Repair practices and standards. - FRETS.NET2024-03-29T15:57:04Zhttp://fretsnet.ning.com/forum/topics/repair-practices-and-standards?commentId=2177249%3AComment%3A97978&feed=yes&xn_auth=no Mybe just maybe we should le…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2012-12-15:2177249:Comment:987842012-12-15T19:37:45.293ZWilliam F.Edenhttp://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/WilliamFEden
<p> Mybe just maybe we should let this topic fadeaway into the Sunset...Bill.......</p>
<p> Mybe just maybe we should let this topic fadeaway into the Sunset...Bill.......</p> Well said. Every one of us ca…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2012-12-15:2177249:Comment:988892012-12-15T18:28:35.809ZEric Steven Johansenhttp://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/EricStevenJohansen
<p>Well said. Every one of us can remember doing things we regret when we first started to tinker on guitars, but we've learned from those experiences. The majority of those early mistakes were on cheap utility instruments anyway, and they were at least usable when they left my possession. I'd bet some of those, if not all, are still being played to this day. We weep when we see some of the brutal things that have been done to valuable or rare instruments, but in the end the undoing of such…</p>
<p>Well said. Every one of us can remember doing things we regret when we first started to tinker on guitars, but we've learned from those experiences. The majority of those early mistakes were on cheap utility instruments anyway, and they were at least usable when they left my possession. I'd bet some of those, if not all, are still being played to this day. We weep when we see some of the brutal things that have been done to valuable or rare instruments, but in the end the undoing of such work is one of the things that distinguishes the real luthier from the hack, isn't it?</p> The ultimate end game of the…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2012-12-15:2177249:Comment:986902012-12-15T16:20:19.675ZIan Davlinhttp://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/IanDavlin
<p> The ultimate end game of these standards and practices of which you speak looks a lot like the European system of trade schools and guilds. If you didn't go to school and aren't part of the guild, you don't luth.</p>
<p>The United States is the wild west of instrument building and repair and I for one like it. I have had a lot of crazy ideas over the years some of which actually worked, but more importantly I had the freedom to pursue my own paths of logic rather than follow a recipe out of…</p>
<p> The ultimate end game of these standards and practices of which you speak looks a lot like the European system of trade schools and guilds. If you didn't go to school and aren't part of the guild, you don't luth.</p>
<p>The United States is the wild west of instrument building and repair and I for one like it. I have had a lot of crazy ideas over the years some of which actually worked, but more importantly I had the freedom to pursue my own paths of logic rather than follow a recipe out of a book. I have had to paint my way out of some tough situations and have a few embarrassing artifacts of my learning processes out there in the wild, but the ride has been a fulfilling one.</p>
<p>At the end of the day, these are just guitars. They are not, for the most part, very rare and mostly factory built. They will never be million dollar Italian master violins. They are cool and its great to do excellent work on them, but take the hand wringing down a notch and let natural selection in the market place decide who gets to work on what based on the merits of the skill of the luthier. No one I know is taking their prewar D45 to have fret divots soldered in and I could personally run a modern Martin through the bandsaw length wise and shed a bigger tear for the blade I just ruined.</p> Tell him Grey is the 'in' col…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2012-12-13:2177249:Comment:984532012-12-13T22:42:37.213ZRETRORODhttp://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/RETROROD
<p>Tell him Grey is the 'in' color for 2013.....Be Happy!</p>
<p>Tell him Grey is the 'in' color for 2013.....Be Happy!</p> Tell him if he grows a beard …tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2012-12-13:2177249:Comment:983682012-12-13T22:16:30.474ZSteve Bettesworthhttp://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/SteveBettesworth
<p>Tell him if he grows a beard and gets a red suit he'll get plenty of work this time of year.</p>
<p>Tell him if he grows a beard and gets a red suit he'll get plenty of work this time of year.</p> Steve, I'll give you Cliff's…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2012-12-13:2177249:Comment:984482012-12-13T06:21:58.737ZKerry Krishnahttp://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/KerryKrishna
<p>Steve, I'll give you Cliff's Email address and YOU can tell him. I wash my hands of it... </p>
<p>Steve, I'll give you Cliff's Email address and YOU can tell him. I wash my hands of it... </p> Vitamin B is in bread potatoe…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2012-12-11:2177249:Comment:982742012-12-11T21:04:21.180ZSteve Bettesworthhttp://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/SteveBettesworth
<p>Vitamin B is in bread potatoes, bannanas even in chillis. In fact in the USA it is added to white flour. So your friend turning grey has nothing to do with his diet. Its genetic. The only problem for vegans is a lack of B 12 which cannot be made from plants and may cause acne, dementia or nurological problems. Steve - a 53 year old vegetarian with no grey hair.</p>
<p>Vitamin B is in bread potatoes, bannanas even in chillis. In fact in the USA it is added to white flour. So your friend turning grey has nothing to do with his diet. Its genetic. The only problem for vegans is a lack of B 12 which cannot be made from plants and may cause acne, dementia or nurological problems. Steve - a 53 year old vegetarian with no grey hair.</p> And I have a predisposition t…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2012-12-11:2177249:Comment:984402012-12-11T20:37:02.674ZKerry Krishnahttp://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/KerryKrishna
<p>And I have a predisposition to NOT have grey hair. At 53, I only have maybe 20 hairs on each of my temples this classic colour. My buddy Cliff went Vegan in the 70s at age 21, and, thanks to the non existent vitamin B (this is what HE says, anyway) he was totally grey at 24.</p>
<p>And I have a predisposition to NOT have grey hair. At 53, I only have maybe 20 hairs on each of my temples this classic colour. My buddy Cliff went Vegan in the 70s at age 21, and, thanks to the non existent vitamin B (this is what HE says, anyway) he was totally grey at 24.</p> No fair - I have a genetic pr…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2012-12-11:2177249:Comment:984392012-12-11T19:00:58.910ZMark Pollockhttp://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/MarkPollock
<p>No fair - I have a genetic predisposition to not going grey. I demand respect! (Maybe I'll be taken seriously if I put a grey wig on and take an avatar picture.)</p>
<p>No fair - I have a genetic predisposition to not going grey. I demand respect! (Maybe I'll be taken seriously if I put a grey wig on and take an avatar picture.)</p> Hello.
My name is Paul and I…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2012-12-11:2177249:Comment:982722012-12-11T18:54:31.649ZPaul Verticchiohttp://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/PaulVerticchio
<p>Hello. </p>
<p>My name is Paul and I'm a grey hair (-:</p>
<p>Hello. </p>
<p>My name is Paul and I'm a grey hair (-:</p>