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… also, looking back it seems i completely missed the opportunity to say how beautiful your fretless is turning out. I’m particularly smitten with the relationship of body size to neck length.

You hit my current conundrum right on the nose. The cello fretboard differs from a guitar’s (single arch) in that it has a pretty severe drop off angle (maybe visualize something like a 1/2” x3/8” chamfer full length of the base edge). Initial thought was to only line the “chamfer” face… but that wi...

I noticed your earlier post re: experimenting with a couple of veneers and polystyrene for the fret line inlays. I'm (very) slowly approaching the time when I'll have to commit to a fretless line material for an ebony electric cello fretboard. What material did you end up using... is it polystyrene?

Have fun.

I’m blessed with a better half that is a born baby whisperer - she’s magic with little ones. Me? I’m usually too busy, have too many irons in the fire, and not so good at slowing down. Three (now adult) kids, five years of fostering little ones, and now our first grandkid have gotten a few things th...

How about some finishing supplies for a nice sunburst on that soon-to-be uke?

Jay, that’s awesome - but you humbly omitted the best part…

Everyone else: see the clever bit hidden in there? (hint: check out the volume control and think geographically)

Absolutely fantastic.

Not plans, but a great image from acousticguitar.com:
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Perhaps print it up full size to use as a starting point?

That's pretty slick, especially for it's adjustability on the fly. Your post has had me racking my brain for a similar setup I saw way back when... the cobwebs eventually cleared enough that I remember it looking something like this: https://i.postimg.cc/q7vMT42T/1.jpg Belt sander on the flat, with ...

Stemming from my concerns regarding: grain runout on the angled approach…. Perhaps consider doing a full depth thru neck with grain parallel to the face of the guitar instead (along the lines of the “hippie sandwich” approach, or Melvin’s eight string bass build)? Could conceal with front and back f...

This might not be the route you’d choose… but if trying to keep cost down I wonder if you could build that back up with black epoxy (release agent or maybe wax on the shaft to allow removal) and then sand/buff down to original shape?

Whoo Hoo!
More importantly, a heartfelt thank you to Charlie and all the other volunteers who keep this wonderful forum going.

I think that this explanation [www.youtube.com/watch?v=ceCdXVP-mu8] paired with side view of a stacked at (time) 1:39 into this video [www.youtube.com/watch?v=5BqFoBJr10o] supports your understanding... in that in the [1:39] pickup the upper coil is larger to maximize its non-bucked signal, with the...

Lucky number three, that’s me.

Beautiful.
I'm curious as to why the drone string's position is raised when offset...?

Fernando: If you have a minute, Google Paul Rhoney's (previous post) guitars - absolutely fantastic designs.

Enjoyed your tuner test video - am I guessing right that your long term plan is to have lever(s) perpendicular to the body top?

Welcome! ….and yes, you certainly can.

Dang - that's fun!

Hi Fernando, What's your goal?... to have one of each type of guitar built for your personal use, or are you hoping to introduce a new line of guitars intended for sale to the public? If the former, find a good local luthier who is willing to work with you bringing your visions into reality. Expect ...