daddymack

looks pretty damned good from here!

I see you like to leave the brace edges square, rather than rounded off.

56 minutes ago, kwakatak said:

I tend to agree but I get wired really easily. Plus my doc told me to lay off. 

blood pressure?

On 5/29/2024 at 5:54 PM, Prizma said:

I have a band and we’re thinking about being Pasta Fresca… thoughts?

are you playing in Italian restaurants?

Decaf is an abomination created to keep the masses from taking over the world.

Nice score!

As long as it makes the sound you are happy with, like you said, just leave it be.😎

5 hours ago, kwakatak said:

Confession time: I had a very minor setback with the back. I jointed it with the two halves in improper alignment, so with a zero kerf pull saw and a slab of marble as a straight edge cut down the middle and separated them. They were also at full unsanded thickness so I’ve been running them through my drum sander to get them down to .120”. 

Ouch! How long did that pull saw cut take?

Fortunately they were at full unsanded.

Gotta ask the question: how did you figure out [now] that the halves were not correctly aligned?

For those unfamiliar with some of this jargon, a kerf pull saw looks like this. The ones I'm familiar with are .010" thick with a nominal tooth cut of ~.013.

I suggest you list them at reverb.com or eBay

On 5/24/2024 at 9:45 AM, rustyoldfingers said:

I have the same amp, s/n 2532, with a single 12" Eminence speaker, so it's obviously an early version. I bought it as a floor model from Guitar Center about 50 years ago and it's served me faithfully. Unfortunately, it didn't come with any sort of manual or any other literature. There is a 1/4" jack in the back that I have no idea what it is for. Any ideas?

Thanks

Footswitch?

2 hours ago, New Trail said:

Because he has a guitar with the colors of the Palestinian flag he "hates Jews?"

no...that is not the reason. It is a symptom. Pay attention and keep up.

12 hours ago, Ratae Corieltauvorum said:

Is he trying to rehabilitate himself?

 

 

just shows he still hates Jews...and doesn't want Palestinian refugees moving to the UK....

don't sniff that stuff....

ADHD is great for multitasking

The Deluxe/ Fullerton Legacys are great guitars. If is a 'Tribute', or a 'Placentia', then the price is way out of line.

43 minutes ago, kwakatak said:

Thanks. I gotta expand the wife’s wine rack though. 

You need your own....

Wine is definitely more for chilling out...sorry you are dealing with 'stuff'.

Nothing wrong with yard work either...that's how I spent the better part of my day.

The Bartolini MK1's are worth more than you paid for both!

Nice double play!

So...how did you saved him from buying a Chinese Gibson copy?

21 minutes ago, New Trail said:

Yeah, thanks. 

I read all of that stuff online and watched videos, too...checked Stew-Mac and other acoustic sites, too.  Nothing conclusive for my situation, though.

In my case this is not a real pickguard, just a very thin piece of black plastic poorly "installed."  I used to work in a printing shop and stickers were applied to vehicles using Windex and then squeeging it out when the sticker is in place.  I'm wondering if spraying Windex under the edge of the "pickguard" which is slightly loose, and slowly working it up, might work.

Doubtful...try a hair dryer first.

and...it is Monday....?😉

need to see it....pics from above, low level [along the top showing the edge]....

Typically you need something like a hair dryer to warm up the adhesive, and something thin to get under the edge [like feeler gauges or your fingernail].  Without knowing what the adhesive was, you should also get some lighter fluid [like Ronsonol], guitar polish or lemon oil to remove the adhesive residue.  Sometimes the adhesive will just peel up, or roll off...sometimes, on older guitars, it can be a grunt.

Depending how long that has been on, it may leave a 'tan line'....

Watch this:

Nethan...you post a link in your own thread where you claim to be a newbie? Yeah, your posting on HC has been very odd for someone claiming to be a 'newbie', and I have asked you before not to do this....so that is it. Buh-Bye!

अलविदा, और वापस मत आना

Please explain why...?

Okay...guitars are better than guns...trust me, I have both...

5 hours ago, kwakatak said:

This top WILL be better - even if it kills me! 😄

Let's not go that far, kwak....

Maybe you could sell that top to Bite Guitars as a prototype for an acoustic line

6 hours ago, kwakatak said:

I tried to take them off the old top but when I applied heat the top cracked. 

That was my main concern when you first mentioned you wanted to re-use them....a shame. but, as we know, $#!+ happens. It just proves what a good job you did attaching them in the first place!

Okay, it looks like you have your head and your heart back in this one

So, the Martin braces were not salvageable, or will you use them again elsewhere?