Hesh, sort of off topic, but can you post a link to a site or tute explaining the tape method of joining back plates(and can this also be used to join the top?)? Very interesting.
As for what's in my shop? I have no shop. Right now, I'm using my kitchen. Since I'm stuck indoors because of all the white stuff that's coming down, I'm taking the time to do little things on my first build, like smoothing /shaping the fret ends. No pics of that.
Since I've got pretty much nothing else to do, I'll just sit back and watch what others are doing in this thread. I second the notion that this is a great idea for a thread, but after being stuck indoors as long as I will be if we get the 2ft of snow forcast, I'm gonna be chomping at the bit!

I've been working with the University of Minnesota on some cloning experiments. Things were going pretty well-



Unfortunately there was a setback last night-

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Hey while at the shop the other day I was told that "convention" has it that the bridges on archtops are generally positioned aligned with the points pointing inwards from the "F" holes. Have you ever heard this before, I hadn't?

Ya well Hesh, you know what Duh Padma timks of "con~ventions".

However, generally speaking, wisdumb has the "fers" inside center points "sorta, kinda, like maybe" being in line with the bridge.

This is a throw back to the violin Family of construction, you see them suckers didn't have frets and so intonation of them is a crock with an adjustable bridge, because it is always intonated regardless where the bridge sits( well sorta kinda generally speaking). How ever Armani was probably the dude who probably set the General's "Standard" of placeing the bridge in some sort of line that worked with the Golden section and Fibonacci series, of numbers just like his F holes are placed, and the rest of the instrument was designed for that matter.

But me have seen them all over the top and even inside ribs, well actually on the sides of ribs, not on the in-side. Seen them with points, no points, backwards, upside down, Long tall ones and short fat ones and fake painted ones, and, and, and dig this, me even seen them inside out, but thats a hard one to really be sure of. Yep F, holes just like peoples. The idea is to get some sort of hole(s) in the box to move air in an out and Armani (mayby some one before him) used "Fs", with points even.

However is true Hesh...for the rank and file builders...they listen, build and obey according to General Speaking's orders.

Now thats the truth according to Duh Padmas limited understanding and wisdumb.

Any you Arch toppers got some take on this babble?


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Electrician came this morning to see what materials he would need to run a 220v wire from the breaker panel and what is needed to hardwire a cord into the switch box of my new saw. Gunna be back on tuesday...
Luckily I have been in this just long enough to develop a healthy sense of patience.