Please Say Hello!!

[Thatfifoguy]

Hi everyone,

New member here—though not exactly new to the forum. I’ve been lurking in the shadows for quite a while, mostly during work hours when I should’ve been, well… working. But I’ve finally stopped loitering and decided to join the club properly.

My guitar-building experience currently stands at a grand total of zero, but I’ve been slowly assembling a respectable collection of tools, parts and a collection of not so prestige guitars to tinker with (well that is my excuse, I think I may have a hoarding problem)

At this rate, I should be ready to start building just as soon as I finish the very reasonable to-do list my wonderful wife keeps adding to daily. (Turns out “I need to build a guitar” isn’t a valid excuse to avoid house renovations and vehicle repairs)

Looking forward to learning from you all, making a few sawdust mistakes, and hopefully building something that vaguely resembles a guitar one day!

Gaz.

[kiwigeo]

Thanks for the intro Gaz and looking forward to progress pics of your first build.

[oliver]

Hi everyone,
greetings from Switzerland.
I’ve been building guitars with my students for 26 years as part of an interdisciplinary educational project. The work combines craftsmanship, music, design, and even elements of physics and acoustics.
So far, we’ve completed around 500 instruments. In my early years, I had to learn the hard way—books like those by Trevor Gore and Gerard Gilet didn’t exist (or weren’t available to me), so I paid a lot of "tuition" through trial and error.
Guitar building has not only taught practical skills but also fostered personal growth, teamwork, perseverance, and attention to detail. I'm looking forward to exchanging ideas and experiences here in the forum!

[TomBicknell]

Welcome to the forum, Oliver!

[asphodel]

Hi!

I'm mucking around with active pickups, molding, some machining, trying to stop my laminated thru-necks from moving around, and back-strapping those scarfed pegheads. Nothin' but trouble!

Love the Forum.