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Ted's Guitar: 15 Posts in 2008

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Saturday, February 21, 2009. 15 Posts in 2008. Not really a great achievement, pretty poor effort in fact. I could blame moving to a new role in work, the girls. That I am learning Indonesian and trying to get fit - but all those things shouldn't have stopped me from find one or two hours a week. I used to find a couple hours a day. This comment has been removed by a blog administrator. This comment has been removed by a blog administrator. This comment has been removed by a blog administrator. Музыкальн...

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Ted's Guitar: March 2007

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Tuesday, March 27, 2007. So a few of my old mates from the bush are in town and we're meeting for lunch today, which was a great excuse to tell the employer, “I’m taking the day off”. That gave me the morning to do some work, I hit the shed this morning and got a little re acquainted with my old friend. The pearl piece as a heel cap has worked well, except the pearl is a lot hard to file and shape than the thin wood on the OOO. I have either sorted this quickly or caused myself a great big headache.

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Ted's Guitar: May 2007

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Wednesday, May 23, 2007. David said: “I know I would be checking every possible thing that could cause it to move before I started changing the neck joint that amount.”. Note to self – When someone offers advice, TAKE IT. I headed down to the shed tonight and got started on fixing that neck set. I checked the side to side a thousand times before I started, I went ever so slow. Hours of sanding, checking, sanding, checking. THEN the penny dropped – The centre line! Monday, May 21, 2007. I have removed the...

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Ted's Guitar: December 2007

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Friday, December 28, 2007. I have to get back at it - I can not believe that it has been six months since my last post. and therefore longer since I was building a guitar. Money is not the issue, I'll make the time, it is just the "spark" and the inspiration that I need. Maybe I'll spend the money and "buy" the inspiration. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Ted's other guitar links.

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Ted's Guitar: January 2008

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Sunday, January 27, 2008. How did I miss this? I've been back on the Kit Wizard again, wasting another 10 or so hours trying to put something together. day dreaming. For sometime I've been thinking about making a guitar from local woods (jarrah, sheoak etc) and I just can not get over the idea that it costs me US$100 in postage to get a kit out from the states. I opened up my favourties and found right at the top of the list - Australian Tonewoods. How did I miss this? Subscribe to: Posts (Atom).

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Ted's Guitar: March 2008

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Monday, March 31, 2008. You be the judge. I was checking out the kits on Australian Luthier Supplies by Hancock Guitars - http:/ luthierssupplies.com.au/. I checked with ALS and was told that the dreadnought and OOO kits are infact Stewmac kits which do not suit my needs today, but it raised my interest. When I purchased my Stewmac mahogany OOO in July of 2006, the kit cost me US$365.00 and the postage and handling US$54.95. I am all for supporting the local guy having a go, but. buyer beware.

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Ted's Guitar: Photos of Wood

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Saturday, May 17, 2008. Well, I thought I should show you the wood I am about to destroy. I mean, turn in a fine musical instrument. When ordering my kit from Australian Tonewoods. I like the effect of having the really light grain running down the centre of the soundboard. Tim advised me to straighten the grain up a little when making the joint to increase the strength. Here is the back in its naked beauty. I think it is nicely divided into sections. And the sides, with a little spirits to highlight.

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Ted's Guitar: June 2007

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Friday, June 22, 2007. I’ve gone into hibernation. With winter setting in, I can not imagine spending cold nights down in the shed, it is barely warm enough in the house – I know that David will be calling me a sook right about now. I need to find some time. I’ve put aside a lot of other things over the last 12 months in order to research and make guitars. I still have the passion but I can see it waning in the cold weather. Sunday, June 10, 2007. Saturday, June 09, 2007. More photos. Trying to get t...