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Beau Hannam - Beau Hannam Guitars DiscussionAcoustic Repair

Youtube video tutorial on how to thoroughly repair Martin Binding failures.

New Youtube video tutorial on how to thoroughly repair Martin Binding failures.

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The most perfectly timed video ever. Just had one come in with that exact issue. Time to purchase a new type of glue...again. Thanks Beau!!
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The first tool to measure longitudinal neck torsion/twist - the LTwist® gauge

Dear looth community/colleagues around the world, During 2023/24 I have developed a digital gauge to measure so-called longitudinal twist of (bass) guitar necks: the LTwist® gauge. Just to be clear, this is about the "cork screw" type of deviation along the length of a neck, not the bow of a neck. I think there is no need to explain how a too severe neck twist can make it difficult or even impossible to set up a stringed instrument (guita…

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Blender Tutorials

Does anyone know of Guitar designing tutorials in Blender? If not would others be interested if I were to create some tutorials?

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Does Blender have CAM? To me that's the thing that keeps me in Fusion, integrated CAM. If you're running a CNC machine, and you frequently make changes, to be able to bounce back and forth from the m…
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Seal Lite 3D scanner is here!

Not exactly 3D Printing but it’s the closest sub-category. After backing an Indiegogo project back in August, my Seal Lite finally arrived! My first impression is that this thing is pretty freaking cool. I tested it out after skimming the tutorial (because that’s the true test of interface ) and received halfway decent results. I put maybe 20-25 minutes of use on it this evening, and I’m excited to give it a more proper dive over the wee…

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I agree that it would be hard not to get infatuated with using it. I’d be looking around the shop for things to scan and then make!!! Oh wait, guitars right. That’s the focus. I think for that pric…