Looks like ANYONE can afford to build a guitar! - FRETS.NET2024-03-28T23:16:57Zhttps://fretsnet.ning.com/forum/topics/looks-like-anyone-can-afford-to-build-a-guitar?commentId=2177249%3AComment%3A77209&x=1&feed=yes&xn_auth=noDid I miss the part about mak…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2011-11-16:2177249:Comment:772092011-11-16T22:26:51.513ZJonathan David Griffinhttps://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/JonathanDavidGriffin
<p>Did I miss the part about making and gluing on the braces and fingerboard? : ) EDIT: Yes I did! End EDIT</p>
<p>This is pretty interesting though with some good information for the time period. It reminds me of a set of World Book Encyclopedia activity books my family had for the kids. They had all sorts of ideas and plans for making things in a simple way. You know, back when everybody in the USA made many of the things they needed or wanted.</p>
<p>Did I miss the part about making and gluing on the braces and fingerboard? : ) EDIT: Yes I did! End EDIT</p>
<p>This is pretty interesting though with some good information for the time period. It reminds me of a set of World Book Encyclopedia activity books my family had for the kids. They had all sorts of ideas and plans for making things in a simple way. You know, back when everybody in the USA made many of the things they needed or wanted.</p> Typically the shipping alone…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2011-11-03:2177249:Comment:765092011-11-03T12:04:40.482ZHesh Breakstonehttps://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/HeshBreakstone
<p>Typically the shipping alone for the tonewood that I might source for a future build costs me about that....</p>
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<p>I remember, fondly..., the Stew-Mac dread kit that started it all for me.... $400 and one has a nice guitar.... yeah right...;) $400 plus $2,000 in special and not so special tools not to mention the price of moving to a new house so one can build a proper shop as well as the opportunity costs and perhaps giving up the day job too, prematurely... could be added to…</p>
<p>Typically the shipping alone for the tonewood that I might source for a future build costs me about that....</p>
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<p>I remember, fondly..., the Stew-Mac dread kit that started it all for me.... $400 and one has a nice guitar.... yeah right...;) $400 plus $2,000 in special and not so special tools not to mention the price of moving to a new house so one can build a proper shop as well as the opportunity costs and perhaps giving up the day job too, prematurely... could be added to the tag.</p>
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<p>I figure my first guitar cost me just over $200,000.00 - such a deal.... ;)</p>
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<p>But I'm not complaining and sleeping on the sofa is not all that bad when you get used to it...</p> I googled Ajay Hand. :)
http…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2011-11-02:2177249:Comment:762762011-11-02T16:53:16.875ZThomas Jameshttps://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/ThomasJames
<p>I googled Ajay Hand. :)</p>
<p><a href="http://countryplans.com/vintage_farm//music/guitar.pdf" target="_blank">http://countryplans.com/vintage_farm//music/guitar.pdf</a></p>
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<p>I googled Ajay Hand. :)</p>
<p><a href="http://countryplans.com/vintage_farm//music/guitar.pdf" target="_blank">http://countryplans.com/vintage_farm//music/guitar.pdf</a></p>
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<p> </p> That's beautiful... I wonder…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2011-11-01:2177249:Comment:765012011-11-01T22:10:33.561ZMike Kolbhttps://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/MikeKolb
That's beautiful... I wonder where that fellow and that guitar are today? (or rather, which avatar and screen-name he's using on the site now?!)
That's beautiful... I wonder where that fellow and that guitar are today? (or rather, which avatar and screen-name he's using on the site now?!)