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This exact YouTube video is why I caught the bug. Trolling around the net one day I stumbled upon this and fell in love with the sound from this old archtop. I started researching archtops with the intent to buy. Determined that I wasn't going to settle for anything less then a quallity instrument, this was quickly shut down when I seen the price tags that went with higher end archtops. Then somehow I stumbled on Bennedetto's book on amazon and thought "You know if I can't afford to buy it, I'll save money and build it". Now I realize how completly wrong that statement is, but I have been totally facinated by it and have been working towards that goal since. Still working towards building my first but after 5 years I've not lost a bit of motivation.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJ6a38uLq8o

michael hedges aerial boundaries

I build for moments like this: my cousin discovering his new surprise guitar for his birthday!



And I build to please myself too, because that's the best hobby in the world

That's an excellent photo, when was is taken?

Sorry for being boring and posting a pic of a finished guitar but that is the ultimate aim of all this lutherie business, hey?

Otherwise, I'd have posted a pic of a guitar shop window front. Staring at guitars through windows was how my fascination manifested from a young age.

My #2 (#1 if you don't count the one I built under supervision)...

A big "delivery day" smile like this one is motivation enough. The guitar was a gift to Tiani, the daughter of a family friend.

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Pete

Sorry to revive an old thread but thanks to Todd i have recently discovered Sarah and picked out this Tom Waits cover I just love. I have been a Tom Waits for a very long time and has been a huge inspiration to me in my music. But Sarah is a new found inspiration and I really appreciate being introduced to her. The fiddle solo in this song gets me every time.