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Does any one have any information on building a portuguese guitar?

so how do i take the frets out? wont that wreck the slots that their in? and another question regarding inlay: instead of drilling out cavities for the inlay is it possible to just cut out a piece of the fretboard (drill a hole right through) to make it easier? and if it'll effect the sound couldnt you glue a thin piece of rosewood at the bottom of the hole?

wheres the advanced download section?

Im looking for a free Tree of Life inlay pattern. The best i can find is a picture of it that i can try and copy. If you know where i can find a pattern let me know. I've got an old ovation guitar with a broken soundboard that im going to repair and i would like to do a fancy inlay on it while im fixing the rest of it. I have a question regarding the inlay though. Can i leave the frets in when drilling out spots for the inlay?

thanks for the info. the only reason i was planning on copying it was because i couldnt find plans on the internet and i havent had time to find some books. but thanks for that message board site. thats what i was looking for.

thanks for the sites. what im planning on doing is ordering the kit from stewmac and then duplicating all the parts so i have one completely from scratch and one from a kit and then i could sell one. Lex Luthier, how long did it take you to complete the kit from stewmac?

I wasnt sure where to post this but this seems to be the most popular board. Has any one here ever built a violin? If so how hard was it and how long did it take? Im thinking about building 1 this year but i cant seem to find much information on the internet. If you know of any sites like this one (but for violins) or you have any information and/or are willing to give me tips please let me know.

has any one been to or heard much about the Summit School of Luthiery out neer victoria. im looking for a good school to go to next year so if you have any suggestions let me know.

Don't use pine. It'll warp like crazy over night. For all the work it takes, i'd make the real thing right away. Just measure 3 times, use a test piece, and check at this site frequintly to see if your doing it right. Litchfield Custom Gutars got it right. A Dogeared P-90 ya probably not. Maybe if it had scallopped frets. The pics seem to be working fine now at least on my computer so hopefully you can all see them. All i have left is to put in the hardware so i should have pictures of the completed thing very soon. Thanks for all the positive feadback.

I need help with how to wire and i need a wiring diagram. I have a P-90 which only has one wire coming from it, 2 pots, and the output jack. help! what do i do?

you cant really tell from the pictures but its black blended into red blended into the natural brownish tone.

Heres some pics of my almost finished guitar. Sorry if their a little big. Im going to post more pics once i have it all finished with the hardware and stuff put in. This is my first time building a guitar and i built it all from scratch. (including the fretboard) The neck is hondurous mohogany, the fretboard (which you cant see) is brazilian rosewood, and the body is maple with a Sapiely(sp) Pommelay(sp) veneer.

k thanx. i dont have much time right now to edit the pics and stuff but ill PM you in the next day or so.

I've got pics of my guitar so far (it has the stain and one coat of finish) but i do'nt know how to post them. i have them on my hard drive and not on a website.

ohhhh. now i understand the picture. i was getting very confused.