Jan, I've already happily wasted probably 2 hours going through that web site and dreaming about doing this. It looks like great fun, but beyond my abilities... I was sort of surprised that this is not really an inexpensive way to get an instrument put together, compared to buying one. I always sort of assume that doing it yourself should not be terribly expensive, but in this case that cost of the parts seems like it could be more expensive. Worth it if you know how it's going to turn out. Very little resale value for instruments like this. (I think...) Also, to get a Strat body shape, or a Tele body shape, don't you really need to have the power tools to cut the body wood? Or maybe I could take it somewhere and pay someone to do that? I know nothing about this sort of stuff. With all that in mind, how does one who's never done anything like this take the leap? What's the chance of getting an instrument that stacks up to the production stuff? I'd do it if I thought I could do something approaching the quality of an Alembic. Cheers, Mark > -----Original Message----- > From: linux-audio-user-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:linux-audio-user-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Jan > Depner > Sent: Wednesday, October 15, 2003 2:48 PM > To: Audio-User > Subject: Re: [linux-audio-user] (non)conformity, was Re: That whole mp3 > vs.ogg vs. wma vs. yomamma thing > > > You ought to take a look at that book. It just looks hard, it's really > pretty easy. The only tool that's a must is a 6" jointer. Other tools > - clamps, router, dremel router, surform, drill, sander, jig saw, > straight edge. Nice to have - band saw, table saw or radial arm saw. > Absolute must - tons of sandpaper and elbow grease. > > Jan > > On Tue, 2003-10-14 at 23:05, Paul Winkler wrote: > > On Tue, Oct 14, 2003 at 04:01:16PM -0500, Jan Depner wrote: > > > heheh - you're late to the dance Paul - > > > http://myweb.cableone.net/eviltwin69/two_guitars.jpg > > > > > > The one on the left I made in 1989 the one on the right was > made in 1999 > > > with four more in between. All hand made, neck-thru, oil and wax > > > finish. They''re getting a little worn but I play them both > in bands. > > > > hey, those are nice! > > but I'm not that ambitious with woodworking - I've built enough things > > to know that I just can't handle the fine work. I can do > functional, but > > I can't do smooth and pretty. So I'm getting other people to do that > > stuff - I'm just designing it and I might end up wiring my own > > preamp / active EQ. > > > > -- > > > > Paul Winkler > > http://www.slinkp.com > > Look! Up in the sky! It's ULTRA TORCH OF SOULS! > > (random hero from isometric.spaceninja.com) > > >
