Official Luthiers Forum!

Awesome!

Great pic's Hesh. thanks for sharing them.
Sure wish I could'a been there.

_________________
Beautiful and unusual tone woods at a reasonable price.
http://www.rctonewoods.com/RCT_Store
The Zootman
1109 Military Rd.
Kenmore, NY 14217
(716) 874-1498

Ditto, great pics and a lot of nice looking guitars there folks. And JJ sure gets around, you know?

_________________
"Building guitars looks hard, but it's actually much harder than it looks." Tom Buck

Yeah, I wish there was a gathering around here of OLFers. I'd host it, if anyone is listening.

_________________
Eagles may soar, but weasels don't get sucked into jet engines.

Hesh,

Thanks for sharing these. I haven't been a member long enough to have gone to any of the bigger shows or get-togethers (but I'll be living 15 miles from Healdsburg in another couple of months- so I'll be there), so it's great fun to have faces to put with some of the names we see so often on the forum.

_________________
Gene

Politicians and diapers must be changed often, and for the same reason- Mark Twain

Thanks for sharing, Hesh! Looks like a good time was had by all. Whaddya think of FP?

_________________
now known around here as Pat Foster
_________________
http://www.patfosterguitars.com

Thanks again for coming by, and it was great to finally meet my neighbor. It
was also nice to finally see one of your guitars and a few of JJ's. I honestly
could not find any sign at all of the repair on that quilted back (and as many
folks know I'm especially gifted at finding and pointing out flaws ) . With
members living so close by I really wish we could manage get together like
this a little more often.

_________________
Eschew obfuscation, espouse elucidation.

Just returned home from a great day with Hesh, et.al.

A few observations and comments:

...Hesh's wall of sound (8 of his guitars on one rack) is far more impressive in person that I ever imagined from the pics over the years.
...The black L-00 is so awesome. It was so cool to have Hesh continue to hand me a new guitar to play every few minutes. I felt like I was at Elderly's getting the VIP treatment. Hesh does spectacular work and each guitar was pristine with the glossiest finishes I've ever seen!

...David's new shop is already pumping out the work. Lots of sick guitars all lined up for their resurrections. He had quite a few new tricks up his sleeve. BTW, David...thanks for the setup help and advice.
...Good to see Lance again albeit for only a short time.

Finally...thanks to Hesh and Lacey for the generous hospitality and dinner. It was a great day for me. I hope the FP goes well...seemed like you were off to a good start by the time I left. Keep practicing the dance!

_________________
JJ
Napa, CA
http://www.DonohueGuitars.com

Sounds like an awesome get together.
Nice friends, nice guitars!!

_________________
Andy Z.
http://www.lazydogguitars.com

Hesh, you really do build some beautiful guitars!

Must admit, I’m a little envious. You guys not only get to hang out and talk guitar shop stuff,
but, you get to play them! Then you get dinner too! Yeah, I’d say that was a great day!

Bill, just so you know, I was listening! You can count me in. As you probably already know,
I live in North Georgia. I’m about 1.5 hours from Murphy NC. PM me if you want to.

Robert

_________________
Everything has beauty, But, not everyone see's it!

Hey Lance,   are you going to finish your fries?

Matt

[QUOTE=robertandsons] Bill, just so you know, I was listening! You can count me in. As you probably already know, I live in North Georgia. I’m about 1.5 hours from Murphy NC. PM me if you want to.Robert[/QUOTE]

OK, sometime in the next couple of weeks I'll start a new thread for a gettogether. CrazyManMichael is just above you there, in SC, and there are others I know. We'll pick a local spot and see if we can meet sometime.   

_________________
Eagles may soar, but weasels don't get sucked into jet engines.

Hesh, thanks for sharing. It looks like you guys had a great visit.

JJ, tell the truth...Hesh's guitars really sound horrible, right? *wink, wink, nugde, nudge*   

_________________
Joe Breault
Merrimack, NH
Perpetual novice

Joe...It didn't matter what top he used, or whether the bracing was parabolic or scallopped, Hesh's guitars all sounded rich, balanced and vibrant.

He's a perfectionist in every sense of the word. I was looking for faults but really can't report anything of importance. Oh, yeah...he could have done a better job of pore filling on the guitar we were FPing...and Lacey reports that he used to leave the seat up!

_________________
JJ
Napa, CA
http://www.DonohueGuitars.com

That looks like a lot of fun, and it is. Yeah, Matt, now I'm hungry. Hey, I've lost ten pounds thanks to all the hot sauce I've been eating.

Thanks for sharing the day with us. Mighty fine looking instruments.

_________________
http://www.dickeyguitars.com

OK you guys.......I'm jealous

Looks like you guys had a great time at Davids, dinner and playing all of Hesh's wonderful instruments (And JJ's too).

Great job you guys , and like Dr. Z said, nice friends, nice guitars

_________________
My Facebook Guitar Page

"There's really no wrong way, as long as the results are what's desired." Charles Fox

"We have to constantly remind ourselves what we're doing....No Luthier is putting a man on the moon!" Harry Fleishman

"Generosity is always different in the eye of the person who didn't receive anything, but who wanted some." Waddy Thomson

Man, I wish I could have been there!

Great pics Hesh. I'm sure it was a great day indeed!

_________________
I'd like to be able to prove, just for once, that money wouldn't make me happy...

Par-tay! Looks like y'all had a good time. Thanks for the photos, Hesh.

What I want to know, though, is whether people speak softly and clear a path when a gang of luthiers walks into a restaurant?

[QUOTE=CarltonM] What I want to know, though, is whether people speak
softly and clear a path when a gang of luthiers walks into a restaurant?[/
QUOTE]

Typically yes, but it seemed that we all picked the same week to shower so
they didn't seem to clear as wide a path as usual.

_________________
Eschew obfuscation, espouse elucidation.

I can see that I need to make the trip across the state and soon!

_________________
Christopher C. Cordle
North Muskegon, MI

http://www.yardsaleunderwear.com
http://www.facebook.com/christopher.cordle

[QUOTE=Hesh1956] ...there is some talk in the early stages of have a meeting here in Ann Arbor. We all plan to shower that week too.....[/QUOTE]
Oh man, I can't take the pressure...it's just too much to have to plan my next shower!!!

Hey, Chris! Can I bum a ride?    

[QUOTE=Bill Greene]Yeah, I wish there was a gathering around here of OLFers. I'd host it, if anyone is listening. [/QUOTE]

I know I'm a new comer, but I'd love to talk shop, I'm just outside Spartanburg, S.C.