I am hard pressed to see pieces other than a peghead that would require lumber
more than standard 4/4 or 8/4 dimension, which should be readily available at
most places that sell lumber. In the US, Woodcraft stores have a pretty good
selection, and they are in lots of major cities. Also a
Chris' advice is quite good. You may, in addition, want to consider a
polyurethane glue (like Gorilla Glue). Some instrument makers swear
by them for building up laminates specifically. I haven't tried it
myself, but I was once in the shop of a well-known harp maker who
used laminates to
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Chris Nogy
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Subject: Re: [HG] Building question
I am hard pressed to see pieces other than a peghead that would require
lumber more than standard
Bennett, I am hoping that you mean width where you said thickness. I
can't imagine any wood, hard or soft, that you would need thicker than is
commercially available, unless you are building the Bosch.
Alden
Bennett,
Ah, I'd forgotten the large piece needed to make that part:
12 x 5-1/8 x 1-3/8
Depending on the wood you are using, it's certainly possible to find a piece
of that size. 6/4 stock, 6 wide, 12 long is fairly commonly available.
Laminating is also a reasonable approach here.
I think
is easy to obtain...
if you need some other wood i can arrange womething...
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Marc Reymen
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Sent: Wednesday, January 31, 2007 4:54 PM
Subject: Re: [HG] Building question
Chris
What kind of gurdy is in this book... Guitar shaped, lute, etc.. Seth
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Bennett,
Ah, I'd forgotten the large piece needed to make that part:
12 x 5-1/8 x 1-3/8
Depending on the wood you are using, it's certainly possible to find a piece
of that size. 6/4 stock,
What kind of gurdy is in this book... Guitar shaped, lute, etc.. Seth
It's kind of wedge-shaped or trapezoidal. Anybody got a picture? If one goes
far enough back into the lore of the Over the Water Festival, there are
pictures of Roy holding his Little Doorit. He spent most of his
--- Seth Hamon [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
What kind of gurdy is in this book... Guitar shaped, lute,
etc.. Seth
Well, it's Dewitt. I'll try to bring it and The Book down to San
Antonio, if I don't see you sooner. I have a lot of pictures on a CD
... somewhere Also I got a lovely
