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MIMFORUM BASS PROJECT The MIMForum Bass Project About the Project The purpose of this project is to build a high-quality bass guitar that could be sold or auctioned off as a way to raise funds for the Musical Instrument Makers Forum. Some of the builders who feel that they have gained so much from the MIMForum wanted to give back somehow, seeing that the funds needed to keep things running are not always easy to STAUFER ADJUSTABLE NECK HARDWARE Does anyone know if there is a source for replica neck hardware for the Staufer Legnani model adjustable neck? I have two Staufer's under construction, but I'm going for a more authentic design rather than using a 2" ss allen bolt and Tee nut. I'm using the Rubner six on a side Staufer tuning machines rather than the Rodgers. The Rubners are

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GUITAR BUILDING: ACOUSTIC GUITAR BUILDING, ELECTRIC GUITARSTORY AND PICTURESTHE MIMFORUM BUZZFAQMIMFORUM BOOKSTOREMIMFORUM TOOL STOREFORUM Guitar building: online discussions and interactive courses on acoustic guitar building, electric guitar making, archtop guitar building, bass guitar building, guitar repair, violin making, dulcimer making, mandolin building and all other types of lutherie; pickup winding; flute making; brass instrument repair; drum making and all other types of musical instrument construction and repair. MIMFORUM BOOKSTORE: BOOKS ON GUITAR BUILDING, AND MORE! The MIMForum Bookstore offers books on musical instrument construction relating to guitar building, violin making and other forms of lutherie, woodwinds and brass, keyboards, experimental musical instruments; as well as a broad selection of books on acoustical physics and the physics of music.. Amazon has ended their premium rate for "Direct Links" so you no longer need to keep returning to MIMFORUM TOOL STORE: TOOLS FOR BUILDING ACOUTSIC GUITARS The MIMForum Tool Store allows you to help support the MIMForum by making purchases through Amazon.com or Rockler Tools. Be sure to compare prices before you buy! We get a better commission from Rockler, so if the prices are the same or nearly so buying from Rockler will earn us more money. STEPHEN DELFT'S COMPENSATED NUT If all the compared figures agree closely, then the distances between frets are probably correct; the last number (1 to13 x 1.0595) is the theoretical distance from nut to 12 fret (and twice this is the theoretical scale length for fret positions). ARCHTOP BUILD JOURNAL Archtop Build Journal Once satisfied with the guitar plan, I started scaling it down to a new drawing for the GOM. This took more creativity and careful study since there are no direct standards to

lean on.

MIMFORUM BASS PROJECT The MIMForum Bass Project About the Project The purpose of this project is to build a high-quality bass guitar that could be sold or auctioned off as a way to raise funds for the Musical Instrument Makers Forum. Some of the builders who feel that they have gained so much from the MIMForum wanted to give back somehow, seeing that the funds needed to keep things running are not always easy to STAUFER ADJUSTABLE NECK HARDWARE Does anyone know if there is a source for replica neck hardware for the Staufer Legnani model adjustable neck? I have two Staufer's under construction, but I'm going for a more authentic design rather than using a 2" ss allen bolt and Tee nut. I'm using the Rubner six on a side Staufer tuning machines rather than the Rodgers. The Rubners are

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onto a fi

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MANY HOMEMADE BENDING IRONS Senseney, Steve - 01/09/2012.21:11:22. Here is a quick sketch of my 4 inch bending iron. 1/4 inch pipe. About 7-8 inches long. I heat it with a charcoal starter. It leaks quite a bit of heat out of the open end, so I covered this with a light piece of tin. I use my steel vise to clamp this. Use a router speed control for heat control. MIMFORUM BASS PROJECT The MIMForum Bass Project About the Project The purpose of this project is to build a high-quality bass guitar that could be sold or auctioned off as a way to raise funds for the Musical Instrument Makers Forum. Some of the builders who feel that they have gained so much from the MIMForum wanted to give back somehow, seeing that the funds needed to keep things running are not always easy to

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About ten years ago, Craig Tucker posted about cold bending violin ribs (I think this is still in the archives). At the time he swore by it and said he'd never hot bend again. His description of the advantages to cold bending made me think for a long time about trying it, and this morning I finally did. Unfortunately, Craig never said what temp the water should be, or how A FAILED ATTEMPT TO IDENTIFY A MOLD THAT SEEMS TO GROW ON I was sorting through my back/side sets for my next project and decided on a Padauk set I got at LMI a couple years ago. I got it into some good light and it had a thin coating of mold on it, both the backs and the sides which were stickered in seperate piles. Has anyone else experienced this? I also have Makore, Bubinga, Mahogany, Sapele, and others, but the Padauk was th VACUUM FORMING PICKUP COVERS WITH MY NEW VACUUM TABLE Sibley, Johnathan - 12/26/2008.04:45:56 specialist in endless variety Yah, If you haven't noticed Clint is a savant. (1)Try cutting some ways in the mold/dummy on your table saw. GUITAR BUILDING: ACOUSTIC GUITAR BUILDING, ELECTRIC GUITARSTORY AND PICTURESTHE MIMFORUM BUZZFAQMIMFORUM BOOKSTOREMIMFORUM TOOL STOREFORUM Guitar building: online discussions and interactive courses on acoustic guitar building, electric guitar making, archtop guitar building, bass guitar building, guitar repair, violin making, dulcimer making, mandolin building and all other types of lutherie; pickup winding; flute making; brass instrument repair; drum making and all other types of musical instrument construction and repair. MIMFORUM BOOKSTORE: BOOKS ON GUITAR BUILDING, AND MORE! The MIMForum Bookstore offers books on musical instrument construction relating to guitar building, violin making and other forms of lutherie, woodwinds and brass, keyboards, experimental musical instruments; as well as a broad selection of books on acoustical physics and the physics of music.. Amazon has ended their premium rate for "Direct Links" so you no longer need to keep returning to MIMFORUM TOOL STORE: TOOLS FOR BUILDING ACOUTSIC GUITARS The MIMForum Tool Store allows you to help support the MIMForum by making purchases through Amazon.com or Rockler Tools. Be sure to compare prices before you buy! We get a better commission from Rockler, so if the prices are the same or nearly so buying from Rockler will earn us more money. GUITAR BUILDING: ACOUSTIC GUITAR BUILDING, ELECTRIC GUITAR Help support the MIMForum by supporting our sponsors: Stewart-MacDonald Guitar Shop Supply, wood, kits, and supplies for building fretted and bowed instruments.; Alaska Specialty Woods, soundboard woods for acoustic instruments.; The MIMForum Bookstore, books on musical instrument construction, general woodworking, and acoustical physics.; Order your woodworking tools and supplies from

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STEPHEN DELFT'S COMPENSATED NUT If all the compared figures agree closely, then the distances between frets are probably correct; the last number (1 to13 x 1.0595) is the theoretical distance from nut to 12 fret (and twice this is the theoretical scale length for fret positions). ARCHTOP BUILD JOURNAL Archtop Build Journal Once satisfied with the guitar plan, I started scaling it down to a new drawing for the GOM. This took more creativity and careful study since there are no direct standards to

lean on.

MIMFORUM BASS PROJECT The MIMForum Bass Project About the Project The purpose of this project is to build a high-quality bass guitar that could be sold or auctioned off as a way to raise funds for the Musical Instrument Makers Forum. Some of the builders who feel that they have gained so much from the MIMForum wanted to give back somehow, seeing that the funds needed to keep things running are not always easy to STAUFER ADJUSTABLE NECK HARDWARE Does anyone know if there is a source for replica neck hardware for the Staufer Legnani model adjustable neck? I have two Staufer's under construction, but I'm going for a more authentic design rather than using a 2" ss allen bolt and Tee nut. I'm using the Rubner six on a side Staufer tuning machines rather than the Rodgers. The Rubners are

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GUITAR BUILDING: ACOUSTIC GUITAR BUILDING, ELECTRIC GUITARSTORY AND PICTURESTHE MIMFORUM BUZZFAQMIMFORUM BOOKSTOREMIMFORUM TOOL STOREFORUM Guitar building: online discussions and interactive courses on acoustic guitar building, electric guitar making, archtop guitar building, bass guitar building, guitar repair, violin making, dulcimer making, mandolin building and all other types of lutherie; pickup winding; flute making; brass instrument repair; drum making and all other types of musical instrument construction and repair. MIMFORUM BOOKSTORE: BOOKS ON GUITAR BUILDING, AND MORE! The MIMForum Bookstore offers books on musical instrument construction relating to guitar building, violin making and other forms of lutherie, woodwinds and brass, keyboards, experimental musical instruments; as well as a broad selection of books on acoustical physics and the physics of music.. Amazon has ended their premium rate for "Direct Links" so you no longer need to keep returning to MIMFORUM TOOL STORE: TOOLS FOR BUILDING ACOUTSIC GUITARS The MIMForum Tool Store allows you to help support the MIMForum by making purchases through Amazon.com or Rockler Tools. Be sure to compare prices before you buy! We get a better commission from Rockler, so if the prices are the same or nearly so buying from Rockler will earn us more money. GUITAR BUILDING: ACOUSTIC GUITAR BUILDING, ELECTRIC GUITAR Help support the MIMForum by supporting our sponsors: Stewart-MacDonald Guitar Shop Supply, wood, kits, and supplies for building fretted and bowed instruments.; Alaska Specialty Woods, soundboard woods for acoustic instruments.; The MIMForum Bookstore, books on musical instrument construction, general woodworking, and acoustical physics.; Order your woodworking tools and supplies from

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STEPHEN DELFT'S COMPENSATED NUT If all the compared figures agree closely, then the distances between frets are probably correct; the last number (1 to13 x 1.0595) is the theoretical distance from nut to 12 fret (and twice this is the theoretical scale length for fret positions). ARCHTOP BUILD JOURNAL Archtop Build Journal Once satisfied with the guitar plan, I started scaling it down to a new drawing for the GOM. This took more creativity and careful study since there are no direct standards to

lean on.

MIMFORUM BASS PROJECT The MIMForum Bass Project About the Project The purpose of this project is to build a high-quality bass guitar that could be sold or auctioned off as a way to raise funds for the Musical Instrument Makers Forum. Some of the builders who feel that they have gained so much from the MIMForum wanted to give back somehow, seeing that the funds needed to keep things running are not always easy to STAUFER ADJUSTABLE NECK HARDWARE Does anyone know if there is a source for replica neck hardware for the Staufer Legnani model adjustable neck? I have two Staufer's under construction, but I'm going for a more authentic design rather than using a 2" ss allen bolt and Tee nut. I'm using the Rubner six on a side Staufer tuning machines rather than the Rodgers. The Rubners are

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MANY HOMEMADE BENDING IRONS Senseney, Steve - 01/09/2012.21:11:22. Here is a quick sketch of my 4 inch bending iron. 1/4 inch pipe. About 7-8 inches long. I heat it with a charcoal starter. It leaks quite a bit of heat out of the open end, so I covered this with a light piece of tin. I use my steel vise to clamp this. Use a router speed control for heat control. MIMFORUM BASS PROJECT The MIMForum Bass Project About the Project The purpose of this project is to build a high-quality bass guitar that could be sold or auctioned off as a way to raise funds for the Musical Instrument Makers Forum. Some of the builders who feel that they have gained so much from the MIMForum wanted to give back somehow, seeing that the funds needed to keep things running are not always easy to

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lean on.

STAUFER ADJUSTABLE NECK HARDWARE Does anyone know if there is a source for replica neck hardware for the Staufer Legnani model adjustable neck? I have two Staufer's under construction, but I'm going for a more authentic design rather than using a 2" ss allen bolt and Tee nut. I'm using the Rubner six on a side Staufer tuning machines rather than the Rodgers. The Rubners are

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MIMFORUM BASS PROJECT The Musical Instruments Maker's Forum is the world's largest and foremost on-line meeting and collaboration for builders of all types of musical instruments, from Alphorn to Zurna. To help cover the costs of running this fantastic resource, members of the MIMF pooled their talents to create this unique, meticulously hand-crafted bass, as they had done previously in 2001. GIBSON HEADSTOCK VENEER Hi folks, Recent member; I think that this is my first post. My son and I are refinishing his Gibby SG. It "took a hit" and we are at the point of gluing on the new fibreboard (FB) headstock veneer. This one has mother of pearl inlays for the logo. I am positive that the original veneer was painted black (because the truss r MIMFORUM BASS PROJECT The MIMForum Bass Project The MIMForum Bass Project was born on July 24 th, 2001, when Larry Davis of Gallery Hardwoods posted this message on our Forum:. I was just hammering nails into a crate when a HUGE light bulb went off just over my head.. GUITAR BUILDING: ACOUSTIC GUITAR BUILDING, ELECTRIC GUITARSTORY AND PICTURESTHE MIMFORUM BUZZFAQMIMFORUM BOOKSTOREMIMFORUM TOOL STOREFORUM Guitar building: online discussions and interactive courses on acoustic guitar building, electric guitar making, archtop guitar building, bass guitar building, guitar repair, violin making, dulcimer making, mandolin building and all other types of lutherie; pickup winding; flute making; brass instrument repair; drum making and all other types of musical instrument construction and repair. MIMFORUM BOOKSTORE: BOOKS ON GUITAR BUILDING, AND MORE! The MIMForum Bookstore offers books on musical instrument construction relating to guitar building, violin making and other forms of lutherie, woodwinds and brass, keyboards, experimental musical instruments; as well as a broad selection of books on acoustical physics and the physics of music.. Amazon has ended their premium rate for "Direct Links" so you no longer need to keep returning to MIMFORUM TOOL STORE: TOOLS FOR BUILDING ACOUTSIC GUITARS The MIMForum Tool Store allows you to help support the MIMForum by making purchases through Amazon.com or Rockler Tools. Be sure to compare prices before you buy! We get a better commission from Rockler, so if the prices are the same or nearly so buying from Rockler will earn us more money. STEPHEN DELFT'S COMPENSATED NUT If all the compared figures agree closely, then the distances between frets are probably correct; the last number (1 to13 x 1.0595) is the theoretical distance from nut to 12 fret (and twice this is the theoretical scale length for fret positions). ARCHTOP BUILD JOURNAL Archtop Build Journal Once satisfied with the guitar plan, I started scaling it down to a new drawing for the GOM. This took more creativity and careful study since there are no direct standards to

lean on.

STAUFER ADJUSTABLE NECK HARDWARE Does anyone know if there is a source for replica neck hardware for the Staufer Legnani model adjustable neck? I have two Staufer's under construction, but I'm going for a more authentic design rather than using a 2" ss allen bolt and Tee nut. I'm using the Rubner six on a side Staufer tuning machines rather than the Rodgers. The Rubners are

only ab

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MIMFORUM BASS PROJECT The Musical Instruments Maker's Forum is the world's largest and foremost on-line meeting and collaboration for builders of all types of musical instruments, from Alphorn to Zurna. To help cover the costs of running this fantastic resource, members of the MIMF pooled their talents to create this unique, meticulously hand-crafted bass, as they had done previously in 2001. GIBSON HEADSTOCK VENEER Hi folks, Recent member; I think that this is my first post. My son and I are refinishing his Gibby SG. It "took a hit" and we are at the point of gluing on the new fibreboard (FB) headstock veneer. This one has mother of pearl inlays for the logo. I am positive that the original veneer was painted black (because the truss r MIMFORUM BASS PROJECT The MIMForum Bass Project The MIMForum Bass Project was born on July 24 th, 2001, when Larry Davis of Gallery Hardwoods posted this message on our Forum:. I was just hammering nails into a crate when a HUGE light bulb went off just over my head.. MIMFORUM BOOKSTORE: BOOKS ON GUITAR BUILDING, AND MORE! The MIMForum Bookstore offers books on musical instrument construction relating to guitar building, violin making and other forms of lutherie, woodwinds and brass, keyboards, experimental musical instruments; as well as a broad selection of books on acoustical physics and the physics of music.. Amazon has ended their premium rate for "Direct Links" so you no longer need to keep returning to GUITAR BUILDING: ACOUSTIC GUITAR BUILDING, ELECTRIC GUITAR Help support the MIMForum by supporting our sponsors: Stewart-MacDonald Guitar Shop Supply, wood, kits, and supplies for building fretted and bowed instruments.; Alaska Specialty Woods, soundboard woods for acoustic instruments.; The MIMForum Bookstore, books on musical instrument construction, general woodworking, and acoustical physics.; Order your woodworking tools and supplies from

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MANY HOMEMADE BENDING IRONS Senseney, Steve - 01/09/2012.21:11:22. Here is a quick sketch of my 4 inch bending iron. 1/4 inch pipe. About 7-8 inches long. I heat it with a charcoal starter. It leaks quite a bit of heat out of the open end, so I covered this with a light piece of tin. I use my steel vise to clamp this. Use a router speed control for heat control.

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MIMFORUM BASS PROJECT -- BRIDGE Back The Hand-built Bridge Here are a couple of shots showing details of the bridge that was made by Bill Machrone.. It has a unique design. It's Bill's own and a very good one. MIMFORUM BASS PROJECT -- NECK Barry Daniels of Texas. is the Luthier who made the neck of our bass.. Barry told a bit about himself "I started building guitars in 1975 after finding a copy of Irving Sloane s book. MIMFORUM BASS PROJECT The MIMForum Bass Project The MIMForum Bass Project was born on July 24 th, 2001, when Larry Davis of Gallery Hardwoods posted this message on our Forum:. I was just hammering nails into a crate when a HUGE light bulb went off just over my head.. GUITAR HOLDING JIGS FOR SPRAY FINISHING [PICTURES I am pretty new to guitar finishing and am wondering how other people do some of the common things. I have a couple of classical guitars to spray and wonder if it is worth making a jig that would allow you to spray them flat and allow them to dry for a bit before hanging them up to dry. Or do most people just hold in one hand and spray with the

other.

VINYL AMP COVERING, WHAT IS THERE BESIDES TOLEX? I have been searching for a while now, for a covering material for an extension cab I am making for my Epi Valve Head. I looked at black Tolex and other black vinyls on the web, music suppliers, upholstery suppliers and boat shops. Some were very thin and all were very pricey (To me anyway.) This weekend I was looking to buy felt and I stumbled

onto a fi

VACUUM FORMING PICKUP COVERS WITH MY NEW VACUUM TABLE Sibley, Johnathan - 12/26/2008.04:45:56 specialist in endless variety Yah, If you haven't noticed Clint is a savant. (1)Try cutting some ways in the mold/dummy on your table saw. The Musical Instrument Makers Forum > Acoustic guitar building, electric guitar making, archtop guitar > building, violin making, dulcimer making, mandolin building, banjo > building, or any other type of lutherie; pickup winding and > rewinding; drum making; flute and recorder making and repair; brass > instrument building and repair; and more. We invite you to > participate on the Musical Instrument Makers Forum > , an interactive forum for the > discussion of musical instrument construction, design and repair; > welcoming builders of all instruments at any skill level from expert > to wannabe. For fifteen years the web's premier site for instrument

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------------------------- The MIMForum Bass Project has come to a successful end! A number of MIMForum members jointly built a 4-string fretted electric bass, which we auctioned off to a very satisfied buyer on eBay to raise funds to support this website. See the story and pictures . Thanks go out to everyone who participated in the planning and construction process! Larry Davis of Gallery Hardwoods Bill Moll of Moll Custom Instruments Mark Swanson of Mark Swanson Music Amy Hopkins of Stringed Instrument Repairs Jason Lollar of Lollar Guitars

Bill Machrone

Larry Clinton

Julian Barton

Barry Daniels

Dale Belcher

And MIMForum sponsor Stewart-MacDonald's Guitar Shop Supply

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THIS WAS THE RESULT OF THEIR HARD WORK: FEATURED DISCUSSION: ------------------------- We have many talented members. Here is an example of Amy Hopkin's original inlay work. SERVICES ON THE MIMFORUM: ------------------------- OF COURSE THERE'S OUR FORUM , BUT IN ADDITION TO THAT.... THE MIMFORUM NEW BUILDERS' MINIFAQ!

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