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Anyone looking for a good sounding beater to practice on?
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Started this discussion. Last reply by Matt Haugen Apr 8, 2011.

Fixing caved in top
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I have this beautiful old Korean Made Harmony. It is caving in above the sound hole. I showed it to a few luthiers/repair techs and I was surprised to find out it has a laminate top. The reason I was…Continue

Started this discussion. Last reply by Jeff Highland Apr 20, 2010.

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Hi everyone. I have been reading a lot here and searching the posts for similar repairs I want to learn about and maybe do myself. First I would like to say this is a great forum. I want to post…Continue

Started this discussion. Last reply by Jay Peterson Apr 7, 2010.

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Anyone looking for cheap but nice sounding beater to practice on?

I have an old Harmony that needs some work, but obviously is not worth putting any money into. I has a surprisingly good sound. I was considering the idea of practicing any future luthier skills I might have on it myself. However I have come to the conclusion that this is definitely not for me, at least not at this time in my life. Maybe someday in the future. I hate to just throw things away, especially since it does sound good. So I was hoping someone here on this forum might like to use…

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Posted on January 27, 2011 at 7:44am

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At 2:19pm on January 27, 2011, charley erck said…: Let me know how it works out with Ednacia!

At 5:34pm on February 24, 2011, Arthur Sweeney said…: Thank you, but I will have to pass on it after all. I am sorry, I must have misunderstood.

I had thought you were giving the guitar away, and thought that I'd just have to cover

the cost of shipping the guitar to myself. We are a one-income family now after my wife

lost her job, and I simply cannot afford much at all. Thank you though.