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At 9:06pm on December 18, 2009, oogimacorly said…
hi andy, glad you like it thanks for listening cheers oogi
At 6:56pm on November 16, 2009, Brian Hilbers said…
Howdy Andy; I have a couple of projects in my head, none right now in the physical works; as usual, the holidays have sneaked up like a mugger from a dark alley, so fun-project time exponentially drops day by day. I have an issue with my
eyebolt tuners, and would love to spend on "normal" tuners if I could get them to wrap these massive weedwackers. I'm thinking about an open head (like your duo-dulce), and maybe "patching on" a thru-rod to standard tuners to replicate
the way-too-expensive standard Bass (3/4, 4/4) tuners. Hence my query- I thought I saw rods extending through the cutout on your fine work.
Other "mind" projects: a wood bowl resonator baritone Uke (or maybe just tuned/rigged like a standard CB guitar), and a CB short scale 3-string Bass; but on this latter, I'm thinking about a body a bit bigger than a standard CB- I want to fret it up and use an old Danelectro lipstick pickup I scored; I'm thinking I'd like a bit more resonance room than a standard
CG would provide. Any thoughts? Thanks, Brian
At 10:51am on November 15, 2009, Old Lowe said…
Hey Andy I just use a compass to draw the center ring and drill right on the line and then I usually eyeball the rest.
I never really make a pattern I just kinda do whatever feels right.
At 4:17pm on November 11, 2009, Ice Bob said…
much thanks
At 12:08pm on November 10, 2009, Ice Bob said…
thanks andy keith with the truck made this it is solid
At 3:44pm on November 9, 2009, Nathan King said…
Hey Andy, I almost used my fret saw to cut those "fret" inlay slots, but also thought they'd be too thin. So I went with a typical wood saw I had lying around... Not sure how wide it was, well... it's as wide as the inlays, right? :-) Needless to say, it was probably 3 times wider than the fret saw would have been.

Then I took a scrap piece of walnut from my previous CBG and began sanding... lemme tell you, it was tedious getting the wood that thin. Just sanded sanded sanded, tried to put the wood in the slot, and sanded some more until it fit. I did the entire neck once... then tried to cut and/or sand the pieces sticking out, and because the walnut strips were so thin, a few of them broke. I eventually had to do three days worth of sanding strips, glueing them & sanding them flat before I had 'em all in.

I would have loved to be able to use some stock slices of wood that matched a saw I had perfectly, but ya do what ya can with what you have, right? Keep on doing what you do Andy, you do it very well!
At 7:05am on November 6, 2009, Keni Lee Burgess said…
Thank you for your comment about the pic. Keni Lee on the job! Enjoy.
At 1:34am on November 2, 2009, Keni Lee Burgess said…
Thank you Andy for your comment about my Jeb video. I hope you had an enjoyable Halloween. BTW: Very nice soundhole design on your diddley-bow. Enjoy.
At 10:05am on October 19, 2009, Josh Gayou (SmokehouseGuitars) said…
Thanks, man. You are also guilty of producing the coolest sound hole I've ever seen.
At 5:10pm on October 16, 2009, Tom Lanford said…
Thanks Andy! Appreciate it!
At 3:22pm on September 28, 2009, Bluesheart said…
Thanks for your kind words Andy. I really like your orange crush too!
At 7:44am on September 27, 2009, rodney fruits said…
great builds in here and alot of new ideas i can use, haha. i know what to do with my punch sticker now, haha. mud flap girl is a big hit.
At 7:35am on September 27, 2009, rodney fruits said…
thanks for the comment Andy, its alot of fun to play.
At 11:42am on September 24, 2009, Jonathan said…
That's basically how I did mine to, minus the files, but that was before I bought the cutting kit attachment. Which attachment are you using? I wondered if the multisaw attachment would work better, but haven't used either yet.
At 10:55am on September 24, 2009, Jonathan said…
What'd you use to cut out the mud flap girl? That came out awesome, down to the nipples!
At 9:37pm on September 15, 2009, Roosterman said…
Hi mate - Im pleased you can make use of the headstock idea. It only took like 5 mins with a round file - if you dont have one get a coarse one. Should only be a few bucks. And post some pics when you're done!
Take it easy
B
At 5:48pm on September 15, 2009, Braxton Nagle said…
So sorry in not thanking you earlier for your comment. I have dial-up so i actually don't go on the internet that often & i'm not always great about replying in general.
Anyway thanks again!
Rock on,
Braxton
Hey i love that bari uke.
I just scored a gran puro box yesterday at a cigar store ;)
At 4:17pm on September 1, 2009, Keni Lee Burgess said…
Thank you Andy, to you and your wife for coming to see me. I really enjoyed talking to you and hearing about your new business. I wish you all the best of luck. Seems to me with a combination like that, how can it possible fail. LOL Please stay in touch. You built a real nice baritone uke there. I know the Nation will benefit from your design skills. Enjoy.
At 2:31pm on August 30, 2009, bairfoot cajun said…
thanks andy fer the comment on the big cuesta rey reso video.i like the sound of it acoustic and it gets better plugged in cause of the ted crocker tesla piezo under the mason jar lid plate that the biscuit rest on.
At 9:06pm on August 29, 2009, gugug said…
Hi Andy,

Thanks for the comments. Today is sunday - so Im going to make a GBG (as opposed CBU) So I'll see how that goes. I will check out your stuff - sounds great!
Cheers - Gus

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