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Taffy Evans

Hi again, it looks like I have a shop full of doorstops, Martin. Hahaha. Five door stops in all. However, not one of them has succumbed to holding doors open, yet. They have joined me in creating many and varied stringed instruments and Jewellery boxes, over a 60-year period. I did not realise they ...

Taffy Evans

Hi, this is one of the most useful time-saving tools I have purchased in a long time, and it was around $50. When gluing or applying lacquer to an instrument under repair, I always like to have it at the best angle to aid glue flow, clamping, and for the best light positioning. This clamp does it al...

Taffy Evans

Hi, here are a couple of older builds, Resonator guitars. One is made entirely of 3mm plywood, possibly from Bunnings, with a NGR neck. I was very surprised at the quality of the sound. I built it for myself as an experiment, but when I was made an offer I could not refuse, I had to let it go. 07-19...

Taffy Evans

I tried a couple of times to post, but had no luck. And I have to use a password every time I visit to get in. Gonna have to change that password as the one you gave me is tooooo long.
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Taffy Evans

Hi, thanks for your efforts, guys, and there's me blaming Telstra. While I'm in, I'd better post something.

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Taffy Evans

Hi, I was having a clean-up of the workshops the other week and was a bit surprised when I came across instruments that I had started but never got back to finish for whatever reason. I build whenever there is a gap in the flow of repairs, so a build could be shelved for a few months during a busy r...

Taffy Evans

Hi Martin, this is a complete surprise to me, but I wish you all the best in the future. Thanks for your dedication to keeping the fold together.
I can't imagine not having a workshop, hmmm, but one day.....
All the best, Taff

Taffy Evans

Hi. I like that, a nice-looking build.
Taff

Taffy Evans

Hi Mark, I have looked into it in the past, but could only find info on the guitars that he played. They were built by Col Joyes' brother, Keith, in the period 1959 to the early 1960s

The one I have is possibly Japanese.
Taff

Taffy Evans

Just a short story. At the start of this week, I rearranged my office/showroom by putting guitars that are not normally displayed on display. All were a mix of abandoned guitars, refurbished and ready for sale. There was one guitar that I do not display for sale, because I play it often due to its g...

Taffy Evans

Hi Alan, I only used the laminated side option due to making a blooper on one of the sets of sides, so, as not to waste them, I used one set as a lamination. I would sooner stiffen the sides using both a “boxed” Kerfed binding, as shown here, and heavier side reinforcement. The kerfing shown adds a ...

Taffy Evans

TomBicknell wrote: ↑
Mon Jul 21, 2025 8:25 pm
Very nice. I’ve got some really nicely figured NGR I’m itching to build with.

Did you laminate the sides with another layer of NGR, or something else?

Hi Tom, I missed this post earlier. I laminated two layers of NGR. I'm not sure if I used the "quote" feature properly.
Cheers Taff

Taffy Evans

Hi, Martin, here's a photo of my latest taffo prop, it's called the Taffo-Jack. My grandson made them for me on his 3D printer.

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Cheers Taff

Taffy Evans

Hi, yep, I agree, this forum runs great the way it is, thanks to the guys that keep things flowing. I visit another forum regularly, and I questioned why the number of posts had dropped to bugger all. The answer was that many choose to use the Facebook version. So the Forum side of sharing is slowly...

Taffy Evans

Hi, Mark, I appreciate your interest. The wood "sticks" are props used to support the brace whilst the glue is drying. I have a whole box of them, and the dots are my way of quickly identifying the different lengths. A throwback to my early days...well, if it still works. After the brace job, resett...

Taffy Evans

This guitar was finished late last year. It is made using New Guinea rosewood back and sides and neck, with a Cedar top. The inlays are mother-of-pearl and ebony. It’s a “000’ size guitar with gold frets and gold tuners. On this guitar, the sides were laminated as an experiment, which possibly accou...

Taffy Evans

Hi, all very nice, inspirational in fact.
Cheers Taff

Taffy Evans

Hi, I use or have used all of the above, and most times, a combination of tools are used. The only knife I have used is the one in the photo. It would be what I use the most along with the japenese rasps.

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Taffy Evans

Hi, I agree that braces that are not checked into the linings could contribute to a more responsive top or back; however, the chance of a failed top or back, I think, is more likely. As a repairer for many years, I have repaired more guitars with braces that end at the kerfing and have not been chec...

Taffy Evans

Hi Tom, thanks for your input, much appreciated. I have three albums holding the prints of instruments I have built over the years. It's the thousands of photos of the "how-to-do" tasks that I have lost. Last month I started compiling printed copies with captions to make a book at some time. But tha...

Taffy Evans

We're using the word "shed"......a term that conjures up images of cobwebs, dust and piles of stuff you should have thrown away years ago. Workshop is a better term.... Hey Martin, I read this and thought you might have called around to my place whilst I was away, that's me to a Tee. However, I do ...

Taffy Evans

Hi, this is not a tutorial really, I just thought I would share another recent repair. All the braces in this guitar had become unglued from the back and top plates. Some In sections along their length and many others for the whole length of the brace, only being held in place because they were chec...

Taffy Evans

Hi, I second that comment about NGR. I have built dozens of instruments out of it over the years, and I love it. But, sorry, not for tops.
Taff

Taffy Evans

Hi, that's a beauty. A real eye catcher. I was wondering if the sound is significantly different from a flat-top baritone ukulele?
Cheers Taff

Taffy Evans

Hi, I was going through dozens of old plans that I had stored away and came across these old photocopies. How things have changed. I used to photocopy my tops, soundhole rosettes, and other parts, and store them away for future reference. Now there is the digital camera. Technology is a good thing. ...

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