AcornHouse
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Neither. Just the ends akimbo that will be under the fingerboard.At the top of rosette--12:00--is that a special knot or angle cuts to match up, perfectly or neither?
Neither. Just the ends akimbo that will be under the fingerboard.At the top of rosette--12:00--is that a special knot or angle cuts to match up, perfectly or neither?
The only functionally bad about it is that it can scratch on the underside a bit. And a mortise for the blade could keep it perfectly straight. And it's a bit too wide to see the cut. And a sliding adjust for the pin hole would prevent having to drill a new hole each time. And...Do not look for fault with that jig when success is apparent.
No such thing as "scrap" - just short, long, wide, or thin pieces waiting to be used.
If you pay attention to the grain, yes. If you ignore it, you'll tear out a chunk and maybe have to redo it.That seems like it would be fun.
Coming together super quickly, Chris. That koa, baby.... Insane!Full top bracing done.
Complete with access tunnels through the transverse braces. A feature that I used in my classical Lune build. It really opens up the top bouts. In a typical bracing pattern, classical, uke, or steel string, the transverse braces really dampen the sound so that the upper bout really isn't contributing a lot to the sound vibrations. But with these tunnels I hear a consistent tap tone as I move up the soundboard. It adds a lot of resonance. (In Puck, however, I kept the solid transverse braces. In a flamenco guitar you want that dryer, more controlled, sound.)
No shifter, no bueno.
I've long wanted one of these, but there's no room for corgis!
Good luck finding anything with a manual gearbox these days in the states. Can't even get a 3 series BMW or a VW GTI like that anymore, and it's ridiculous. Almost everything left is a two seater.No shifter, no bueno.
Good luck finding anything with a manual gearbox these days in the states. Can't even get a 3 series BMW or a VW GTI like that anymore, and it's ridiculous. Almost everything left is a two seater.
When I bought my 2009 BMW 535i Sport 6 speed Certified pre-owned back in 2012, it was literally the only 5 series rear wheel drive manual transmission sport package car in the entire country, and had been languishing at the dealer (BMW of Freehold) because nobody wanted it. My friend Phil Marx, who was the one time president of the BMW Car Club of America, ran the VIN for me, and told me that it originally was a company car for a German BMW executive that had gotten transferred to their headquarters in NJ.I was chatting with the optometrist about cars and he has the last of the stick shifts from some car company. He had to have it delivered because there was only one on the East coast.
When it was delivered the manager sheepishly asked him to come help because no one in the entire dealership knew how to drive it. He had to back it off the car carrier!