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Since I have asked soooo many questions over the last few months, I thought it only appropriate to let you know that I have actually started on my first couple of guitars!

I'm being rather inspecific with the number because I am actually starting on the neck(s) and depending on how many turn out, will depend on the number that I make. I fully realize that I should probably make only 1 for a first effort but I have never been the type to "go with the flow". Ideally, I will make two for my first effort for two reasons; first, I will be making classicals and I always been morbidly curious about the differences, as they age, of spruce vs. cedar tops. For better or for worse, this will give me the opportunity to make ideentical guitars EXCEPT for the tops. Second, I will be making a Torrez design as that is what I currently play and I want to make the spruce to compare and the cedar to contrast. Does that make sense?

At this time I also want to thank everyone who has given freely of their wisdom, random thoughts etc. Although I may not take every piece of advice given, it does not mean that I didn't appreciate it, if only to give me pause to think.

Last, tomorrow I am going to opening day for the Toledo Mudhens! Yes, Jamie Farr is really from Toledo and the Mudhens really exist. I mention it only because, although I am 50, I have never been to an opening day and even though I wrote out the largest check EVER to my uncle about 30 minutes ago, I am trying to be upbeat!

Thanks again to all! You are a great bunch and pornographic ( ) guitars aside, thanks for the encouragement!!

Warm Regards, Steve Brown, Sylvania, Ohio

That's great Steve! I fear my announcement of the like may be a while in coming. We'll miss you in "procrastinators' corner"!

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DES - Shepherd, MI

Go get em' Steve. I'm sure you will do fine. You have many here cheering you on. I actually started to build 2 acoustic steel strings too, but ended up with one. It got to be just too much work to do 2 of them, and I found I was making the same mistakes on both of them. So I just finished the first and started on the 2nd right away. But if you can do it, more power to ya!

Darin, I think it is time to take the plunge too. You can build along with Steve and it will help to console each other when the mistakes start happening. Good luck to both of you, I feel your excitement!
Tracy

[QUOTE=tl507362] Go get em' Steve. I'm sure you will do fine. You have many here cheering you on. I actually started to build 2 acoustic steel strings too, but ended up with one. It got to be just too much work to do 2 of them, and I found I was making the same mistakes on both of them. So I just finished the first and started on the 2nd right away. But if you can do it, more power to ya!

Darin, I think it is time to take the plunge too. You can build along with Steve and it will help to console each other when the mistakes start happening. Good luck to both of you, I feel your excitement!
Tracy[/QUOTE]

mistakes? Mistakes?!?

I resemble that remark!

Steve Brown

Go, go go. I'm about ready to bind the box as soon as I finish Williams Binding Jig(glad only have to do this once). My humble advice go slow and then go slower, dry fit and dry fit again, read and re-read again and read way ahead and make sure you understand ALL befor you pick up a tool.
We're of to see the Wizard...

Good advice Bob! Go, go go! yeehaw! Guitar building is so rewarding!

Hey Steve,
Congrats on getting started. I'll look forward to hearing about the comparison between the cedar and spruce tops.

I'm working on my first two also. I built them both at the same time - sorta. I tried to keep one of them a few steps ahead of the other to keep from making any major mistakes on both. For example: I'm glueing on the bridge of the first tonight and decided that masking the bridge before finishing did not work out for me.   The edge of the finish was a little ragged where the buffing wheel caught it. For my next I'll finish the whole top and rout off the finish like some of these guys here do.
Anyway, have fun and keep us posted.
BruceH

Keep us informed as you go along. I am almost through my first two also. Good i dea to build two identical except for wood for comparison. I built a dread and an OM.