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by Fernando Esteves
Fri Dec 27, 2024 9:12 am
Forum: Flat-Top Acoustic Guitars and Bass Guitars
Topic: Double X Bracings
Replies: 11
Views: 26646

Re: Double X Bracings

Hey Alan, thanks for the answer!
Do you still have this pair of guitars?
by Fernando Esteves
Mon Dec 23, 2024 4:18 pm
Forum: Flat-Top Acoustic Guitars and Bass Guitars
Topic: Double X Bracings
Replies: 11
Views: 26646

Double X Bracings

Hello! I didn't find a topic about the Double X and started this one. I didn't find any video on youtube comparing a traditional X and a double X guitars, the only one I found was a top still rough with some tap tuning on them (on these particular, I found the pitch of the double X lower). How can o...
by Fernando Esteves
Wed Dec 11, 2024 6:19 pm
Forum: Glues and Finishes
Topic: Shellac dyed/tinted
Replies: 4
Views: 4548

Re: Shellac dyed/tinted

Thanks Alan!
by Fernando Esteves
Tue Dec 10, 2024 10:55 pm
Forum: Glues and Finishes
Topic: Shellac dyed/tinted
Replies: 4
Views: 4548

Shellac dyed/tinted

Hi! We have some guitar painters herein Brazil, very little numbers and all of them I know works only with electric, they don't know about the thickness importance on acoustics. The acoustic luthiers I know just paint the guitar themselves and very rarely get commission from other luthiers, I've tal...
by Fernando Esteves
Wed Sep 25, 2024 10:27 pm
Forum: Wood and Materials Q&A
Topic: Alternative to wood on solid body
Replies: 7
Views: 25996

Alternative to wood on solid body

Hello! I'm from Brazil and here the deforestation of all kind of forests, swamps and whatever else can be transformed into cropland to make soy for the cows food grows every year. So, I'm starting to become sensitive about use only wood as materials to build guitars, specially because there are some...
by Fernando Esteves
Tue Sep 17, 2024 6:53 am
Forum: Wood and Materials Q&A
Topic: The millionth same quest about wood
Replies: 5
Views: 8438

Re: The millionth same quest about wood

πŸ™πŸΌ thanks for the insight, I agree and understand better now The idea is L00 size archtop, Adirondack top, 24.5" scale length. The doubt is between Mahogany or any kind of Rosewood on the back/side. But the fear is to be too trebley with Rosewood, hence the question about have a wood with the w...
by Fernando Esteves
Wed Sep 11, 2024 10:03 am
Forum: Wood and Materials Q&A
Topic: The millionth same quest about wood
Replies: 5
Views: 8438

The millionth same quest about wood

Hello! The "common sense" about wood says Rosewood has more bass and treble than mahogany, but less mids and a more prominent treble... Is there any wood tht have bass and middle as both combined but a bit tamed treble? Sometimes I think steel strings have too much bite and nylon too few.....
by Fernando Esteves
Thu Jul 25, 2024 10:42 pm
Forum: Builders' Supplies and Services
Topic: Mid level guitar factories
Replies: 1
Views: 9380

Mid level guitar factories

Hello guys/gals! I'm contemplating to design some guitars and have it completely done by a factory (as opposit to the last idea of they just building the hollow bodies) Basically would be one derivatived from Strat, one superstrat, probably a V and an Explorer style, or something like this. Would wa...
by Fernando Esteves
Sun Jul 21, 2024 8:14 pm
Forum: Solid-Body and Chambered or Semi-Solid Electric Guitars and Bass Guitars
Topic: Pointy guitars
Replies: 10
Views: 11124

Re: Pointy guitars

No, sorry I didn't explain correctly.

This jack drilling goes straight to the pickup cavity and then to the control cavity or it's drilled someway direct to the countrol cavity?

I've no idea how they make the wires get there 😬
by Fernando Esteves
Sun Jul 21, 2024 12:53 am
Forum: Solid-Body and Chambered or Semi-Solid Electric Guitars and Bass Guitars
Topic: Pointy guitars
Replies: 10
Views: 11124

Re: Pointy guitars

Another doubt:
Does anybody know what is the path the channel of this jack makes till the control box?
And how they do it?
by Fernando Esteves
Sun Jul 21, 2024 12:41 am
Forum: Solid-Body and Chambered or Semi-Solid Electric Guitars and Bass Guitars
Topic: Pointy guitars
Replies: 10
Views: 11124

Re: Pointy guitars

Thanks, I think I will go in that route, then!
by Fernando Esteves
Sat Jul 20, 2024 12:16 pm
Forum: Solid-Body and Chambered or Semi-Solid Electric Guitars and Bass Guitars
Topic: Pointy guitars
Replies: 10
Views: 11124

Re: Pointy guitars

JC Whitney wrote: ↑Thu Jul 18, 2024 2:04 pm Are you thinking of putting splines in those areas?
Yes! Vertically or horizontally, don't know yet
by Fernando Esteves
Sat Jul 20, 2024 12:14 pm
Forum: Solid-Body and Chambered or Semi-Solid Electric Guitars and Bass Guitars
Topic: Pointy guitars
Replies: 10
Views: 11124

Re: Pointy guitars

That person is me! πŸ˜‚
I posted there first, but there wasn't a real technical answer, so I posted here, because usually here people hs more experience
by Fernando Esteves
Tue Jul 16, 2024 6:18 pm
Forum: Solid-Body and Chambered or Semi-Solid Electric Guitars and Bass Guitars
Topic: Pointy guitars
Replies: 10
Views: 11124

Pointy guitars

I'm building a RR guitar and I'm thinking in to do a cut in the end of the points and glue a solid patch there. The intention is to make it stronger and keep it from breaking, like all pointy guitars happens What do you all think? It's the red lines in the photo the place I want to do the reinforcem...
by Fernando Esteves
Tue Jul 16, 2024 6:17 pm
Forum: Archtop Guitars and Bass Guitars
Topic: assortment of archtop doubts
Replies: 4
Views: 7870

Re: assortment of archtop doubts

Nice to know about the app, will take a look!
Thanks
by Fernando Esteves
Fri Jul 12, 2024 8:29 am
Forum: Archtop Guitars and Bass Guitars
Topic: assortment of archtop doubts
Replies: 4
Views: 7870

Re: assortment of archtop doubts

Thanks for the answer Alan! I plan to use 009 or 010 strings, so the top might be thinner than an usual archtop Yes, the back is a totally new route, I've many many doubts! πŸ˜‚ I'm planning to go with Mahogany or South American Cedar, do you have experience in the difference from an arch back to a fla...
by Fernando Esteves
Mon Jul 08, 2024 2:17 pm
Forum: Archtop Guitars and Bass Guitars
Topic: assortment of archtop doubts
Replies: 4
Views: 7870

assortment of archtop doubts

Hello guys, I've some doubts regards archtops 1) I've an Adirondack soundboard blank for archtop, but it has a dark stain in the middle and would be ugly to do a 17" archtop in natural/burst... That leads to 2 options: I learn how to make the stain have the same color as the other parts (which ...
by Fernando Esteves
Wed Jun 05, 2024 11:45 am
Forum: Flat-Top Acoustic Guitars and Bass Guitars
Topic: Floating archtop bridge on flattops
Replies: 9
Views: 9838

Re: Floating archtop bridge on flattops

Interesting
I was thinking in some kind of tailpiece alike the archtops
by Fernando Esteves
Mon Jun 03, 2024 1:08 pm
Forum: Flat-Top Acoustic Guitars and Bass Guitars
Topic: Floating archtop bridge on flattops
Replies: 9
Views: 9838

Re: Floating archtop bridge on flattops

Very cool!
If you ever get him to record a clip, post here! Sounds interesting a mix between the two worlds!

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