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| Author: | Louis Freilicher [ Tue Jun 19, 2007 4:27 am ] |
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Hello OLFers. I posted a little tutorial on turning pins some time ago. Well I finally got the bugs worked out of the cutters and have been turning the pins in wood with some degree of success! (Only a few explode!) I'm working on the bridge pin cutter and when I gets some sets together maybe I’ll throw a few up on the luthiers auctions site. Let me know what you think. 
Thanks for looking. Louis |
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| Author: | CarltonM [ Tue Jun 19, 2007 8:20 am ] |
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Nice! I think I like the one with the more domed top better; or, is that just an illusion? |
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| Author: | James Ringelspaugh [ Tue Jun 19, 2007 1:51 pm ] |
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Nice. Is that brass tubing around the abalone? |
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| Author: | Louis Freilicher [ Tue Jun 19, 2007 2:25 pm ] |
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Thanks guys. Carlton one of the pins does have more of a dome to the top. I think I like that one better myself. Lex, yes the abalone is press fit into a brass tube and the two are inlayed as one piece, then leveled as usual. Almost the French eye inlay you see on some violin pegs. Louis |
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| Author: | KenH [ Tue Jun 19, 2007 2:37 pm ] |
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Mighty nice looking pins! Let us know when you decide to sell a few sets |
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| Author: | Kim [ Tue Jun 19, 2007 3:26 pm ] |
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Beautiful work Louis, They are very nice as is but I bet if you could some how incorporate an end pin jack into that type of organic look they would be enormously popular. I know there is a vendor doing this already using a taper friction to retro fit vintage guitars. But if one could come up with an attractive button which features some wood into the design, is fitted via a straight 1/2" hole in the tail block of the guitar ala K&K, LR Baggs etc and accepts a standard 1/4" jack....wow. Just thinking out loud 
Cheers Kim |
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| Author: | Louis Freilicher [ Wed Jun 20, 2007 3:55 am ] |
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Thanks all. Kim, that sounds like a great idea. I know Barcus Berry (sp?) used to make an endpin jack that would fit a standard reamed endpin hole but had a small 1/8" connection. That way you could put a sound hole pickup in you 34' D-28 and not have to ream the endpin hole out at all! In reality they preserved the vintage look but were a bit floppy in functionality as a jack. Maybe a wooden strap button with a treaded brass insert that would fit the standard 1/4" endpin jack would be the way to go? Now, get back to the R&D department. Louis |
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