A Corvette might be cheaper!
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| Author: | James Orr [ Mon Feb 26, 2007 8:24 am ] |
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When people realize you make instruments, do things change? Somehow I've totally underestimated the impact this stuff can have on my social life, and somehow my friends have totally been unaware that all these random instruments that crop up are things I've built. I used to run a small woodshop in college for my school building puzzles for the math department's work with local schools in bringing new ways of demonstrating math to classrooms. One night I brought all my friends to the shop since we were on campus anyway, and we poked around. This morning one of them (and female!) saw my nearly completed guitar and said, "When did you start making things?!" Better late than never. |
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| Author: | Arnt Rian [ Mon Feb 26, 2007 8:49 am ] |
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You just found this out? That's why I build guitars! |
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| Author: | JJ Donohue [ Mon Feb 26, 2007 9:22 am ] |
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A Corvette might be cheaper!
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| Author: | JohnAbercrombie [ Mon Feb 26, 2007 9:46 am ] |
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[QUOTE=James Orr] This morning one of them (and female!) saw my nearly completed guitar and said, "When did you start making things?!" Better late than never.[/QUOTE] James- Hope the 'guitar as chick magnet' thing works out for you! 
On the other hand, there may be visions of renovated kitchens dancing in the young lady's brain! John |
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| Author: | James Orr [ Mon Feb 26, 2007 10:29 am ] |
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Haha, well I'm not just speaking specifically of woo, but friends in general  Though, I thought about responding, "You know I can moonwalk
too, right?" just to make sure. |
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| Author: | Dave Rector [ Mon Feb 26, 2007 11:15 am ] |
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Moonwalk! I can build a pretty fair guitar, but I sure can't moonwalk. 
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| Author: | Dale R. Kirby [ Mon Feb 26, 2007 1:24 pm ] |
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Has anyone heard the phrase? "You built that?????? NNNOOOOOOOO! It's gorgeous. Some I may be able to respond with more than a blush and stutter. Kirby |
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| Author: | RobertJeffery [ Mon Feb 26, 2007 2:08 pm ] |
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After building a desk, Chair, Table Couch, 176 sf addition ans several gigs. When I told my neighbor that I was going to challenge building a (Stew-Mac) guitar... His comment? "What Took You So Long?" |
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| Author: | Anthony Z [ Mon Feb 26, 2007 3:00 pm ] |
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You just found this out? That's why I build guitars! Arnt - 3 kids is proof enough for me
On the other hand, there may be visions of renovated kitchens dancing in the young lady's brain! John - that's the best laugh I had today - thank you You know James if you can moonwalk while you play guitar, you just might be on to something 
Good thread James! JJ and I were just talking about this the other day...I've gotten mixed reactions from: Q: "Oh, that's nice." A: Hey I like your new Mercedes! Q: "Why do you do that....?" A: Best fix for a mid life crisis, you should try it! Q: "Where do you find the time?" A: How much TV do you watch per week? Q: "Could you build my son/daughter one?" A: Tell you what, take the kids off my hands every now and then and we'll talk. I've recently started a new job that involves working with oil/gas field operations and construction personel who initially viewed me as "just another corporate suit". I showed a few of fellas pictures of a couple archtops I built and one fellow just gave me two big slabs of ironwood cut from his farm. Pretty cool huh! |
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| Author: | Anthony Z [ Mon Feb 26, 2007 3:26 pm ] |
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[QUOTE=verhoevenc] Ironwood? LUCKY! lol Chris[/QUOTE] ??? |
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| Author: | Sam Price [ Tue Feb 27, 2007 4:43 am ] |
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I keep most of my hobbies a secret, until I started building guitars. I don't know if I come across as a slavering imbecile to my friends, but their jaw drops when I show them what I've made. It's like..."YOU've made...this?" I really do need to start bluffing more... Now that is what my friends know me as...not an artist, which is what I really am, but a guitar builder taking a long detour back to painting. It's really interesting, as the "identity" people see me as a guitar builder has stuck on me more than the other identities of "artist" or "musician". Why? DO I rant on about tonewoods a little too much? Have I got too nerdy? |
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| Author: | Anthony Z [ Tue Feb 27, 2007 7:48 am ] |
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Lillian in this crowd you certainly aren't nerdy
I didn't know you were a painter on sabbatical -- you must show us some pictures of your paintings! |
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| Author: | Alain Desforges [ Tue Feb 27, 2007 9:27 am ] |
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Anthony, here is one of Sam's paintings (the most recent one) I'm testing this photobucket thing at the same time 
Hey, it works! I'll let Sam explain... |
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| Author: | Lillian F-W [ Tue Feb 27, 2007 4:22 pm ] |
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Anthony, I am a bit nerdy actually. I've built every computer I have ever owned, with the exception of the one I gave my son this Christmas. I bought all the bits and pieces and stood back and watched, hovering just in case he needed a hand. When I'm not being nerdy, I like to work with my hands. Like Sam, I am taking a long leave of absence from painting. Unlike Sam, I'm not that great. But I enjoy it. I have to be doing something. Lillian |
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| Author: | Anthony Z [ Wed Feb 28, 2007 7:51 am ] |
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Sorry Sam for mistaking you for Lillian in my reply.  Thanks for posting the pic Alain -- nice painting Sam! We have to get you doing some inlay work!
Lillian you aren't nerdy either
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| Author: | Lillian F-W [ Fri Mar 02, 2007 3:29 am ] |
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Don't know about that Anthony. I have an HP48 calculator and I do know what all the buttons are for and how to use them. My son told me that my calculator doesn't work, it must have been dropped. It was adding the wrong numbers. It uses RPN, number, number then action, instead of number action number. Its hard for me to use "regular" calculators now.
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| Author: | Sam Price [ Fri Mar 02, 2007 4:26 am ] |
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[QUOTE=Anthony Z] Sorry Sam for mistaking you for Lillian in my reply. Thanks for posting the pic Alain -- nice painting Sam! We have to get you doing some inlay work!
[/QUOTE] Already have...
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| Author: | Sam Price [ Fri Mar 02, 2007 4:32 am ] |
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/\ Sorry for the poor pic quality. |
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| Author: | James Orr [ Fri Mar 02, 2007 4:53 am ] |
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Very enjoyable thread! Sorry I haven't responded in a bit. Moonwalking with a guitar would be INCREDIBLE. Sam, awesome inlay! |
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| Author: | Lillian F-W [ Sat Mar 03, 2007 5:38 am ] |
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Sam, that's a great rosette. You need to do a tutorial on how you do those. I would love to have a go at one like that. |
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| Author: | Sam Price [ Sat Mar 03, 2007 6:17 am ] |
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Thankyou very much, Lillian!! When I buy a decent camera, I'll post a tutorial (my best digital cam broke a month ago..  )
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| Author: | Lillian F-W [ Sat Mar 03, 2007 9:42 am ] |
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Well, okay. But try not to keep me, ah, us waiting too terribly long.
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