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I have 2 new videos on the way and soon to be on YouTube. One is on Dovetail neck sets , and the other on inlay process . I am having a great time with these and want your input , so let me know what you would think to be more beneficial . If it is possible , we will try and get them on for you. Glenn LaSalle is my video production man and he has done a marvelous job and he has a helper Dean Baer . Dean is a nationally know artist and his web site is worth a peak . http://www.deanjbaer.com/
Thanks again for the response to the videos.
John & Brenda

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John Hall
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People are always asking me about CA pore filling. I don't have the capability to make videos. Maybe you could do one on that. There's all kinds of videos for all kinds of stuff but I've never seen one on CA pore filling. Keep up the good work John.

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John, I think your videos are great! Thanks for taking the time to make them. How about one on finishing? From pore filling to final buffing

Thanks,
Sondre

I can do finishing , but that one will take a while as I am getting a spray booth and will have that running by spring
john

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Neck carving and the Martin diamond volute.

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I could benefit from a video on how to clean a basement. I'd even volunteer my shop if you need somewhere authentic to film it.

Mike

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Mike Lindstrom

Recently I've been interested in how to do things with minimal tools. I dont have much space or a lot of money, so i dont have the luxery of, say, using a drum sander to thickness my materials. Hell, i dont even have a bandsaw. I have a book that explains a lot of it, but video tutorials are a huge bonus.

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Cutting neck mortise and tenons, dovetail or straight, jigged up for routers or freehand with saws and chisels. I don't think I'd ever get enough of seeing various people's ways of doing this.

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im with marcus on this one
me being an ametuer with hardly any tools
as i dont have a drum sander or bandsaw or deep throat calipers
i do have a 6" belt sander and a record no.5
and i was thinking of making a jig using a handsaw held in with screws
so i could accuratley final thickness the wood
(anyone done this?)
as thicknessing is one of the most daunting tasks that i have to do
at the moment
thanks

John my friend. I'm with Chuck. I think one of the most helpful videos to see would be the all important job of neck carving/ making. Whether it be hand carved or carved with the use of routers, lancelot or jigs it would be most helpful to see how you do it. The volute is optional. After all the neck is half the guitar. In my book it's tone then playability and looks last.

Another vote for all things neck.

maybe a video on hand planing plates would be helpfull for me , as I am trying to get into a less dust mode . Jody

I would like to see an "Effects of Tone Bar Placement" sort of deal -- different placements and hear the differences in sound output.

Thanks

John

How about a video on making a bridge, fitting it to the soundboard, drilling the holes and cutting the taper for bridge pins, glueing the bridge. Another possibility is finishing out the headstock (binding, drilling, shaping, fitting tuners. Last, shaping, fitting, and cutting slots in the nut and saddle.

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I know a lot of builders cut their teeth doing repair. I'm not one of them. I guess I could give it a shot, but I'd be flying blind. The other day I needed to get out a bridge plate I'd put in poorly. I made a mess of it. I agree with the neck people, but I'd also like stuff on repair / fixing screw-ups.

Mike

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Mike Lindstrom

I have to admit , that while I can carve a neck , I have a friend with CNC . I can put the bridge on the list on how to make one. I like the minimalist tool techniques to. We shot 2 vids last week on neck setting a dovetail and inlay. I have quite a list if things to do. I will try and fill as many as we can .
john

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John Hall
blues creek guitars
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John -

These are all great suggestions! I'm really looking forward to seeing your dovetail neck video. Thanks for putting these together!

Martin diamond volute

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Neck angle geometry !

if you can make a bass do a bass tutorial a friend of mine wants me to make a bass for him and ive only made gitars so it would be a goood experience to know how to make both

The neck geometry will be covered in the dovetail set up that is due coming out soon

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John Hall
blues creek guitars
Authorized CF Martin Repair
Co President of ASIA
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The use of radius dishes is still not clear to me - so a introduction to the back and top geometry would be useful.

Have you checked out John's videos here:
http://www.bluescreekguitars.com/blog/

Glenn

Yes, all things neck and especially scarf joints, angles, and carving the headstock to throat transition.

Rene

that was done as Glenn did the video shoot for me .Do a you tube search for blues creek guitars and you will see the heading of setting up side geometry
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYHPCeVRUA4
Hope this helps
john

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John Hall
blues creek guitars
Authorized CF Martin Repair
Co President of ASIA
You Don't know what you don't know until you know it