Acoustic Guitar Construction

I'm going to be in town for a few days the first week in January, would love to meet any of you that are close by that area!
Dave

I pass Roseburg now and then, but not these days, sorry.
Herman

I'll keep my eyes open just in case you pass through...

Dave in Oregon, looks like you got featured on Robbie's last Tips D Jour!
Congrats, and how does that lacquer burn is stick work?

That was your question, right? :)

Kevin wherever - you've caught me unawares! I've never used a burn-in stick in this life! I'll check out the vid though.
Weird.

Edit: what are the chances there would be another 'Dave in Oregon' ? I was not aware of any. Apparently I was wrong.

In any case, my method of filling those little gaps under the frets is to press friendly plastic in to fill the gap, then pull out the plastic, that is now perfectly shaped, and carve a piece of BRW to match it exactly, then use HHG to glue it into the gap. I did use titebond instead of HHG for the same purpose at one time, but the sonic repercussions were horrible. A chladni test showed that the TB caused a 29hz spike on the third overtone on those frets. BRW in the little gaps otoh caused the entire instrument (made of plywood btw) - not just the filled-in gaps - to sound like a 1929 Martin 00-18. This was tested by me using a special jig that exactly reproduces the atmospheric pressure and humidity of the very house - located using gps - where the guitar is being sent, some place in the Andes. The gaucho who ordered the guitar wanted one that sounded like his papa's 00-18 which his papa actually bought during the 1929 revolution, or was it the intifada? In any case he offered 12 llamas and I could not turn down the offer. He also threw in a Che Guevara t-shirt - the one where Che looks like Jesus, supposedly.
Enough about me. Robbie was talking to another Dave.

With the Che Guevara t-shirt I would take it, screw the llamas. I will have to give your method a try, I have been making my BRW plugs with chalk. I coat the side of the fret board with chalk, press my bit of wood into the gap and use a small chisel to carve away any portion that has chalk on it. After 10-15 minutes per gap I have a great fit.

I might alter your method by taking the friendly plastic mold and scanning it with a 3D scanner then using a small CNC machine to properly shape the plug.

Thanks for the great information.

Dave and John, I have tried both of your methods with only limited success. I think I'll give the lacquer stick a try instead.

Ah come on Dave, how many guitar makers named Dave living in Oregon could there possibly be, what maybe two!!!!!!