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Anyone know how or where I can buy alcohol for French polish? I live in Ontario and I am looking for something totally non-toxic, so... ethanol, probably 200 proof. How do I get my hands on this stuff - do I need a permit or license? Any help would be much appreciated!! Thanks! -Zach Sole Proprietor...

Thanks Nathan! I have been doing pyrography for about 4 years now, but I'm still just getting into the whole guitar making thing. I built my first guitar almost a year ago. Make sure to 'like' me on Facebook if you want to keep up to date with guitars and such! I post pictures of my progress and wor...

Here are a few more pictures, check out my website if you want to see more. http://www.treehouseguitars.com http://www.treehouseguitars.com/uploads/1/0/8/9/10897191/6976286_orig.jpg http://www.treehouseguitars.com/uploads/1/0/8/9/10897191/9861653_orig.jpg http://www.treehouseguitars.com/uploads/1/0/...

Here's an update for those who were wondering, I made this guitar and incorporated the wood burning into the upper bout (less acoustically active). The end result was a guitar that sounded fabulous! So I would assume that the woodburning had no, or a minuscule affect on the sound. Time to get creati...

Awesome, thanks for the positive feedback guys!! I will steam the neck joint apart and take it from there wherever I have to. The sound and resonance is actually impressive out of it so far, I'll go with you on this one Mark, doesn't sound cheap :) although it would have been a good experience to re...

Okay... Relief: I checked the relief (actual relief) and it is at approx. 0.015" That would mean that the neck relief is not that bad... But the action is still way too high. Eddie I think you're right with everything you said- I got this guitar at Value Village for $4. It was in horrible shape...

Right, right. You're right. I already lowered the saddle - it helped but the action is still almost 1/2" at the last few frets closest to the bridge. What do you suggest I do then? I was thinking the ideal thing to do would be to touch up the angle of the neck joint... But that glue just is not...

Hi everyone, I have an old Harmony flattop acoustic, jumbo-style. The major issue with it is the action. I tried to take the fingerboard off, but it seams they used a glue that doesn't soften with heat. I thought installing a truss rod from the bottom of the neck may work, but is there a better way ...

I had a question that is based on violin luthier beliefs.. Does it really make a difference to finish surfaces with a scraper as opposed to sandpaper (acoustically speaking).
Sandpaper tears the grain and scrapers shave it, so should I avoid using sandpaper at all if it's possible?
Thanks,
Zach

Thanks, okay so leave the soundboard a little thicker just as you would with an inlayed rosette. What about location of the wood burning (I would probably want to put it in the least acoustically active spot on the soundboard (wherever that is.. Upper bout maybe???) What do you think? Thanks for the...

Here's a picture of what I might want to burn onto the top. The deepest burns are about 0.6mm deep.

(Tried posting the picture once already... see if this works)

Yeah okay... That's what I thought. What do you think about a woodburning on the upper bout of the soundboard? It is a little bit less acoustically active there I would imagine. I would imagine that decreasing the thickness makes a big difference in resonance, but also the change in the wood's state...

I was wondering if anyone knew how much affect woodburning has on soundboard resonance.
I am wanting to incorporate my experience of woodburning into my guitar making.
Any thoughts?

Thanks,
-Zach

Oh and the images would be about 3" by 3" (or larger)