Resonator guitar ["Sunrise"], pics

[Taffy Evans]

Hi All
As I do not build guitars at a pace that would allow regular/frequent updates of progress [due to a lot of my time going into repair work] I thought that I would show some past instruments I have completed. I could even show some challenging repairs if you think that would be of interest.

This guitar, “Sunriseâ€

[Allen]

That's a beauty Taffy. You certainly have some inspiring work. I would love to see some of the repairs that you have. Some tips on how you go about repairing them would be terrific too.

[Kim]

Hey Taff,

Great work on the reso it looks to be a fine instrument. And yes, please do documented any challenging repair work in the tutorial section as it would be a very valuable resource to the entire ANZLF membership. I have done a little challenging repair work myself and now regret not ever documenting the process to share with others.

I must say that it's really an honour to have someone bring you a guitar that has been with them for years and shared so many of their life's good times. You can feel this instrument is their pride and joy and quite often during hand over, one scenes that it represents for them the canoe by which they transport themselves back down the river of life to their youth each time they play.

This can be quite intimidating stuff if you know the repair is a little touch and go. Indeed, if the job is this challenging, I always let people know straight up, but most tell you they already understand the seriousness just by the look of despair upon their face.

As I said, intimidating stuff to be sure, but the rewards, when you do manage to pull it off are great. For just a short while in those few moments when your sentimental new friend is looking hard to find evidence of your repair work, you can walk upon water, you have done the impossible, you have raised their dearly departed from the dead.....then you give them the bill and your just another bastard after his precious hard earned.

Tis a funny world full of things that confound, values of convenience, inequities, short memories and unrealised expectations. The best thing about us humans is that most of us still strive to do our best despite our humanness. To my mind the only reason for a guitar to exist is to bring joy. This is what I like so much about guitars and the people who build and repair them. These instruments are tangible proof of the relentless underlying drive in our species to make the world a better place. To me they have also become clear example of our continuing need to understand the confounding.

In my eyes, this makes most all guitars worthy of being called an instrument also worth an effort to repair should they break. But now days, only at a price cause I'm only human (I think)

Cheers

Kim

[ozziebluesman]

I've had the pleasure to play this reso. Not only dose the guitar look good it has great tone and projection.

Thanks for sharing Taffy.

Cheers

Alan