Life, luthiery and all its fun and tribulations - a very cool journey.

Thnaks for your reply Russell. Please clarify some terms though: Toothing iron and keying the surface. Thanks. Jack

Hi Russell , Im an Aussie too , in Charlestown near Newcastle . I mainly repair, but have made 3 acoustics , and various necks and bodies and about 6 lap dogs.I have noticed your comments and you seem to know your stuff , I have been wondering what your main line of work is ?I'm into repairs 6 days a week, I also fix amps .Be nice to hear from you. Len Biglin

Russell , thanks for the intro , I also am an electronics tech. but with my work being mainly tubes and guitars I'm probly a bit out of date!My CRO blew up the other day ! smoked out my shed but at least it was the shitiest piece of gear in there.I'm looking on e-bay now and dont need much for audio work.I spray pre-cat laquer , not sure if it is truly nitro ? from Wattyl or Mirotone .Also I just tried some Timbalac from a local place , the sealer really blushed but the top coat was good and a good colour match too.I may contact you in search of parts or schematics ( my computer freaked out and dumped all my schems. and wont reload the backup ! ) God I hate modern digital crap.Len

Yep, Ok, Wattyl and Mirotone are products I have experience with and neither of them are satisfactory - Wattyl had a pure nitro product (A8) which was a shocker (yellowed and crazed) and Mirtone (cat and pre-cat) tends to being too thick and 'plastic' no matter what - I have used Becker Acroma catalysed lacquer which is a better choice but still not a straight nitro. Durabond paints in Brookvale Sydney (02) 99050811 has been my manufacturer of choice for 6 years now and has been a superb supplier of all things Nitrocellulose - including sanding sealers, various degrees of satin/mat/gloss and custom pigmented nitro colors along with bulk premium thinners/wash thinners etc. Hard to beat Don (the paint chemist) and his team up there and good service and product is worth talking about. I am hooked up with a Amp service and may be able to help out with replacement schematics if you get in a bind. Rusty.

Rusty, I sincerely hope I didn't offend with my "dirty POME" and "clever enough by half" comments. Please ascribe to temporary insanity over the thought of pore filling soft surfaces.

Best regards,
Bob

Russell,
We have watched closely the fires in Australia.......just sending you all there our best wishes.....

Thankyou very much for your consideration, we were not in the firing line this time thankfully - it is quite an experience to have darkness in the middle of the day and the whole sky turn deep ocher red as has happened here before. But, bushfires down here are natures way of reminding us of her awesome power and beauty - it also reminds us that we don't own this land we are only borrowing it for a little while. Thanks again comrade.

hey Russ can i coil cut 2 pickups with 1 push pull tone pot?i have 2 humbuckers 2 volumes and 1 tone i have seen your expert advice work in the past hope you get back soon

hey Russ the Seymour Duncan site has it but for the Les Paul 3 way not the tele 3 way this is where i got in a jam

hey Russ which pins get which wires?on the tele 3 way switch?

hey Russ i don't see the diagram anywhere that you sent but i am looking for the entire schematic to show me where the wires go to what pins cause i run into the brain dead freeze a lot lately so i have 2 humbuckers he wants a tele 3 way 2 independent volumes and a 1 tone with the push pull i get the push pull part its just the switch part i am getting a log jam, if you can help it would be great i would send you a nice piece of black walnut from ca one day for an electric guitar

hey Russ did you get my e mail from steelstrings1@yahoo.com i am the one looking to wire 2 humbuckers with 2 volumes 1 tone with a tele 3 way switch and i am looking for a diagram to make things easier but i only find one with the lp 3 way not the tele 3 way and i have a log jam can you still help me out ?

hey Rusty do you work alone as a luthier or in a factory ?where do you build your guitars at

THANKS Rusty i will send you a piece of black walnut your friends will be jealous as heck but i need your address thanks Paul Bonfiglio luthier / wood carver

i have been doing the same for 2 years in CA before that in AZ but i like it to and learn every day with the help of this forum people like your self that make a difference in other places around the world i appreciate so when are you coming to southern Cali to the namm convention look me up thanks

Where have you been, Rusty? Haven't seen any posts from you in a while. Everything okay?

Bob

All sounds good, Rusty. That kind of busy is in short supply so enjoy it. I shan't worry.

cheers,
Bob

HEY RUSTY I am getting ready to do a 18 volt mod with a EMG bass pickup so I was wondering what you think about this and a question on how to do this also is should I connect the negative from battery 1 to the positive of battery 2 is this how its done?

THANK YOU RUSTY

thanks Rusty i figured it out My son borrowed my cable for a show and left me a balanced cable wrong again it needed a unbalanced cable lol sure as i switched over everything was just fine but you left me some great tips thanks PHB

have you ever heard of tyms guitars in Australia

Russell Do you know if Bob Web. is alright ? I have tryed to get in touch with him to see why he has not been on the chat line latly but have had no luck .We sure miss.him Bill.Eden."""""""""

hey Rusty i have a question about hooking up my guitar direct to a home stereo for a customer in his home via home stereo not a amp we want to plug right in to the wall and feed into the home stereo and here it through the house theater speakers ?any ideas

Hi Russell I understand you really know electronics .today I got one I have no schematic for was wondering if you might help me ? it s a Lefty strat and so it is loaded with a Duncan stk-s2n in the N with 4 conductor wire .1 single antiquity in the center position but a Di Marzio 4 conductor wiring in the bridge .. I want to come up with a way to push pull the neck and bridge could I just use 1 push pull for the Duncan and the Di Marzio utilizing all 3 pots and a standard all parts 5 way strat switch enabling the player to choose either stack or single coil mode ...Or do i need 2 push pulls .I have had a bad head ache all day thinking about this and hope you can shed some Light .