God I love the depth you go into even the little things in building a guitar. Makes me want to build my own. Great videos, can't wait for the next one!
Entertaining as always. Interesting argument to kerf or not to kerf. Gary Nava the mandolin specialist doesn’t kerf and usually uses double linings. Also I have seen some luthiers glue kerfed linings kerf side to the ribs. Keep up the good work.
Judging by my own luthier-made guitar, which has solid linings, albethey cedar I believe, I think you're right to chose to use solid linings. They look so much neater too. Great job so far!
Interesting approach. Yes it would be nice if the sides bent more easily. I spent on and off two weeks bending the sides not wanting to break them. Fun videos!
Basically the bottom is the reflector and sides are there mostly to keep the bottom in place and rigid. I doubt that you can hear the difference in solid and kerfed linings, but there is a difference of course. Is it better or worse, that's another thing. It may be that attenuating the corners improves sound :-)
Thanks Susan! I appreciate your showing us as you are learning. I wondered about the taper to the sides. You mentioned putting in that taper after it was bent. That would be much easier before bending - No? Would that affect the bending process too much?
I think it would be difficult to bend with the taper against the iron - you’d introduce a twist. I’ve noticed that many solid linings in guitars have a square cross section, so I’m guessing most luthiers don’t even attempt to put a bevel on the linings. I think, with a spindle sander if should be straightforward to add a bevel afterwards
Sorry bout' my ignorance,( i dont know nothing about interference of the material,( im a welder btw) but, what about bamboo stripes??? LOVE your videos, your ALL so soothin' 😍😍😍
I have an old Milner baritone guitar with no top (not brave enough to do myself),that has half round linings with no kerf cuts.I bet those wern't easy to bend!!
I place the curfed linings with the curfed side to the guitarwall. That seem to work OK. It turns thy smooth towards the origin of the sound. Best of both worlds?
David Dyke in East Sussex. I’ve since found a local furniture maker who had a slab of willow he’d had lying around for years, and let me have it for free. It isn’t a common timber as I can only think of cricket bat makers who use it. Even luthiers don’t use much.
I use willow linings and look for them in every hand made .Well done Susan .
God I love the depth you go into even the little things in building a guitar. Makes me want to build my own. Great videos, can't wait for the next one!
Excellent!
Sussie ,deep as always!Well done..
Excellent tutorial Susan. Really impressed by your vids. Never less than excellent. Cheers
thank you Susan loved the full steam ahead arr maties
Entertaining as always. Interesting argument to kerf or not to kerf. Gary Nava the mandolin specialist doesn’t kerf and usually uses double linings. Also I have seen some luthiers glue kerfed linings kerf side to the ribs. Keep up the good work.
You may want to consider applying linseed oil after installation, as for cricket bats, to prevent warping or splitting.
Love your videos.
Judging by my own luthier-made guitar, which has solid linings, albethey cedar I believe, I think you're right to chose to use solid linings. They look so much neater too. Great job so far!
I will follow, but I have been following from day 1. Hehe.
Interesting approach. Yes it would be nice if the sides bent more easily. I spent on and off two weeks bending the sides not wanting to break them. Fun videos!
Basically the bottom is the reflector and sides are there mostly to keep the bottom in place and rigid. I doubt that you can hear the difference in solid and kerfed linings, but there is a difference of course. Is it better or worse, that's another thing. It may be that attenuating the corners improves sound :-)
Thanks Susan! I appreciate your showing us as you are learning. I wondered about the taper to the sides. You mentioned putting in that taper after it was bent. That would be much easier before bending - No? Would that affect the bending process too much?
I think it would be difficult to bend with the taper against the iron - you’d introduce a twist. I’ve noticed that many solid linings in guitars have a square cross section, so I’m guessing most luthiers don’t even attempt to put a bevel on the linings. I think, with a spindle sander if should be straightforward to add a bevel afterwards
Sorry bout' my ignorance,( i dont know nothing about interference of the material,( im a welder btw) but, what about bamboo stripes??? LOVE your videos, your ALL so soothin' 😍😍😍
I have an old Milner baritone guitar with no top (not brave enough to do myself),that has half round linings with no kerf cuts.I bet those wern't easy to bend!!
I place the curfed linings with the curfed side to the guitarwall. That seem to work OK. It turns thy smooth towards the origin of the sound. Best of both worlds?
i was thinking the same
Honestly never considered the reflection properties of kerfling via solid linings. Interesting view
Hi I just wondered where you sourced the willow linings as I have had trouble sourcing them in the U.K. thanks
David Dyke in East Sussex. I’ve since found a local furniture maker who had a slab of willow he’d had lying around for years, and let me have it for free. It isn’t a common timber as I can only think of cricket bat makers who use it. Even luthiers don’t use much.
If you soak them then bend them, is that not also the same as steaming? The iron being hot enough to turn the water to steam in the fibres!
I’m sorry but is this a man or woman
Why does it matter? Does one sex build better guitars than the other?