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  1. That's actually the whole idea. What do you call it acomodating with her development? (I'm danish, so I don't quite know the right terms)
  2. Yeah. That's something like that I had in mind. Many years ago I tried a set of strings mad by Warwick. They were quite thin and soft. I was thinking that perhaps that sort of strings might work. But Guitarstrings would be just as good. Afterall it's all about giving her the opportunity to bang her thumb against the strings and learn how to create sound. I'm sure that she'll learn to play as time goes by. Thanks for the advise.
  3. That calculator can be helpfull as well. However my problem is more about deciding what scale length I should use. I was wondering if there was some golden rule how to find that out. Something with height, arm length or something like that.
  4. My daughter has developed quite an interest for my guitars, and she has a tendency to "slap" them. So it occured to me, that a bass must be just the thing for her. Now comes the problem. She's not yet two years old, and I don't think that a ½-scale is small enough for her. Is there any kind of a formula for calculating the ideal scale length for any person? I know that this might seam like an insane project, but I'm determined to build one for her. You know..... what if...... ?
  5. just a little hint. Back in the good old days when ships were built from wood, the planks had to be bent in all kinds of shapes. since a 2"X 8" log of oak is a teansy bit harder to bend than a piece of maple binding, they put the damn thing in what we in denmark call a "sweat-cuffin". It's nothing more than a wooden box (with a lid that is) and a hoze and a kettle. then you steam the item till it reaches the plasticity you desire. since you don't work on such large scale items i reckon that the hoze and the kettle will be sufficient. perhaps a piece of drain pipe will do. happy experiments.
  6. if it matters at all, you should always glue on the "outside". if you cut a slice of a burl, you will see that it cracks in time. That is because of "wood-loss" (that's the danish word for it, don't know the exact english term) imagine a whole burl split down to quarters down the middle, squared off and glued together. looking at the end, you should see a concave diamond-shape in the rings leaving the center of the original burl at the corners. that should prevent the damn thing from cracking. so if you ask me you should place the "inner side" outwards/upwards that will also prevent the grain forming "mirrors" (another danish term) ((pardon my french heh hehhhhh)) the vikings split their wood in two made two blanks and nailed them to each side of the ship, inside out. that made the ships hull flexible and gave equal tension on both sides of the ship. Don't know if your guitar may face rough wether-conditions in the north sea, but if you can draw a parrallell between equal tension on a vikingship and on a guitar, you might understand what i'm talking about.
  7. 1: draw a line with a ruler app. one millimeter from the "bottom" of that curve. Maybe both pieces of wood are curved. 2: adjust your plane to absolutely minimum "response"(??? i'm from Denmark, and I dont know the exact word.... pardon) 3: start at the ends, taking precaution that you strok in the right direction. (to avoid chipping) divide the distance from the middle of the curve to the ends into 5 to 10 pieces, starting at the ends. then...... a stroke at "sector 1" then sector 1&2 then 1-2-3- then 1-2-3-4 and so forth. always make sure that the plane dont tilt. (if you are skilled with a pencil and a ruler, you can draw the line on both sides of the blank to prevent overdoing the one side. you can also use an "angle" (???) 90degrees observe if light slips under. If that's the case you have to work the dark areas) 4: when you've reached the pencil line you are almost there. now you stroke with the plane over the full lenght. and this is where you must make sure that the tool is peak-fitness-conditionally sharpened. Keep your tounge straight in your mouth and concentrate. the following is of utmost importance. this is what nobody else tell you when they say: go practice. I : control your breath. dont "cloze your throat" if you do your heartbeat will cause your chest to Bump causing loss of controll over your arms. (a little like: breathe in/breathe out Daniel-san) Now try to fill your loungs and hold your breath without "locking your breath". If you lock and pay attention you will feel your blood preassure rising, and that's no good. you dont need to use that much force anyhow.... this isn't weight-lifting... II : remember BALLANCE Daniel san...... Keep your feet slightly angled and apart. you can feel it when you do it right. III : use no down-force on the plane. You can't keep a constant vertical pressure while moving back and forth. The plane itself will do that for you. IV : maintain the same cutting speed with each stroke. You may well stroke with different speeds from stroke to stroke, but everytime you stroke, you will have to maintain the same speed during the stroke. V : this fifth advice is the most important. without it you will never achieve your goal, and you might as well consider giving it up. BELIEVE IN YOURSELF !!! CONVINCE YOURSELF THAT YOU CAN DO IT !!! DO IT JUST LIKE IT WAS JUST ANOTHER DAY AT THE OFFICE !!! TELL YOURSELF THAT THIS IS A THING YOU DO JUST LIKE SHAKING YOUR PINK WILLIE AFTER A GOOD PISS!!! REALLY !!! IT'S NO BIG DEAL !!! ONLY OBSTUCTION LIES WITHIN YOUR BRAIN..... A LITTLE THING CALLED "AMYGDALA" (prevents you from jumping off a tall building because you just lost your wallet an want to be the first to pick it up from the sidewalk..... actually the main cause of our very existance as a species. If you think: this could go wrong you're almost ceartain that it will if you think: this is going to be a success, you are also almost certain that it will be. your mind is more powerfull than you think if you concentrate) I hope this is of any use for you, and if you want to achieve something nice, believe that you can do it yourself and dont put your wood in the hand of an electric carpenter...... trust in yourself. when you craft something with machinery, the result can only be as good and precise as the machine. and a machine can never be as good and precise as your hands and mind. Fast maybe...., but never precise..... by the way..... this guy www.morch-guitars.dk don't rush into anything, and he makes a living of it he finishes like one guitar/bass a month.
  8. if it would be of any use or satisfaction for you to know they are called BINDETANG in Danish it is the small version of the "KNIBTANG" BINDETANG is pronounced like binne tang with the A you use in the word FATHER and the KNIBTANG is pronounced kniw-tang. hope you've enjoyed your first lesson in danish shop-talk-vocabulary.
  9. this is NOT knowledge!!!! only theory. First of all thermoplastic primers have already been developed. that should minimize the cracking of the top coating due to the dynamic structure of wood. Next, in the glassfibre-industry they use a relatively thick layer of gel-coat. (app 800mu) that should allow the wood and thermoplastic primer to expand and contract underneath during the seasons. furthermore, as mensioned before, (pure lyrics..... damn!!!) conductive paints too have been develloped, so the next big step will be who is first to get the proportions right and get someone to do the "plating" and file the patent-documents and make himself a rich man...... he he he...... Or..... have your local blacksmith make one for you in solid cast-iron, do some weight-lifting while the guitar is at the "chromer's". And get ready to play some serious HEAVY METAL!!!
  10. mostly they are about 6-8 inches burls but they may be found up to 15-20 inches thick or even more. Most of them grow in shrubs but some grow "lonely" and if they are alowed to get old (really old) they reach that "mammoth-size". Here in Denmark they are considered both a blessing and a pest. the flowers contain some medical substances similar to ginseng, but if they are not tended to, they become almost impossible to do anything about (unless you use dynamite). I guess that's why they are the ones chosen in the fairytale about sleeping beauty. (what a metaphore) Well.... it seems to be worth the while thying to find a suitable piece for experimenting. Thanks for the reply.
  11. I just love the grain of crataegus. and where I live it grows like grass. The question is wether anyone has ever tried building any instrument whatsoever out of it. this is just to save me from at lot of work cutting down and milling and drying and.... and..... and.... well... you know the drill. It would be at pitty if it turned out looking great, but sounding like shooting poop from a wooden gun.
  12. concrete my good man!!!! concrete!!! nothing transports sound poorlier than concrete. the thing about egg-catrons (pardon my lack of eluquence, I'm from Denmark).... is only functional when it comes to acoustics (the movements of soundwaves in a certain space/room. If you live in a building with concrete walls and seem to hear the neighbour's daughter banging on with every guy in the neigbourhood, it relates to the iron-bars wich serves the purpose of strenghtening the construction, so it won't collapse first time somone lets a big one rip. If I was able to carry the weight i'd like to cast a bass-guitar in concrete just to see how the sustain might be. JBL actually made hi-fi speakers from concrete. (don't know if they do that anymore)
  13. hey Kimstock your dad's name wouldn't be gimli, now would it??? love the idea. can't wait to see a picture of the finished job. good luck. just wonder what sustain this axe might supply.
  14. he shoots...... and he scores!!!!! or how should I put it??? however I must agree upon your oppinion about chosing the right piece of wood for the top. the problem is just (and also the excitement of it all) that you never know what will turn up during the next millimeter of "excavation". thats what thrills me in working the grain. keep up the good spirit. and please....!!!! let there be a good evil rumble from that old B-string at the "bottom"
  15. Damn!!! I spent a whole evening searching for someone willing to sell me som WENGE and perhaps some other delicious stuff, someone might have stashed away for my use. What could i find??? nothing!!! perhaps I'm not this big nerd, who can just click the buttons, and find anything in a second. If anyone "in here" might know something about finding some of the good stuff to build guitars from (and perhaps a kitchen table, just to impress my wife ) I should be most obliged. It just can't be true, that one can't find what he needs these modern and interactive days. did I mention that I'm from Denmark???
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