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Post by Deleted on Sept 19, 2021 15:31:02 GMT -6
I have made a few guitars out of Swamp ash and reg. Ash. For me I don't like using it. It to me is like using oak. It's hard to work with. I used a 2.5 pound swamp ash once on a build. It was way to lite. Once the neck on it, I found the the neck was to heavy. It was OK to sit and play, but standing up was a whole other story. I was fight it to keep the neck up.
Then there is the What I call regular ash. Made 3 out of it. They to me were way to heavy. I had problems with them in the finishing part. They were a real pain. I did not do any sound chambers in them. They were for customers at the time.
I will not use Ash of any kind for one of my builds ever. To me there are nicer woods to use. I might would put an ash veneer on top of another wood. But even at that I would use the old favorite maple veneers. I know that has been way over done.
I know a lot of people like ash for guitars. That's OK. But I have not had a good experience with it.
Dane, that is supper cool that you got a build off of You Tube. I know I would be so excited to get a build like that.
It's taking a long time for me to rebuild my hobby. I keep on passing my cards out to people. Once in a while I get a set up or one that needs some work done to it. But not enough to support my hobby. People out here are hard to connect with.
Maybe someday I'll get back up and going. But at the moment I kind of like doing my own builds.
EB
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Post by dnic on Sept 19, 2021 21:30:19 GMT -6
Steve, my understanding, based only on what all the other guitar geeks claim is that swamp ash is lighter. Of course for every rule there is an exception.
I'm moving this guitar build thing to a new thread y'all.
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Post by GuitarAttack Forum on Sept 22, 2021 12:54:50 GMT -6
@john, we still fill Sigg and Nalgene bottles with Cumbrian / Lake District water to bring home and give us a few decent brews of tea. We bring home from Cornwall too but it's not quite as nice as Cumbrian from The North West. I like it that others are doing it too! e&oe ...Steve -- I remember a young person asked me about my blue Nalgene bottles some years ago. I took her query as that of a "smart alec" , feeling she was making light of my carrying a bottle seemingly everywhere. I told her that I was saving countless empty plastic bottles going into the landfill every year, and that I had a problem with paying more for water than Coca-Cola. I also told her that most of the bottled water we buy in the US comes from the public water supply. Yes, the tap! I recently had to buy a new cap and lanyard for my 1/2 liter bottle and it is good as new. The bottle is getting a cool relic finish! John
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Post by dnic on Oct 2, 2021 21:26:35 GMT -6
Hi folks, Steve and I have been talking about the virtues of carving a top or back from the inside or the outside first. I have no formal training in anything guitar building wise. So I am self trained and just do things the way that makes sense to me. I start carving the outside first to be sure I like what I see and feel. But apparently it's more common to start on the inside. I know Tony Hovinton starts on the inside and now here's a video from another guy I watch. Audie Ratliff builds mondoe in ten piece batches. youtu.be/bBMNwXoJvzo
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Post by antares on Oct 3, 2021 16:22:49 GMT -6
I mentioned to Dane that I thought carving the inside hollow first might make more sense, but that was based on a noob's instinct that the slab would be easier to support that way. Dane then stated the obvious, which was that he felt more comfortable with getting the shop window bit finalised before starting on tbe broom cupboard, and I do "get" that.
"Learning all the time!"
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Post by antares on Oct 6, 2021 5:37:08 GMT -6
I was about to pollute Dane's latest thread by continuing along the tuners fork (no pun) but I stopped in time.
I had started to compose a post regarding the Gotoh "vintage locking" tuners. I put those on my so-called "Danny Gatton Tribute" Tele. I agree John they work very well and look the part from just a few feet away, but I have never had occasion to change the strings. I soon understood how easily they self lock simply by turning the knobs, but I still don't know how they unlock. I am guessing that once you release the string tension you can use a dime or whatever in the faux slot to unscrew the locking mechanism?
This just illustrates how good the "Newtone" strings are because that Tele gets far more playing than the other electrics yet even now after it must be 5-6 years, they haven't broken and still have a crisp and lively sound.
This nudges me to give a heads-up that if anyone ever tries hand made round cored strings like the Newtones, (DR do round cored strings too) then it is imperative NOT to cut the strings until they're on and tuned up to pitch because they will unravel and go plunk plunk instead of twang twang! Most guitar strings are wound on a hexagonal core which the wrapping wire bites into (or vice versa) and that prevents unravelling of the wrap wire on the wound strings if cut to length as is normal. It becomes a consideration when fitting them to Fender type slotted capstans, and I put a 90° bend in the string prior to cutting them which squeezes the adjacent wrap wires together preventing the unravelling.
I note that DR warn of this but you have to tear the packaging open to read it printed on the inside of the cardboard envelope, and most folks just open the flap and remove the strings. Early guitar strings were wound on round cores. They are good for older perhaps more fragile instruments because they tune up to pitch at a lower tension. This also allows the use of heavier strings because the resistance to finger work is less than with hexagonal cored strings.
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Post by dnic on Oct 6, 2021 7:26:22 GMT -6
Good info Steve. I'd heard of this round core thing before but have forgotten all about it. I like the lower tension for some guitars as well.
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Post by antares on Oct 10, 2021 2:37:44 GMT -6
I sure miss Eddie. I hope he and his wife are coping well and on the mend?
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Post by dnic on Oct 10, 2021 7:05:44 GMT -6
I sure miss Eddie. I hope he and his wife are coping well and on the mend? e&oe ...So do I Steve.
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Post by antares on Oct 10, 2021 7:56:36 GMT -6
I have just this morning discovered that my cousin and his partner both have COVID19. Although she's in hospital my cousin is in intensive care. Turns out he was an anti-vaxer. It's hard to be judgemental, but who knows how many folks like Eddie and his wife those two have infected along the way. You cannot fix stupid.
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Post by dnic on Oct 10, 2021 13:28:51 GMT -6
You are not wrong.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 10, 2021 14:15:10 GMT -6
Hey all! A little up date on our vovide fight. I am doing better. Still a long road to go. But please understand that I have learned a lot about this stuff in a short period of time. Do not believe everything that the news media and some of the so called experts are saying. Everyone reacts to it in a different way. It attacks the weakest part of the body first. For me that was my nerves and lungs. I have been sick like this before. Before it was called COVID-19. My wife is doing a great recovery and is looking more like herself. Our son has been a huge blessing in helping us out. Don’t know if we would be doing as well without his help. Well that is it for now. I’ll try and do another update later on in the week. Thanks for your prayers and thoughts! EB
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Post by dnic on Oct 11, 2021 0:06:26 GMT -6
Glad to hear you are still with us Eddie. Yes, please keep us posted.
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Post by antares on Oct 11, 2021 3:27:59 GMT -6
Likewise Eddie. A word, any word from you is enough for me Bro'.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 13, 2021 12:03:37 GMT -6
Well, here is a little update. Today I think I have made a turn for the better. Getting to were I can breath without gasping for air now. My brain wants me to get up and do things but the body says heck no!
My wife has taken a real good turn for the better. She is really pulled through in the last 3 days or or so. Thanks you all for the support. Your friendship means a lot to me. EB
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