Hi folks,
I've been making a pedal board recently, and have run into a spot of bother.
I made the board itself from some re-purposed Ikea Gorm shelving, and was rather pleased with the result. I bought a Caline CP-05 power supply and I was up and ru
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Despite having built 7 guitars, I've never made one with nylon strings like a classical. So, this is exactly the guitar I'm starting to plan. But I'm wondering if there are any pit falls that I might be facing with a nylon stringed guitar?
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I'm giving a couple of guitars away this Christmas, and thought I would put together a fact sheet/user manual that gives a brief introduction to the instrument. What information do you think might be needed for a novice CBG player, but some
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I'm starting a new build, and was thinking of going to town and add brass corners and grommets. The question I have is, does the clutter glued, screwed or bolted to the lid of a box cause a noticeable change in the box's volume?
Also, I get
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I was watching a cracking program on telly last night called "Scrapheap Orchestra" in which a group of skilled instrument makers were set the task of of making orchestral instruments entirely out of scrap. An orchestra then played Tchaikov
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I'm currently making a 3 string biscuit tin guitar and have chosen to go fretless. Obviously, I want to mark the frets on the fretboard, but as the mahogany I'm using is very dark, I'm left wondering h
Read more…Hey good people of the nation, I wonder if you might be able to give me some advice.
I've got a smashing 3 bottle wine box (see photo),and I intend to turn it into a tenor/baritone ukulele. Knowing the downward pressure that strings can exert, I'm
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