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ben replied to the discussion more side bending in the forum Acoustic Builds 4 months ago
a few more photos: back of cutaway with caul, slats/blanket/side; close up of split at nose; bent side moved to building form.
Matt Fagan B.M. Fagan Guitars LLC -
hello looths –
i’m building my first guitar. generally following (and enjoying) the gore/gilet books. after 3 tries, i’ve yet to get a crack free bend around the nose of a venetian cutaway with a mahogany side. i made a version of the fox bender – using clamps on hand for the waist and cutaway, and a pid temp controller (verified accuracy), and…
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Reply to Fretting table saw setup
Asking $200 for local pickup in Chicago area
Paul McGill McGill guitars, ARTHUR and 2 others -
Side bender machine in great condition. Includes spring steel, heating blankets, and thermocouple. No bending forms included, just the machine itself. Asking $1000 for local pickup in Chicago area.
Paul McGill McGill guitars and Kurt Smith -
Koa Colour Touchup with Ian DavlinIan demonstrates his colour touchup workflow in consult with Carl Meine. They turn attention to a sand-through on a 1924 Martin O-18K. 0:00:00 Intro 0:02:40…
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I just wanted to say hi. I haven’t been very active with the Looth Group since I got to Ireland. Probably some of it is embarrassment, as my business here has been slow to get off the ground. I’ve spent my time doing the CAD work to CNC a new guitar model, so it hasn’t been a total waste, and things are starting to pick up with…
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Hey Mark. Good to hear from you and happy to hear things are picking up. Took quite a while for me too. Plenty of players are conservative about changing but, if you do good work, word of mouth is really big around here. We’re not a big island and guitarists definitely talk about this stuff.
Would love to see more about your new model. Share…
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Hey folks.
Last call to participate in the Covered Versus Uncovered Humbucker listening test. Takes just a minute.https://statuesque-cocada-438199.netlify.app
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Will update the forum post with some info after the results are in.
https://loothgroup.com/groups/repair-and-restoration/forum/topic/covered-versus-uncovered-humbucker-a-b-testing/ -
ei Gerry! Done. Are you gonna post which was which?? I’d like to know…
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The next 3d Club Launch Pad meeting is on Monday April 28th at 2pm EST. If you have a project or design and could use some help, let me know. We want to help make your idea a thing!
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I have a customer who is looking for a designated guitar finisher. Yes, someone who only specializes in painting guitars only. I know there are guys out there. Any suggestions, or referrals please?
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Reply to Martin M36 Replacement Pickguard
Some really nice brown-er celluloid material I’ve used a lot of (shipping is very reasonable too):
Dark Tortoiseshell Celluloid Sheet – Rothko and Frost
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