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Australian wood recommendations

Brett, on my last couple of CBG's,I've used Tasmanian Oak(light colour) for the neck,with a Jarrah (dark,reddish)fretboard.Bunnings don't usually have this sort of wood,but a decent timber supplier w…

Replied Jul 11

Simple, 3 chord songs

Michael, my knowledge of chords and stuff is extremely basic too.A muso friend of mine wrote this out for me when I made my first CBG,tuned DGDG (open G),and you just move down to whatever chord you…

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Smoking kills label

Oil of Eucalyptus on cotton wool works for me,though I usually leave 'em on.

Replied Feb 28

Trim rings for bigger sound holes.

I,ve used stainless steel washers that are similar to ones used at work.

Replied Nov. 17, 2009

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ross harper replied to Brett Morgan's discussion 'Australian wood recommendations'

July 10

ross harper commented on ross harper's photo 'cbg1 013'

Sounds good,too!

March 11

Barry Evan Russ commented on ross harper's photo 'cbg1 013'

Beautiful box.

March 10

ross harper replied to Iggy's discussion 'Simple, 3 chord songs'

March 2

ross harper commented on ross harper's photo 'cbg1 016'

As an ex-smoker,I love these stickers and always leave at least one on somewhere!To each their own,though!

March 1

ross harper commented on ross harper's photo 'cbg1 017'

I made this one for my nephew.It has a Sapelle neck and burned in frets and dots,though these were very tedious to do-in future I'm using permanent marker.even fret wire is easier to use than my soldering iron!

March 1

ross harper commented on ross harper's photo 'cbg1 013'

Thanks,Chris.This is the one I play most these days.I'm getting ideas for a couple more projects.This one has a Victorian Mountain Ash/Tasmanian Oak (the experts say they're the same wood,my brother gave it to me and he lives in Victoria)neck,with t…

March 1

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Christopher Call commented on ross harper's photo 'cbg1 013'

Nice!

March 1

ross harper replied to Darren Gosling's discussion 'Smoking kills label'

Oil of Eucalyptus on cotton wool works for me,though I usually leave 'em on.

February 28

ross harper commented on Bluesheart's photo 'thing'

This is identical to one I bought in Bali (Indonesia) years ago.Never thought to hit it with a chopstick,tho'.I always thought it came from Sumatra,though those Balinese "antique" store owners will tell you anything! I'm gonna give mine a whack.

February 11

gary martin commented on ross harper's photo 'cbgnumber3'

great idea mate .

December 26, 2009

ross harper commented on John Drake's photo 'DSC01301 (Large)'

John,that's a nice looking guitar!But where are the warning stickers?Lol! Would you mind terribly if I knock off your angled head design?

December 18, 2009

ross harper commented on ross harper's photo 'cbgnumber3'

Gary, the frets and position dots on number 3 are drilled and sawn a little bit,then filled in with permanent marker,which was easier than burning them with a soldering iron,like number 1.

December 12, 2009

gary martin commented on ross harper's photo 'cbgnumber1'

you should love it ,its the best......i'll bet it feels like the best when you play dosn't it .

December 11, 2009

gary martin commented on ross harper's photo 'cbgnumber3'

Great job Ross ,are they dimples and grooves for the fretts?.......your nephew should be stoked!

December 11, 2009

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At 3:26am on December 6, 2009, Mark Berry said…: Hi Ross. Yeh Barry said he knew you. It would be great to get together sometime. I'm just learning (must be part of my midlife crisis) but I've put together a couple of tunes in open D and G using a bottleneck slide....lots of fun. Talk to you soon, Mark

At 9:03pm on November 17, 2009, TikiGraham said…: That you on the wave? Maybe I should post some pics of my single fins

At 6:58pm on November 12, 2009, Tres Seaver said…: Welcome aboard, Ross! You will find lots of helpful folks and information here on all things CBG (CBU, CBB, etc.) Feel free to poke around, ask questions, and post your stuff (photos, recordings, videos, etc.).

Most of all, have fun!

Tres.

At 4:03pm on November 12, 2009, Mark Berry said…: Hi Ross I live in Helensburgh, south of Sydney. How far down the coast are you?

At 1:35pm on November 12, 2009, smojo said…: Ross - that's great and you're welcome. I love to hear feedback like this, makes it all worthwhile. I know what a lot of fun it has brought to me and it's great to know I've somehow helped others.