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I have a couple of neck sets looming. I've done a dozen of the violin sort. Easy. The Cello should be the same but different. It is a bit off the norm; par for me; because I built the ribs tapered so the back is smaller, and more comfortable. Like a rib bevel for your legs! I have to add about 3.5 degrees to the angle from the top.

I only have all the wood for an arch top. I'm thinking 7 string 680 scale. A-D or B to E or whatever. Just a low string. 12 fret, low bridge. Outline is a Stauffer regular on the bass, and a Stauffer Terz on the treble. Wasn't happy with any f holes, so I'll do something to mimic the Terz side. With pearl?

I really do like working on the cello. It is just as easy as a violin, or an arch top. but BIGGER. I like the bigger scale. Wood is more expensive, and the strings? Guitar people have it made. Violin strings I can get wholesale for $50-80. Decent Cello D'addario Helicores are $110, good synthetics are $180-260, and real Guts are about 180! I don't really like the sound of metal strings. I do have Helicores on my 5 string, and they sound good, but WAY different. Good sound for a 5 string I guess. Probably easy to amp up?




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I admit that I fell for the advertising but I've always wanted a Klon clone so here I go. This is the Stew Mac Klon clone they call the Ghost Drive. Will make a nice weekend project.

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JF please let me know how you like it tone wise when completed I saw those too and want one?

Me too! What’s the verdict?
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I have not built it up yet. Been too busy. But I have started on the design of the enclosure. Going on vacation next week so I probably wont get to it for a while but I will let you know.

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I just finished the restoration of an interesting 9 string lute shaped guitar, locally made in Sweden by Gottfrid Söderman in 1920. A crude but working arrangement of the extra cut down mandolin tuner on top :-)


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Interesting tuning machine configuration.

You didn't string this, did you?

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I did put the strings on, and it's playing just fine, but the tuner configuration is original from 1920.

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The name catgut is confusing. There are two explanations for the mix up.

Catgut is an abbreviation of the word cattle gut. Gut strings are made from sheep or goat intestines, in the past even from horse, mule or donkey intestines.

Otherwise it could be from the word kitgut or kitstring. Kit meant fiddle, not kitten.



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Catgut is an abbreviation of the word cattle gut. Gut strings are made from sheep or goat intestines, in the past even from horse, mule or donkey intestines.

Otherwise it could be from the word kitgut or kitstring. Kit meant fiddle, not kitten.



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Someone in my wife's family gave us a hammer dulcimer once with broken and missing strings all over it and I was like cool! I'll have to get string this up some day. That was 15 years ago :D



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Someone in my wife's family gave us a hammer dulcimer once with broken and missing strings all over it and I was like cool! I'll have to get string this up some day. That was 15 years ago :D

Got a Couple of those myself , never gonna get done laughing6-hehe laughing6-hehe

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I planned to bind and glue a fretboard this weekend.
Look’s like I’ll be having a kung-fu movie marathon instead.


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Do you guys spend a day every month or two, cleaning off the benches so you can work? I do. That's what I did yesterday. Then I found the stack of plans that don't fit anywhere. I found that they WILL fit on the door! I had to cut some lengthwise to fit. Some violin/cello posters are too big, so I still need something for them.

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I should be able to trim all the plans to fit under my glass top bench. Glass donated from a 55 gallon tank that sprang a leak while we were on vacation! Anything 22" X 48" or less will fit. I like that bench mostly for glueing and varnishing. The mess scrapes right off. Having the plans safe under glass right where you need them is nice.

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If you keep projects on the bench, will it collect less stuff, or do you have to actually have to make yourself PUT THINGS AWAY when you are done with them? I'm guessing that you have to change your evil ways. Violin stuff can go in a box, but cello and most guitar stuff is too big for my boxes.

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I haven't done much lately. Doing outside work because the spring was so cold, gloomy, and wet. Lately, it's been like spring SHOULD be, rainy, but only in the 60's to the low 70's. The basement is only 62. It's not a whole lot warmer upstairs, but the humidity is 66, and not 45.

I'd like it warmer. But not 107. We don't have air. We rarely need it.


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Hesh wrote:
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I admit that I fell for the advertising but I've always wanted a Klon clone so here I go. This is the Stew Mac Klon clone they call the Ghost Drive. Will make a nice weekend project.

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JF please let me know how you like it tone wise when completed I saw those too and want one?


Finally got it finished. I needed some stemac tech support because I'm bad at maths :) I mixed up a 390 and a 3.9 Ohm resistor but otherwise that was the only mistake. The result of that mistake was that the pedal had low volume.

Made the fix last night and it's running perfectly. The build is fairly simple and the instructions are good. I took the time to put all the parts in a marked parts box for easy assembly and would recommend anyone do that.

As for the review? The pedal sounds quite stellar actually. I have built a few DIY pedal kits now and have done mods on some Boss pedals and I can say that so far this one is by far the best one I have come across. I do not have a Klon, nor have I ever played one but I have gone through many OD pedals and this kit is just as good as any boutique OD I have played.

Here I am A/b ing with my 80's TS-9 and a Wampler Plexi Drive. The Klon is just as good and has it's own tone. I have only tested it with a P-90 'Tele' into my '72 Twin but I imagine it will work quite well into a low watt amp and humbuckers as well.

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jfmckenna wrote:
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I admit that I fell for the advertising but I've always wanted a Klon clone so here I go. This is the Stew Mac Klon clone they call the Ghost Drive. Will make a nice weekend project.

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JF please let me know how you like it tone wise when completed I saw those too and want one?


Finally got it finished. I needed some stemac tech support because I'm bad at maths :) I mixed up a 390 and a 3.9 Ohm resistor but otherwise that was the only mistake. The result of that mistake was that the pedal had low volume.

Made the fix last night and it's running perfectly. The build is fairly simple and the instructions are good. I took the time to put all the parts in a marked parts box for easy assembly and would recommend anyone do that.

As for the review? The pedal sounds quite stellar actually. I have built a few DIY pedal kits now and have done mods on some Boss pedals and I can say that so far this one is by far the best one I have come across. I do not have a Klon, nor have I ever played one but I have gone through many OD pedals and this kit is just as good as any boutique OD I have played.

Here I am A/b ing with my 80's TS-9 and a Wampler Plexi Drive. The Klon is just as good and has it's own tone. I have only tested it with a P-90 'Tele' into my '72 Twin but I imagine it will work quite well into a low watt amp and humbuckers as well.

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Cool great review. When you did StewMac tech support did you by chance speak with Tommy Stump? If so he's great and very helpful.

I think I am going to build one too, thanks JF for the review and info.

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Hesh wrote:

Cool great review. When you did StewMac tech support did you by chance speak with Tommy Stump? If so he's great and very helpful.

I think I am going to build one too, thanks JF for the review and info.


This was via email and his name was Andrew. Andrew was relaying messages to Tech support so I think he was a customer service guy. Still very happy to work with him as he was very prompt. I sent a few images in of the finished circuit board and they drew lines and arrows on it showing the misplacement.

I think you will be quite happy with it. I was reading a bit about the originals and apparently the design was to help loud powerful amps have that club level tube break up. My Fender Twin is 100% clean from volume 1-10. When I was playing it last night in my head I was reminded of old Muddy Waters blues tunes with that beautiful small, probably a Champ, tube amp sound but coming through a 100 watt Twin.



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Cool great review. When you did StewMac tech support did you by chance speak with Tommy Stump? If so he's great and very helpful.

I think I am going to build one too, thanks JF for the review and info.


This was via email and his name was Andrew. Andrew was relaying messages to Tech support so I think he was a customer service guy. Still very happy to work with him as he was very prompt. I sent a few images in of the finished circuit board and they drew lines and arrows on it showing the misplacement.

I think you will be quite happy with it. I was reading a bit about the originals and apparently the design was to help loud powerful amps have that club level tube break up. My Fender Twin is 100% clean from volume 1-10. When I was playing it last night in my head I was reminded of old Muddy Waters blues tunes with that beautiful small, probably a Champ, tube amp sound but coming through a 100 watt Twin.


That's a great function for this pedal and very useful too. Twins are so clean you are right. Going to order one, thanks JF!!

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OM 45 Pearl project for a guy . Got all but the back pearl ( solid of course )
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I don't post many pics but
OM 45 Pearl project for a guy . Got all but the back pearl ( solid of course )
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Oh come on now John lets see those pics :)


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