String Tension

String Tension

More than once, I heard about people changing their guitar’s setup or swapping from standard to Top wrapping on their bridge tailpiece in order to change their string tension and make it easier to play. Sorry to say, but although some of those changes might make...
Korina Wood in the UK

Korina Wood in the UK

Finding real Korina in the UK can be difficult, and when I last bought some, although African in origin, it came from a US supplier. But I wanted to have a small chat about Idigbo. I have used Idigbo for bodies and have just made a couple of matching necks and must...
String Gauge Demystified

String Gauge Demystified

When I first picked up a guitar and practiced in earnest, it wasn’t the summer of ’69 but my fingers did bleed. In due course even casual guitar players develop small calluses on the fingertips that make it easier and less sore to play, but there is very...
CNC Advantage

CNC Advantage

Using a Computer Numerical Control unit (CNC) to control the operations from a router is often seen as not “authentic”. But the same could be said of other inovations like vaccination, antibiotics, soap and democracy. We have access to tools that allow us...