Schu Posted August 13, 2022 Share Posted August 13, 2022 that's why I ALWAYS pay a professional Luthier. I messed up a OM42 one time and had to get rid of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Invidiosulus Posted August 13, 2022 Share Posted August 13, 2022 1 hour ago, Schu said: that's why I ALWAYS pay a professional Luthier. I messed up a OM42 one time and had to get rid of it. That’s why I don’t do anything that I’m going to mess up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Invidiosulus Posted August 13, 2022 Share Posted August 13, 2022 11 hours ago, Racer X said: Very nice, I trust all this work will be worth it ? Back when I thought I could play guitar ( never really progressed beyond crunching chords ) I tried to replace and modify the bridge saddle on my Hohner Acoustic to lower the action. Kind of missed the mark on the E string, added a small piece of felt to bring it back up from buzzing. Thanks for showing what's really involved in proper tuning. Totally worth it to me. I enjoy the fettling aspect of this sort of thing and I like the results I’m getting. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subway Posted August 13, 2022 Share Posted August 13, 2022 Impressive! Nice work! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Invidiosulus Posted August 16, 2022 Share Posted August 16, 2022 Life is too short to not play your favorite guitar. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subway Posted August 16, 2022 Share Posted August 16, 2022 Concert Cellist Spends 100 Days Carving Cello From Scratch—And Its Sounds Will Give You Goose Bumps (theepochtimes.com) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvel Posted August 17, 2022 Share Posted August 17, 2022 19 hours ago, Invidiosulus said: Life is too short to not play your favorite guitar. They're going neck and neck...... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvel Posted August 17, 2022 Share Posted August 17, 2022 On 8/13/2022 at 12:31 AM, Invidiosulus said: Before and after showing how much bone was removed. And all fitted in place. So the nut slot doesn't have a flat bottom, but is curved like the fretboard radius? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Invidiosulus Posted August 17, 2022 Share Posted August 17, 2022 3 hours ago, Marvel said: So the nut slot doesn't have a flat bottom, but is curved like the fretboard radius? Correct. Although apparently some Fender style necks have a flat bottom for the nut slot. oddly enough the radius on the bottom of the nut was around 12” so it wasn’t the same as the fretboard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RealMarkDeneen Posted August 24, 2022 Share Posted August 24, 2022 My vintage Martin collection plus an Acoustisonic and a Squire bass. Oldest is a 1920, newest is a 1968. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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the real Duke Spinner Posted August 24, 2022 Author Share Posted August 24, 2022 Why, Mark I never had a clue. 🙂 I have been at the six since 1969 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RealMarkDeneen Posted August 27, 2022 Share Posted August 27, 2022 On 8/24/2022 at 4:19 PM, the real Duke Spinner said: Why, Mark I never had a clue. 🙂 I have been at the six since 1969 Ha ha... Well, I had guitars since I was 13, but usually just closet stuffers. I never gave it much time. I first took uop the ukulele back in 2015 and ran a couple large Uke groups for geezers for a couple years. We moved, and I lost my Uke group, so that was that. In 2019 I was laid up by a complicated knee replacement for months. Suddenly, I had the time, and felt the spirit move. So, I switched from ukes to guitar. So, I've really only been playing guitar for a few years. I play as an accompaniment, primarily. I don't pick & noodle. I also, invested quite heavily into vintage guitars as an inflation hedge and alternative to stocks. I play every day for at least an hour, and more often two. It led me to another hobby - home recording - and that has become a complex beast with DAWs and 4-track tape decks, and all sorts of manly stuff! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the real Duke Spinner Posted August 27, 2022 Author Share Posted August 27, 2022 Love my Pioneer Rt 707. 🙂 DAT,and CDs Just do not sound like Tape I may be biased, as I started in a small Studio in say 1969 Helping make Commercials on an Ampex machine that was 2" tape 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the real Duke Spinner Posted August 27, 2022 Author Share Posted August 27, 2022 I am not seeing that great appreciation on my vintage ( bought 30 years ago). Instruments The market was hot, and seems to have collapsed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the real Duke Spinner Posted August 27, 2022 Author Share Posted August 27, 2022 On 8/23/2022 at 8:14 PM, RealMarkDeneen said: My vintage Martin collection plus an Acoustisonic and a Squire bass. Oldest is a 1920, newest is a 1968. I sold a Squire bass a few years ago as I stole a Gibson Recording Bass for $110.00. 😊 It was a Damm good player for the price Children today have no idea of the crap I had to learn on Norma, Hohner ..etc. 🤬 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Racer X Posted August 27, 2022 Share Posted August 27, 2022 Jeepers, RealMark, how many guitars can one play ? Real Duke Spinner: Really enjoyed my Hohner Martin copy, it was made in Japan and had a beautiful sunburst finish. It played really well strung up with Martin strings. Eventually realized I could not play guitar beyond crunching chords, so released it back into the wild. Let's get real.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the real Duke Spinner Posted August 27, 2022 Author Share Posted August 27, 2022 Hohner had been made under that name by a a few companies The era is important Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Racer X Posted August 27, 2022 Share Posted August 27, 2022 Yes, well understood. Believe my example was late 70's vintage, often found at the H&H Music store. It was very solid, seemed well made (in Japan), and had sustain for days. Later versions of course were not the same, but this could be said for just about any guitar maker. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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