camera phone, but this video best explains everything... https://youtu.be/GuxwrfyG_NE
you're welcome, thanks for the add Richey.. beautiful cover of "la vie en rose" love it:)
Posted on October 20, 2015 at 8:00pm 6 Comments 8 Likes
I have always used oak for my necks, and at first I was always frustrated that no matter how well I sanded the wood, the oak's open pores meant that the finish was never completely smooth. After a bit of research I came across grain filler, and ordered a tin of Rustins.
Grain filler is different from wood…
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This is something I waited way too long to try. I never really had a big problem with frets buzzing, but having all of your frets perfectly level and polished is a wonderful thing.
There are numerous ways to approach this task, and please bear in mind that this way works perfectly with an instrument with a flat fretboard, whereas the technique would be a little different with a radiused neck.…
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I've been meaning to have a go at this for a while. I have seen it done a couple of times before. As always, I don't consider this to be entirely my own work or research, but…
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