Hello from CT

[Ignatz-77AB]

Hi everybody. I'm happy to have found this forum (via a phone conversation with John Hall). I'm building my first OM from a StewMac kit (maple B&S). I have built two classical guitars, one flamenco guitar, and six or so T-type guitars before. The flamenco and the classicals were built in the traditional Spanish solera style, but now I want to get away from that approach and learn about dovetails and bolt-on necks for the future (plus I play steel string, so there's that). The StewMac is a bolt on kit. I will probably try a dovetail kit next before venturing into a full build on my own. In any event, it's great to be here; it seems like a fantastic source of information!

Paul Allopenna

[jread]

Hi and welcome. You've come to the right place. This forum is a national treasure trove of info and discussions on building using traditional and self-reliant methods. Great people here and we love picts and progress reports. Don't be shy.

-john

ps. I grew up in Harwinton CT and went to UCONN in what seems like a very long time ago now. I still try to get back there to visit every so often, generally down near Mystic.

[TEETERFAN]

Welcome to our forum! There’s tons of info and lots of very helpful folks. Get some coffee, there’s an enormous amount of great things to read.

[tippie53]

we are here to help
enjoy and learn. Don't forget share your experiences. Sometimes you learn more from the failures than the successes

[Srick]

West Hartford resident here. Have built my first StewMac kit just this year. Prior to that, I did a bit of repair work on my own instruments.

Rick

[BlindBo]

Welcome Paul. As others have said, there is a lot of information here. As an added advantage, the professionals here are VERY generous with their knowledge. Everyone seems ready to jump in and help.
Wish you the best.
BlindBo

[phavriluk]

Granby resident here. More of us than we thought when we started.