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terryb

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Posted: Tue Dec 11, 2007 7:54 am

Walnut

Joined: Tue Dec 11, 2007 7:39 am
Posts: 5
Location: Australia

Hi there everyone!

My name is Terry Buddell and I live in Gladstone Australia ( at present) on my yacht in which I am travelling around Aussie. I have recently( after taking the plunge after 25 years of indecision) built a Weissenborn slide out of Australian Maple..so amazed was I actually accomplished this whilst living on board,without any fancy tools, that I also wrote an instructional book, built a website, drew up a plan for the guitar and am a dedicated convert to this wonderful type of guitar playing!

I wanted to say Hallo to all members and look forward to finding out much more about guitar building from these pages...anyone else built a Weissy and what did you construct it from?? Also, is there any major differences in tone and volume with any other timbers other than Koa or Blackwood??? I am looking to build another soon?

Dare I say it but has anyone ever played a carbon fibre resonator or weissy?

Anyone wishing to visit my site to see or hear my baby it is www.builaweissenborn.com

Cheers y'all! Kind regards

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terryb

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Posted: Tue Dec 11, 2007 7:56 am

Walnut

Joined: Tue Dec 11, 2007 7:39 am
Posts: 5
Location: Australia

Terry buddell back again...It should be www.buildaweissenborn.com

Soreeeeee!

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Michael Dale Payne

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Posted: Tue Dec 11, 2007 8:03 am

Old Growth Brazilian

Joined: Tue Dec 28, 2004 1:56 am
Posts: 10707
Location: United States

Welcome

Glad to have you with us. I don't build Weissies but there are several here that do.

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Hesh

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Posted: Tue Dec 11, 2007 8:04 am

Old Growth Brazilian Rosewood

Joined: Fri Nov 02, 2007 9:49 am
Posts: 13386
Location: Ann Arbor, Michigan
First name: Hesh
Last Name: Breakstone
City: Ann Arbor
State: Michigan
Country: United States
Status: Professional

Terry M8 welcome to the OLF!

Needless to say a lack of humidity will not be a problem in your shop....

There are some weissenborn builders here and I am sure that they will chime in here to welcome you.

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Bill Greene

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Posted: Tue Dec 11, 2007 11:02 am

Koa

Joined: Wed Jun 01, 2005 6:35 am
Posts: 1325
Location: Kings Mtn., NC, USA
First name: Bill
Last Name: Greene
City: Kings Mountain
State: North Carolina
Zip/Postal Code: 28086
Country: USA
Focus: Build
Status: Amateur

Whoa...what a coincidence, I'm in my trailer here in redneck North Carolina. I'm guessing it's similar in size to your yacht, and periodically I have to move it to another park so it too is mobile. Small world.

LOVE the site.

Bill

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WaddyThomson

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Posted: Tue Dec 11, 2007 11:39 am

Contributing Member

Joined: Mon Mar 19, 2007 7:05 am
Posts: 9191
Location: United States
First name: Waddy
Last Name: Thomson
City: Charlotte
State: NC
Focus: Build
Status: Semi-pro

He does not! He may be a Redneck, but he does not live in a trailer.

Welcome to the OLF, Terry. I like your site. I like your boat, too. What is she? Great job building on board. There is one question? Did you control humidity at all, or work when conditions allowed, or just build, and forget about all that stuff?

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Hesh

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Posted: Tue Dec 11, 2007 12:40 pm

Old Growth Brazilian Rosewood

Bill is NOT a redneck either - never once have I heard him measure road trip distances by home many beers can be consumed during the trip...........

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Kim

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Posted: Tue Dec 11, 2007 12:59 pm

Brazilian Rosewood

Joined: Thu Aug 18, 2005 2:21 am
Posts: 2924
Location: Changes when ever I move..Australia
Focus: Build
Status: Amateur

Gday Terry,

Good to have another Aussie with us here at the OLF. I checked your site out, good work, I notice that you have a link there to Jeff Lang's web site, most fitting cause I reckon he is easily one of the best weissy players on the planet, just love his rendition of "1952 Vincent" among others.

Anyhow, look forward to more from you.

Cheers

Kim

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bob_connor

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Posted: Tue Dec 11, 2007 1:27 pm

Koa

Joined: Mon Sep 04, 2006 10:55 pm
Posts: 698
Location: Australia

[QUOTE=Hesh] Bill is NOT a redneck either - never once have I heard him measure road trip distances by home many beers can be consumed during the trip...........

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I thought everyone measured road distances that way

G'day Terry and welcome aboard.

Are you heading north or south? If you are sailing past Geelong in the future you'll have to drop in.

BTW do you measure nautical miles with stubbies?

Bob

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Geelong, Australia

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