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ramsezaz

Really nice work Digger !
I love the bindings.
How does it sound ?

pale42

Hello everybody, my first message here
I played on it, and it sounds really nice, veeeeerrrry loud and clear sound a litlle bit barking, what I like. Sounds even louder than mine (Gallato, who in fact started to sound nice after a year). The neck indeed is wide. I asked Digger to give it to me to bring to Samois, but he wants to "fine-tune" it more. Yeah yeah, digger also knows he made a nice baby haha.

Digger

Thanks for your comments, gentlemen. I've been playing it for a few days now and couldn't be happier.
Sorry, Jack, but anything with the word file written after it is a direct route to grief and ire, do not pass go do not collect 200, do you know what I mean?
I'm still puffed up with pride at having posted the photos.

pale42

You can make some sound files in my place digger, so everybody will be happy hearing the beast sing also.

Digger

Thanks, Pale, that's a good idea. We'll do it when you get back from Samois.
In the meantime I'm going to start another guitar.
Can anyone tell me what sort of tools I'd need to make tailpieces and where I might find them. Thanks.

Bob Holo

From your pictures - it looks like you're a very talented woodworker - why not just make them from rosewood/ebony?

(In other words, I'm assuming your question is: "In order to make tailpieces from brass... which tools do I need...")

I know squat about metal working - so I can't help you there - but I know good woodworking when I see it - and you are not an amateur. Check out JP Favino & Bernie Lehman - both of whom make ebony tailpieces that look great and certainly do the job.

Digger

Hello Bob, thanks for your generous comments.
I've thought about ebony tailpieces and have the Bob Benedetto book in which he explains it all very well and I'll probably do one at some point, but I love the art deco look of the brass tailpieces.
However, I can't help feeling they're a bit expensive for what they are.