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RE: News from the workshop: A blog (in reply to Anders Eliasson)
Hi Anders,
nice blog! beatifull Panama Rosewood!..nice rosette!...
to tell you the trouth it is a couple of months that the idea of a negra is boreing a hole in my brain, also because since I had your blanca, a "war" was declared among my son and doughter abouth ho will have "her" as inheritance!...... so I am really thinking to a your negra!.....that way I will stop the war and safe my brain :-) I hope in the next coming year!
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RE: News from the workshop: A blog (in reply to Anders Eliasson)
That looks like a sweet pram dinghy Anders. A friend and I made one at school out of marine ply. It eventually sprang apart and became a 1x12 speaker cabinet that I then sold to another friend when I was 15 along with a PA amp from a submarine.
I was to be reunited with them both 15 years later when I joined his band and he was still using them. So your pram may be around for a long time and perhaps in another guise
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RE: News from the workshop: A blog (in reply to Anders Eliasson)
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What kind of glue did you use. This all epoxy
We weren't on the water. It was a design from a magazine out of one sheet of marine ply and involved some mild bending to form the prow. I think it was screws and expoxy but it didn't hold. A long time ago although I do recall buying the wood from school and the two of us walking this bloody great sheet of ply 3 miles home and nearly losing it on a windy bridge over the river.
RE: News from the workshop: A blog (in reply to Anders Eliasson)
Its a great story Simon.
I can see two snotty kids with a 8 x 4´plywood sheet flying around on a bridge. I´m sure it wasnt that funny back then. Its a petty the thing sprang apart. Maybe if you´d finished it you would have been one of these active outdoor persons instead of sitting indoor with the computer all day long.
RE: News from the workshop: A blog (in reply to Anders Eliasson)
I´ve received some mails about ow to follow my blog. Since its in Spanish, it doesnt say follow, but ´seguir´ . After that its just following the usual story.
RE: News from the workshop: A blog (in reply to Anders Eliasson)
Thanks for thee nice words. Ron, you could have a soundport made in your guitar. No big deal. Just remember that it should have some kind of reinforcement bars on both sides of the hole.
RE: News from the workshop: A blog (in reply to Anders Eliasson)
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ORIGINAL: Anders Eliasson Hi all I´ve started a blog for a little while. I will upload pictures, comments, maybe an essay or two, videos and other stuff. It´ll be mostly from my guitar workshop, but some boat things will be there as well. You´re welcome to follow: http://www.news-from-the-workshop.blogspot.com/ just a few photos from the blog:
Hi Anders, have you already tried to make different soundport designs? Would it be technically possible to cut the design before bending, taking in account the angle of bending if it needs to be perfectly circular.
RE: News from the workshop: A blog (in reply to Anders Eliasson)
I dont know if its technically possible. But I cant see how it could be done. If you look close at the photos, you´ll see that the soundport inlay is "anchored" on a base plate glued on the inside of the guitar. This makes it very strong. If you cut the design first, I cant see how you can make it an integral part of the guitar side. And so it will end up being a weak part of the guitar.
No I havent made more designs. This was made by Mrmagenta and I like it a lot. So for now, i stay with that one, but maybe some other day. And in this case It wont be circular.
RE: News from the workshop: A blog (in reply to Anders Eliasson)
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ORIGINAL: Anders Eliasson I dont know if its technically possible. But I cant see how it could be done. If you look close at the photos, you´ll see that the soundport inlay is "anchored" on a base plate glued on the inside of the guitar. This makes it very strong. If you cut the design first, I cant see how you can make it an integral part of the guitar side. And so it will end up being a weak part of the guitar. No I havent made more designs. This was made by Mrmagenta and I like it a lot. So for now, i stay with that one, but maybe some other day. And in this case It wont be circular.
Ah, now I see! I thought the design was inlayed and reinforced around. Yeah, I remember the high times of the soundport discussion and MrMagneta's design....
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