LMI binding carrier

Use it for the first time on Wilfred's guitar.

Despite the uneveness of the body on either side of the upper and lower bouts, I manage to level the guitar with the carrier's micro adjuster.

Applying the elastic cord before tightening the 16 holding screws

 Flip the back around, but one of the side keep coming loose

due to unevenness on either of my sides! (uneven sanding of the back!)

Happy that the tool could even out my imperfect guitar!

Binding broke!

Today, was bending the binding w/purflings for Wilfred's guitar in pairs, as per Cumpiano book, which I have been doing I think, for the last 4 guitars (I did not bound Caleb's ukulele).

But it just wouldn't bend at the waist enough! Eventually, without warning, while holding it cool, it broke!

I was devastated, but immediately, there was a force that comforted me! (Not because Hooi was with me, doing his lining for the back, and he did not ask why I exclaimed) I fixed it by super glue, and I did! Not so perfect, but at least I dun have to make another pair!

Then......having to bend them separately, I found out that one strip bends like wire!!!

Praise Jesus!

Guitar Repair #186 /#187th - Side Crack /Machine Head Installation - 2008 Esteve PS70 /2007 Esteve 7SR - Bass /Classical

1	Esteve	PS70	2008	1) New guitar machine head plus
		(Bass)		installation
2	Esteve	7SR	2007	1) Side crack repair – 15+”

Guitar Repair #185 - Bridge Tie Block Crack - Yukinobu Chai No. 15 - Contrabass

Yukinobu Chai No. 15 Contrabass
#81046

Guitar Repair #184 - Bridge Reglue - Unlabelled Chinese Guitar - Acoustic

Touro Kobayashi

Touro, Kelvin and Jomel visited me today at 6:30pm. Thought they will come at 7pm, I was still halfway in my first Tiger at the canteen!

They had fun with Tia and I sense his disappointment when I didn't have anything to show him.

So I showed him my langtingtang and he played on it! Ha

Also told him to his surprise that I can only hear on my left ear.

Also he played Sor variations skillfully on GuoJing's Classical.

Also finalized his guitar order :-

German spruce too

Maple b/s

Mahogany neck

Torres headcrest

Chosed his rosette

Binding up to me

Only want to keep the shape of the pg 20 guitar in the book he gave me.

Done all but talk about $!

Had dinner at Savere French restaurant in Pervis Street.

Touro Kobayashi in SG

Kevin called yesterday and I spoke to Koba, welcoming him to SG again!

He wants to visit me in my studio this Tues!

Met Shital again

Got 4 more Ebony FB from Shital at IBIS hotel today.

Also met his wife and daughter.

Talked a bit on Hozen (he got suppliers in China) and Guangjin from Tombalek, he only want electric bodies, not FB which he wants slotted. ( he got them from LMI)

So that means:-

35 x $1.50 (RW FB) = $52

6 x $8 (Ebony FB = $48

Handling FREE

PTL

Visit Mr Goh

Tried his new Marian flamenco.

Got my angbao for the capo stand. $100!

Super hot day.

Guitar Repair #183 - Setup - Acoustic