Not much neck left on that, good thing it's laminated. I'd go hide somewhere
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| Author: | Woodie G [ Mon Mar 22, 2021 9:36 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Just When I Thought I Was Out... |
...they try to lure me back in. Received these tantalizing images today from the FORMER boss with a note promising that all of this could be mine, if only I would come back... Decisions, decisions... Attachment: ScaryLowden1.jpeg Attachment: ScaryLowden2.jpeg Attachment: ScaryLowden3.jpeg I know! Super-tempting! |
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| Author: | Chris Pile [ Mon Mar 22, 2021 11:36 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Just When I Thought I Was Out... |
That is the deepest nut slot I've ever seen. |
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| Author: | Colin North [ Tue Mar 23, 2021 4:01 am ] |
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A very tempting offer I'm sure....... (run scrrrrreaming emoticon) |
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| Author: | SteveSmith [ Tue Mar 23, 2021 8:28 am ] |
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Not much neck left on that, good thing it's laminated. I'd go hide somewhere
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| Author: | Barry Daniels [ Tue Mar 23, 2021 8:52 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Just When I Thought I Was Out... |
What is the story on how that happened? |
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| Author: | jfmckenna [ Tue Mar 23, 2021 9:53 am ] |
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My guess is that someone 'fixed' it. |
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| Author: | bluescreek [ Tue Mar 23, 2021 11:08 am ] |
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I have seen one just like this I had to replace the neck |
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| Author: | Dave m2 [ Tue Mar 23, 2021 12:13 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Just When I Thought I Was Out... |
Well whether or not you return to the guitar job Woodie, I think I speak for the others here that we have always appreciated your informed input. Good Luck Dave |
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| Author: | doncaparker [ Tue Mar 23, 2021 12:15 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Just When I Thought I Was Out... |
Well, think of it this way: If nobody messed up guitars, then repair people would not have jobs. That's the attitude I have to keep when I do my own day job. Be thankful for those who make mistakes; we get paid to clean them up. |
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| Author: | Brad Goodman [ Tue Mar 23, 2021 12:52 pm ] |
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I also appreciate the razor sharp edge of the nut protruding past the fretboard..... |
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| Author: | banjopicks [ Tue Mar 23, 2021 1:55 pm ] |
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He was a real hot player and needed the air gap to cool the strings. Don't you guys know anything? |
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| Author: | Ruby50 [ Tue Mar 23, 2021 6:02 pm ] |
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As long as we're piling on - how about the huge space at the edge of the fretboard to the low E string Ed M |
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| Author: | Clay S. [ Tue Mar 23, 2021 9:07 pm ] |
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Wood is softer than bone. It was easier to file the neck slot than to file the nut blank. Any apprentice can tell you that.  Also notice that little crack in the wood where the bottom of the nut sits - I've heard that a little "crack" is almost as addictive as guitar building. ![[headinwall]](./images/smilies/headbangwalluf8.gif "Mad") Nice to see you posting again, Woodie! |
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| Author: | Terence Kennedy [ Wed Mar 24, 2021 3:00 pm ] |
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Looks like a feature to me. Pretty tasty. |
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| Author: | Hesh [ Fri Mar 26, 2021 10:46 am ] |
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Hey Woodie I hope that you are doing great and staying safe. |
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| Author: | Woodie G [ Sat Mar 27, 2021 8:23 am ] |
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Thanks to all for the ear-to-ear grin...so appreciated in these times which can be less-than-joy-filled for some. Doing well - still planning a new shop, but on hold until my current adventure is complete. I know we have had some threads on the butchery that is horrible repair work, but after seeing the 'repair' inflicted on this Lowden in person yesterday, I still cannot fathom how a cracked head-stock became a deeply compromised neck at the hands of someone claiming to be a repair person. The massive ebony cross-grain shim under that huge chunk of bone is the (dis)grace note setting this person's work apart from all other ham-handed practitioners of luthieristical mayhem. All that aside, I am certain there is a mother somewhere crowing to friends and relations about the bottomless set of skills possessed by her very special, very talented luthier-child. We just cannot help ourselves. |
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| Author: | Dave Rickard [ Sat Mar 27, 2021 3:31 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Just When I Thought I Was Out... |
Woodie G wrote: ham-handed practitioners of luthieristical mayhem. With your permission I'd like to steal that phrase. But first I have to figure out how to pronounce "luthieristical" 
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| Author: | doncaparker [ Sat Mar 27, 2021 3:59 pm ] |
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It rhymes with Luthier Mystical. I think.
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