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Amazing work Grant. That will end up in a museum someday.

Great job Joe. I need to get back to working on some instruments.

George

Welcome Good to see you here. Post some pictures. Get a photobucket account and put up some pictures. I love to see pictures. I to have been working on a couple of guitars for two or more years. Seems like stuff just keeps coming up to postpone my builds. I have been collecting tonewood. So, when I ...

Thanks Joe,

I want to use a tailpiece on at least one of the old parlors I have. I really thought the tailpiece would take the stress off the top. Never thought about the downward pressure would be that much.

George

joe, Nice job, I was surprised that the tailpiece didn't work out. I would have thought it would have been fine. I like tailpieces. I went back and looked at your bracing and wander it the brace near the sound hole would have been back toward the bridge more if it would have helped much. I was think...

Ron,

Handyman is what I do now to make ends meet. Pickup and a small job trailer and take the little jobs the big guys don't want.

That is one beautiful guitar.

George

Brain,

You are an amazing young man. It is a good work you do.

George