Aloha from Hawaii!
Posted: Tue May 08, 2012 4:06 am
Sorry for the senior moment....I realized that I have posted a few comments without a formal introduction.
Woodworking has been my life hobby as well as a profession as a carpenter/builder since I was 18 yrs, young. Retired as a Commercail Building Inspector for the government and love the smell of fresh cut wood....to a degree, I have been repairing string instruments for quite awhile doing ukuleles, shamisen rebuilds,restretching skin string instruments, guitars, set-ups, restorations, refinishing from basic lacquers, tints to French polishing. Engraving, gem stone enlays, and pretty much whatever my close friends needed. I don't run a business but my musical entertaining family and musician friends seem to rely on me for repairs and rebuilds which seemed okay when I had the time. Recently back a year I started to think about leaving some requested ukuleles and a couple of guitars for my musical family. And now I'm more serious about it all... I am 65 years young I would like to say, 'with a passion to contine to the end.'
I could not find the time to build for myself until recently when I retired seven years ago and started my little home hobby that now demands more time. I guess if I add up all the repairs and refinishes that I have done,.....it just might equal to a few ukuleles and about three guitars, multiple odds and ends in various repairs and wood working.....so here I am.
Hopefully I can contributre my minimal learnings, shortcuts, and self taught experiences, as well as learn from fellow interested members of this great forum. Thank you very much!
Woodworking has been my life hobby as well as a profession as a carpenter/builder since I was 18 yrs, young. Retired as a Commercail Building Inspector for the government and love the smell of fresh cut wood....to a degree, I have been repairing string instruments for quite awhile doing ukuleles, shamisen rebuilds,restretching skin string instruments, guitars, set-ups, restorations, refinishing from basic lacquers, tints to French polishing. Engraving, gem stone enlays, and pretty much whatever my close friends needed. I don't run a business but my musical entertaining family and musician friends seem to rely on me for repairs and rebuilds which seemed okay when I had the time. Recently back a year I started to think about leaving some requested ukuleles and a couple of guitars for my musical family. And now I'm more serious about it all... I am 65 years young I would like to say, 'with a passion to contine to the end.'
I could not find the time to build for myself until recently when I retired seven years ago and started my little home hobby that now demands more time. I guess if I add up all the repairs and refinishes that I have done,.....it just might equal to a few ukuleles and about three guitars, multiple odds and ends in various repairs and wood working.....so here I am.
Hopefully I can contributre my minimal learnings, shortcuts, and self taught experiences, as well as learn from fellow interested members of this great forum. Thank you very much!