Thanks and Happy New Year!

thank you Eric . all ways glad to listen , watching what you do . lint free rags why not use your old white tee shirts , i got a bag of em as i am old lol too.

Regarding rags, I apply UV cure finish with make-up sponges. I then wipe it with a paper towel. I am shooting for a low gloss finish. I sand lightly after curing before the next coat. I progress through the grits (400, 600, 800, 1200, 1500, 2000) and wax with renaissance wax. I end up with a lovely mat finish. I control dust in my tiny 10’ X 18’ basement workshop with a large jet air purifier and monitor particulate with an inexpensive particle monitor. If I want a gloss finish I use Tru Oil (slightly thinned) applied using scraps of old tee shirts. I lightly scuff with 0000 steel wool between coats. No more than two coats per day. This is where the purifier has paid big dividends as it has greatly reduced finish imperfections. Rags are not the only source of lint on a wet surface that slowly dries in the air. Good luck!

@EricSchaeferGuitars

6 ай бұрын

I addressed your comment in a new Q and A episode coming out at some point this week. Check back later to the channel for a new video titled "Q&A | Radial Rosettes, Soundhole Binding, Pinless Bridges and More!"

For the saddle issue. Maybe saddle slot in the bridge is not flat. Concave or convex might put undue pressure on a flat saddle.

A photo of the failed saddle would really have helped. Also the break angle (no pun intended) as the strings bend over the bridge to terminate in the bridge. The combined bending and compressive stress can vary considerably.

@EricSchaeferGuitars

6 ай бұрын

I addressed your comment in a new Q and A episode coming out at some point this week. Check back later to the channel for a new video titled "Q&A | Radial Rosettes, Soundhole Binding, Pinless Bridges and More!"

JT, call Stu Mac and tell them you got a bad blank, they will probably send you out another one.

@EricSchaeferGuitars

6 ай бұрын

I addressed your comment in a new Q and A episode coming out at some point this week. Check back later to the channel for a new video titled "Q&A | Radial Rosettes, Soundhole Binding, Pinless Bridges and More!"

Disagree with your comment about B&S timber not making a difference. Try building two identical guitars & match the timbers where possible. Build one from IRW and the other from Honduran mahogany. You will hear the difference. When I did my luthiers apprenticeship we built the same guitar over and over again for four years. If you do this you really get to hear the difference swapping out timbers can make. I’ve built a few European walnut guitars over the years. I’m always left a bit nonplussed by them but the folks playing them all really like them.