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PostPosted: Wed Aug 22, 2012 2:17 pm 
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I'm always looking for new designs for f-holes, I anxious to see what Farging f-holes look like. laughing6-hehe
Looking good so far. [:Y:]

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PostPosted: Wed Aug 22, 2012 9:44 pm 
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Looks like fun. I haven't done a carved top but it's on my project list.

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PostPosted: Wed Aug 22, 2012 11:08 pm 
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So how does one work out a contour map like Todd did there if starting from scratch. Is there a tutorial somewhere? Or a primer of the basic principles of designing an arch that will work?

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He used the arch templates that were in a previous picture. Then they placed them on the outline and plotted the depth of the arch at each position on the template. Once that is plotted, he connected the dots to get the topographic representation.


**just noticed Todd's post above -

*** Nice work guys !!

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PostPosted: Thu Aug 23, 2012 11:36 am 
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Thanks guys [:Y:]

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Todd that looks great! I especially love the kerfing beehive laughing6-hehe

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I know we are not Costa Guitars, but we do know a few tricks.

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At Costa Guitars, our mystique has grown to such outrageous proportions that we are not even sure if we are Costa Guitars any longer.


Nice looking kerf boards.

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PostPosted: Wed Aug 29, 2012 12:05 pm 
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Those are much nicer than the Fharging Iceholes I see every day!

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What kind of fish does one catch through a Fharging F hole ? idunno Or a Fharging Icehole for that matter? idunno laughing6-hehe

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I'm now curious as to the advantages of a fharging f hole as compared to a standard, run-of-the-mill f hole?

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I can see that Todd and I have a lot in common. We both make instruments, we’re both swell lookers and neither one of us is Chinese.

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Should amateur builders refer to farging f holes as fargings?

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SKBarbour wrote:
Should amateur builders refer to farging f holes as fargings?



By Gorge ( yes i meant that ) I think yer onto somthing !! Kerfings and Fhargings !! We must also remember our "Slottings" where we put the bindings and Back Strippers ! :o

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Are you calling me a neocon? You shouldn't call me a neocon. My father called me a neocon once. . . just once. . .

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My name is Aniego Montoya , you made my Father wear Birkenstocks ! Prepare to dieeeee!

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PostPosted: Thu Aug 30, 2012 11:29 am 
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As the late, great, Freddie Prinze would say "looking good!" bliss
I must say I'm a little disappointed in the fharging f holes, I don't see any difference from normal f holes. I guess they must just sound different!

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Those mandos are really looking nice. I'm with Chris, you guys need to slow down so the rest of us can catch up.

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SteveSmith wrote:
Those mandos are really looking nice. I'm with Chris, you guys need to slow down so the rest of us can catch up.



What there NOT showing us is the picture of all the Morelli kids working in the shop like the Kebler elves doing all the real work seee !! laughing6-hehe

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Filippo Morelli wrote:
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Finally, you'll stop building for a couple weeks so we can all catch up!
Chris

Bahahaha. Dude I'm pulling 60 hour weeks at the office, working on this Mando AND a certain Flamenco which should be done around the same time. Spend less time petting the dog, what can I say laughing6-hehe

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p.s. it's time for brews at the pub with ya, but I ain't got no time!



Somehow I bet he doesn't even have a dog.

Todd - have a good trip - I plan to start mine while you are out -
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So petting the dog is not a euphamism, or just not receding to his "girlfriend?" BTW, it is too bad you aren't allowed in his thread. It is easily the funniest thread in OLF history, probably the history of the interweb!

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I'm not sure whether I'm more upset about how good they look so far or how fast they're going together! [uncle]
I feel like we're being tag-teamed, but hey, I never had a chance to win that chisel anyway! laughing6-hehe

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Filippo,

Why did you sign the inside "Fibber McGee"?

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Don Williams wrote:
Filippo,

Why did you sign the inside "Fibber McGee"?

beehive



laughing6-hehe laughing6-hehe laughing6-hehe laughing6-hehe laughing6-hehe laughing6-hehe laughing6-hehe

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Todd Stock wrote:
A major concession on this challenge was going with flat backs versus carved backs, but in retrospect, I wish we'd have gone that route and accepted the additional cost in time and materials

Just curious, but what do you consider to be the advantages of an arched back on a non-soundpost instrument like this? I like flat backs.

Looking great so far [:Y:]


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All i got to say is WOW. This looks great. Good photo's too. And I love the shop dog! I have a shop cat myself =^.^=

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