All, here is the followup article on using multiple piezos:
by Bart on March 26, 2010
A couple of months ago I did a posting titled “Wiring Multiple Piezos Together.” That post has informationon h
Read more…All, I found this on Google Books (author that is) and MichaelS found the link to Bart Hopkin's blog. Here is the text:
We sell a lot of piezo films, ready for our cust
Read more…This one is culled from the recent forum discussion [here]. The video below is from O'Brien Guitars and shows how to use an old drill bit as a great flush router bit. He is using it to cut out a pegboard (headstock) but there are prolly 10 more uses
Read more…Gee I didn't know just how much this guy had done and how many cool tips he has:
http://www.frets.com/FRETSPages/pagelist.html
Everything from fretting to glues to cool tool ideas
-WY
Ok, so I'm a big proponent of hide (or gelatine) glue, but I did get a chance to review these wonderful videos on glues. If you ever wanted to know ANYTHING about glues and which to use, watch these.
https://www.youtube.com/profile?user=OBrienGuitars#p
Do you know a way to age new nickel plated hardware (cheap bolts etc. having that cold blue hue on a matte/frosted surface) using easily available chemicals?
Thank you.
I think this might be a good idea for those who want a hand plane cheap. Stanley makes a little one called the RB5 and has replaceable blades. I think about $12USD
-WY
Home made jigs and tools are part of the fun of all this for me. These link to some of the best examples for plans and how-to for fret wire benders. Copyright the individual authors, included here for the purpose of research. Fret bender v1 http://
Read more…I don't like destroying/hiding the beautiful labels inside the lids. Any tricks for removing them in one piece and re-applying? Thought about steam, but they are paper so I think they would tear. Heat?
Read more…How to make a drum sander. Materials One ¼” carriage bolt, or your favorite mm size if your not in the USA. J One ¼” nut. ¼” drill bit. A piece of PVC plastic water/drain pipe, you pick the size diameter and length to match the carriage bolt that you
Read more…Hello! I recently added pictures of some stands I made and have gotten amazing feedback. Thanks Guys! I was also asked to post a 'how-to' so here we go. Also feel free to ask questions about anything, I'm always interested in hearing people's opinion
Read more…I want to start a discussion forum on finishing the wood portions of CBG's, particularly regarding neck and box wood finishes and various techniques for making them look old and new, amateur and professional alike...There are alot of beautiful CBG's
Read more…This thread is about the simple things regarding CBG's that we all think everyone knows, or should know. Please post your odd tricks and tips below so as to make life easy for other CBN members here...
As an Electronics Engineer, I like to build things. Particularly electronics for my CBG's, lap steel and pedal steel guitars. Here is a simple LM386 Audio Amplifier using the standard LM386 IC chip in a high-gain configuration (gain = 200). For a max
Read more…Setting up a guitar refers to the adjustment of a guitar's action and it's intonation. You can learn alot more about setting up a regular acoustic guitar with expert tips in this free guitar video hosted by eHow. Although this series of video's regar
Read more…I had to figure out a way to make an equally spaced measurement of the nut and bridge string spacings so that the string spacings would look professionally done and be exactly equal and correct for the width of the particular CBG neck I was building
Read more…There are many ways to install frets on a CBG. Some CBG makers use toothpics, some use regular tang type guitar frets installed in a slotted fret board or directly into the neck material, and some use a wood burning tool as a position marker on slide
Read more…A Simple Metallic Inlay This is about making inlays that look like silver or metal in a simple and cheap way, along with being quite fast. What you need: -solder (I use flux core solder, because it is very shiny. There are various diameters, so you
Read more…Here's a cheap and easy way to protect the high gloss or any other type of finish on a CBG box - build. Wrap it in Saran Wrap. That's right! It sticks like glue and it keeps the finish from being dinged, marred or scratched up while working on the bo
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