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I heard about it through Frank Ford and Jules Borges who have been very kind to share the info with myself and a lot of others. The basis has been covered by other, but did you know that Martin used to finish all the Koa guitars this way?

Warmest regards,
Terence
www.goodacoustics.com
www.et-al.blogspot.com

I have given egg white a try during my quest for the ultimate pore filler . Yes , I found it dries as hard as , so watch for the surplus left isn't too great . Definatley put something with it for colour , as larger pores can turn white . It seems to need a few fills to get level.

I put it on Mahogany and didn't like the colour it changed it to . No, ,,,,,,, I hated the colour it went !
,,,,,,, Horrid !

Regards , KiwiKiwiCraig38915.8366782407

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CRAIG LAWRENCE of AUSTRALIA
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Ever try to get egg off a car or a wall after it has hardened? Almost imposible. Very hard to do without damaging the paint. So I believe it would work as a filler.

a good sandblaster will get the area "around" the egg clean but it is as close to cement as possible...very stubborn.

Yeah, I dont use them on mahogany bodies or any of my necks.

I use a different method on the necks.

Man, i just learned how to make Shepherd pie, now do i have to follow an intensive cooking course to finish my guitars?

Serge, you finish your guitars with Shepherd's Pie? or while eating it?

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Peter M.
Cornerstone Guitars
http://www.cornerstoneukes.com

Great idea, using the whites of an egg...

Is it compatible with Danish Oil?

Shawn,
We should compare notes sometime...not many bass builders out here.

I am making a cornerless design now. It is based on old Italian shapes that I
have seen. Very sloping sholders for easy reach. Very deep ribs and wide
lower bout. I also built a violin shape with sloped sholders. You can see it
under custom instruments on my www.

I know that Alan Carruth has built violin family instruments. I started by repairing violins before then building several. I have a good cello but could never afford a bass the quality (and age) I wanted so that is why I started to build them. I have only built 4 and those were for other musicians who also couldnt afford an early double bass.

It always amazes me the difference between the cost of a historic violin family instrument compared to the cost of even famous builders guitars.

I like the looks of the cornerless Italian instruments...they are different so they get peoples attention but also I like the proportions of the proportionally larger than expected lower bout.

I build classical and flamenco guitars exclusively but play alot of classical and chamber music so I manage to build a bit of everything.

[QUOTE=peterm] Serge, you finish your guitars with Shepherd's Pie? or while eating it?
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Peter, i was rather thinking peanut butter and jelly toasts, easier to cook and makes a lesser mess than Corn Flakes!