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bottle neck problems

Posted by dan wilcox on November 15, 2010 at 5:29pm
hi guys thanks for all the good advice onyour comments.i now have another problem!i have recently perfected the art of cutting my own bottle necks.but i find the bur/casting lines that run up each side of the slide very annoying wilst playing is there any way i can polish these out?ps the kids have found the buiscuits ,one tin already gone sorry turkish youl have to be quicker next time lol.
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  • ross harper (rustic luthiery) November 19, 2010 at 1:42am
    I made my first bottle neck slide by cutting the neck off a wine bottle with a Tile Saw.It took hours of fine sawing,but still chipped a bit at the ends and I had the seam to remove.Hours more sanding,going from about 80 grit paper through to 1200 wet and dry paper,then finished off with 2 different types of toothpaste.Remember to sand around the slide rather than along it,as the strings pick up the tiny scratches(learned this the hard way).After the best part of 2 days sawing,sanding and polishing,I've got a nice sounding little slide,but I'll have to find an easier way before I start the next one!
  • Keni Lee Burgess November 18, 2010 at 3:44pm
    If your bottleneck fits snug on your finger, just position the seams out of your way. You could also use Crocus cloth to sand glass smooth. Enjoy.
  • Turkish November 18, 2010 at 10:28am
    Use old bottles with no moulding seam.

    Or yeah, you could grind & polish the seam out if you want.


    And BAH re: the biscuits. :-P
  • Soulcatcher & His DooFa Diddley November 18, 2010 at 9:50am
    yeah ive got the same problem too
    Look forward in hearing what ppl say about this...............
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