Hey Folks,
I'm really excited to have found this forum and I have been reading through it for the last couple of days.
I live in Horsham, Pa., which is about 17 miles north west of Philadelphia.
I've built a couple guitars over the last couple of years but I'm looking forward to picking up the pace a bit and concentrate on scratch builds. To date, I've only done one scratch build which was a Tele style. I want to focus more on the acoustics. In my opinion, there is nothing more gratifying then hearing a hand built instrument sing for the first time!!
My shop is WAY TOO SMALL and is on the second floor of my home which is not the best of arrangements, but it works okay. I really enjoy making shop built tools and jigs. My two big shop built accomplishments are a 24" drum sander and a 24" X 48" cutting capacity CNC machine. I'm looking forward to using that to make a couple radius dishes and other useful guitar building goodies.
Other than the wealth of information found here what I really need is what everyone else is looking for....more time to do the things that I like to do.
Cheers,
Joe
Another Pennsylvanian
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Re: Another Pennsylvanian
hope you enjoy this forum
I am also a member of the board of ASIA Association of Stringed Instrument Artisans
We have a symposium in East Stroudsburg this year
here is the link to this.
http://asiartisans.org/content/
Call them Monday to join , tell them you are a first time member and you will get to join for $35.
Hope to see you there. I also am In PA
Hegins in Schuykill county.
I am also a member of the board of ASIA Association of Stringed Instrument Artisans
We have a symposium in East Stroudsburg this year
here is the link to this.
http://asiartisans.org/content/
Call them Monday to join , tell them you are a first time member and you will get to join for $35.
Hope to see you there. I also am In PA
Hegins in Schuykill county.
John Hall
Blues Creek Guitars Inc
Authorized CF Martin Repair Center
president of Association of Stringed Instrument Artisans
http://www.bluescreekguitars.com
Blues Creek Guitars Inc
Authorized CF Martin Repair Center
president of Association of Stringed Instrument Artisans
http://www.bluescreekguitars.com
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Re: Another Pennsylvanian
Hey eh Joe, where you going with that gun in your.........
oh, sorry, I got carried away.
Welcome to the forum. Sounds like you have the talent already!
WE are happy to help as there are plenty of us here that have made plenty of mistakes to help steer you around!!
Tell us what you want to build, and show pictures if you are of a mind to.
Kevin
oh, sorry, I got carried away.
Welcome to the forum. Sounds like you have the talent already!
WE are happy to help as there are plenty of us here that have made plenty of mistakes to help steer you around!!
Tell us what you want to build, and show pictures if you are of a mind to.
Kevin
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Re: Another Pennsylvanian
Welcome fellow keystone stater.
You never know what you are capable of until you actually try....
Brian Howard
www.brianhowardguitars.com
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Brian Howard
www.brianhowardguitars.com
Taylor authorized service
Custom finishing services
Brian howard's guitar building & repair blog
http://www.brianhowardguitars.com