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I believe a larger sound hole brings out more treble, contrary to what you might think. You can google the SCGC Tony Rice and Clarence White guitars for confirmation.
 
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I used to read an audio forum that had a retired audio engineer who developed an inexpensive DIY speaker. I believe he called it the Econobox. The secret was a Selenimum tweeter and a horn. Well, I bought an empty pair of Klipsch Heresy cabs, built the crossovers and bought some 12" Eminence woofers. For about $400 I have and outstanding pair of speakers I drive with 3 watts. Thank goodness for geeks.
 
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While I don't have the dedicated tools or experience to attempt anything as ambitious as this project, following this thread has encouraged me to consider buying one of those DIY guitar assembly kits that consist of pre-fabricated sub-units, and "build" a classical nylon-string acoustic (just because I don't have that type of guitar) just for fun.
Baby steps, but a fun project nonetheless.
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RBSinTo said:
While I don't have the dedicated tools or experience to attempt anything as ambitious as this project, following this thread has encouraged me to consider buying one of those DIY guitar assembly kits that consist of pre-fabricated sub-units, and "build" a classical nylon-string acoustic (just because I don't have that type of guitar) just because.
Baby steps, but a fun project nonetheless.
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have you seen the couple of videos posted on LTG; a couple of people have shared their experiences. Someone who knows the link can probably find it/them. (Hopefully I'm not thinking about the Martin guitar forum where I saw them!! :unsure: )
 
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Elderguilder said:
have you seen the couple of videos posted on LTG; a couple of people have shared their experiences. Someone who knows the link can probably find it/them. (Hopefully I'm not thinking about the Martin guitar forum where I saw them!! :unsure: )
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Elderguilder,
I haven't seen any videos, but understand that the instructions that come in these kits are fairly straightforward, so unless one is all thumbs, these guitars are not difficult to assemble.
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RBSinTo said:
Elderguilder,
I haven't seen any videos, but understand that the instructions that come in these kits are fairly straightforward, so unless one is all thumbs, these guitars are not difficult to assemble.
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I think that's pretty true, RBSinTo, but there are lots of videos on the subject. If you hunt around youtube you'll probably be able to watch someone doing the whole thing. Anyway, best of luck. If you have the time (and patience :) ) you should definitely do it.
 
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I'd caution you to research your tool situation. Just the necessary fret tools alone can run into significant money. Nut files, fret files, fret hammer, sanding beam, smooth edge triangle file, etc. Then clamps, a lot of them. Long throw for gluing bridges, spool clamps for back and sides (I made about 30 for a mandolin top and back glue up), plus binding channel router. I'd look at this as a fun project, not a money saver. I had decades of tools acumulated and still spent $200-250 on tools. Stew Mac knows this, LOL. It is fun and rewarding, but with buying CNC made high quality parts, tuners, bridge, and tailpiece, plus finishing supplies and a case, I had well over $1200 in my mandolin build. The results were Great though, but the $1200 doesn't cover the broken arch top I built to practice binding and fretting on. That worked out great too. And I had a lot of fun fixing all my screw ups.
 
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What @Br1ck said!! Don and I started the whole thing with all the tools leftover from my time doing furniture repair, restoration, and refinishing. At LOT of tools, but specialized tools are necessary and they don't come cheap. It is rewarding, though. But not inexpensive. Good kits cost serious money. And you're gonna want the sides bent unless you wanna buy even MORE serious tools. The first video Ralf linked to was a great success story. The second one suffered from an overset neck which was a NIGHTMARE to get off. After that, the kit went in a box and will be resurrected soon, once we move a workstation inside. We refocused on getting the big house ready for sale and then moving and since it's either hot as hell here, or freezing cold, an inside work station is required. That'll happen soonish and the second build will move forward. I'll just pick it up where we left off. If you want to feel like you've accomplished something, build a guitar!!! (y)
 
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The first build was a kit directly from Martin. The parts and pieces were precise and easy, and although their instruction was somewhat vague, there are enough videos on youtube and online sources to fill in the hazy spots. The second one was more trouble because it wasn't a kit. It was individual parts picked from Stew-Mac which didn't always match up so well and more modification had to be done. I would suggest a specific KIT with parts meant for each other, rather than random parts chosen online. Have not bought a kit from LMI, just individual guitar specific tools so far, but their kits and tool sets that match seem like a good bet.
 
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