Howdy, M8s!
- Urban Sludgewater
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Howdy, M8s!
Eben Atwater, aka Urban Sludgewater here, offering greatings from Texas, across the Big Pond. My good friend Kim invited me herein, so how could I say no?
FYI on me; I've been building for about 8 years, my output so far in electrics and acoustics stands somewhere in the early 20s - I don't serialize my axes, and the older I get the more I forget, so...
For real work, I am a professional musician, I guess; I lead a Folk group at an every-Sunday folk church service at Trinity Epsicopal here in Fort Worth. I also gig whenever I can with a group of local ne'er do wells who favor classic rock, folks, and blues. I also take care of the church; what we used to call a Sexton, but you can'tnow, 'cause email doesn't like 'sex' in you name...
I also do a little writing, and try very hard to keep the lovely Mrs. Atwater happy, a task with which I am most defintely blessed!
Anyway, I do a fair amount of repairs and mods. Oh, and I'm the day-to-day Administrator of the Luthierforum, too!
I also deal B-Band, and I have no idea if that does you guys any good down there, but if it does, and for that matter if I can be of help in any way, just ask!
Thank you for inviting me, I'm honored to be here!
Urban
FYI on me; I've been building for about 8 years, my output so far in electrics and acoustics stands somewhere in the early 20s - I don't serialize my axes, and the older I get the more I forget, so...
For real work, I am a professional musician, I guess; I lead a Folk group at an every-Sunday folk church service at Trinity Epsicopal here in Fort Worth. I also gig whenever I can with a group of local ne'er do wells who favor classic rock, folks, and blues. I also take care of the church; what we used to call a Sexton, but you can'tnow, 'cause email doesn't like 'sex' in you name...
I also do a little writing, and try very hard to keep the lovely Mrs. Atwater happy, a task with which I am most defintely blessed!
Anyway, I do a fair amount of repairs and mods. Oh, and I'm the day-to-day Administrator of the Luthierforum, too!
I also deal B-Band, and I have no idea if that does you guys any good down there, but if it does, and for that matter if I can be of help in any way, just ask!
Thank you for inviting me, I'm honored to be here!
Urban
It don't mean a thang, if it ain't got that swang...
- Urban Sludgewater
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- Urban Sludgewater
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Hey, right on, Hesh and good on ya, Ron!
Now, I am indeed pretty close to Arkansas, and I still need to wet a fly line in that White River of yours, Ron - 'Record Brown Trout' is all I need to hear to know that! And Ann Arbor, huh? Still cold up there or did you get thawed yet?
Yeah, we kinda built the luthierforum to be a counterpoint to the overtly rigid, wherever that is - And Mario is a trip, indeed, I love him like a brother, and not just because he sends me wonderful wood!
Urb
Now, I am indeed pretty close to Arkansas, and I still need to wet a fly line in that White River of yours, Ron - 'Record Brown Trout' is all I need to hear to know that! And Ann Arbor, huh? Still cold up there or did you get thawed yet?
Yeah, we kinda built the luthierforum to be a counterpoint to the overtly rigid, wherever that is - And Mario is a trip, indeed, I love him like a brother, and not just because he sends me wonderful wood!
Urb
It don't mean a thang, if it ain't got that swang...
Hey Eben,
I am very happy you took up the invite and decided pay us a visit. Most of the natives are currently asleep or just wiping the sleep from their eyes so you could be forgiven for getting the impression that the ANZLF is only populated by northerners.
Anyhow great to see you here my friend, please don't be a stranger, pull up a chair and feel free to join in when ever you feel like it.
Cheers
Kim
I am very happy you took up the invite and decided pay us a visit. Most of the natives are currently asleep or just wiping the sleep from their eyes so you could be forgiven for getting the impression that the ANZLF is only populated by northerners.
Anyhow great to see you here my friend, please don't be a stranger, pull up a chair and feel free to join in when ever you feel like it.
Cheers
Kim
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Hi Eben!
Yes, there's another group of luthiers on the planet that puts up with my obtuse humor and ramblings. They are likely to accept you as well.
We get to trash the place while the folks in the Southern Hemisphere are asleep, and they wake to realize they need to counteract our influence. Well, mine anyhow.
But seriously, we're building new bridges and solidifying old ones.
Welcome to yet another cool luthier forum!
Dennis
Yes, there's another group of luthiers on the planet that puts up with my obtuse humor and ramblings. They are likely to accept you as well.
We get to trash the place while the folks in the Southern Hemisphere are asleep, and they wake to realize they need to counteract our influence. Well, mine anyhow.
But seriously, we're building new bridges and solidifying old ones.
Welcome to yet another cool luthier forum!
Dennis
Another damn Yank!
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Hello all.....from another Yank!
My name is Tim Metcalf from East Tennessee, USA. Nice group here! Hope you don't mind if I browse around and see how guitars are made on the other side .....and I hope you guys and gals can teach us Yanks a thing or two about making guitars....who knows, maybe we'll even have something to share as well.
All the best!
My name is Tim Metcalf from East Tennessee, USA. Nice group here! Hope you don't mind if I browse around and see how guitars are made on the other side .....and I hope you guys and gals can teach us Yanks a thing or two about making guitars....who knows, maybe we'll even have something to share as well.
All the best!
Tim
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Welcome Tim!!!!
Folks two things that I want to mention here. First Tim is a very talented guy and he has designed and built a binding channel jig that is much like the Luthier tool version but he is offering them for less than half the price.
Hopefully Tim will post some pics and give us the details and he is willing to ship to OZ at a very attractive rate.
Second - I joined the Luthierforum as my pal Urban recommended and last night I participated in my first auction there. They have VERY fun auctions every Friday and Saturday evening. And as you would have guesses I secured two master grade "wonderwood" (Lutz) tops at prices that are around half of what I would have paid in the past. I am thrilled and I would highly recommend joining Urban, Dennis, Kim, and I on this wonderful site - luthierforum.com.
It's low key, everyone is very friendly, and the forum is based on the concept that everyone deserves to be respected at all times...... Kind of like us here at the ANZLF.
Thanks again Urban for turning me on to the Luthierforum and a very special thanks to our friend Dennis for walking me through the bidding process last night.
Tonight, in 1/2 an hour or so, they will be auctioning off some BRW!!!!!!!!
Lastly it would not surprise me if Mario, the site owner, would be willing to batch ANZLF orders to reduce shipping costs and you guys can distribute appropriate among yourselves once it has arrived.
Folks two things that I want to mention here. First Tim is a very talented guy and he has designed and built a binding channel jig that is much like the Luthier tool version but he is offering them for less than half the price.
Hopefully Tim will post some pics and give us the details and he is willing to ship to OZ at a very attractive rate.
Second - I joined the Luthierforum as my pal Urban recommended and last night I participated in my first auction there. They have VERY fun auctions every Friday and Saturday evening. And as you would have guesses I secured two master grade "wonderwood" (Lutz) tops at prices that are around half of what I would have paid in the past. I am thrilled and I would highly recommend joining Urban, Dennis, Kim, and I on this wonderful site - luthierforum.com.
It's low key, everyone is very friendly, and the forum is based on the concept that everyone deserves to be respected at all times...... Kind of like us here at the ANZLF.
Thanks again Urban for turning me on to the Luthierforum and a very special thanks to our friend Dennis for walking me through the bidding process last night.
Tonight, in 1/2 an hour or so, they will be auctioning off some BRW!!!!!!!!
Lastly it would not surprise me if Mario, the site owner, would be willing to batch ANZLF orders to reduce shipping costs and you guys can distribute appropriate among yourselves once it has arrived.
And, Yet, Another Yank in the Tank!
Hi, everyone. I'm Waddy. I have been hanging out on OLF and LF, and know some of the guys here, but didn't really know about this forum until I read a post by Urban Sludgewater, noting that Hesh was involved here. I figured someone had to be up to "no-good", so thought I'd drop in and see what it's all about. I already know some of you, and you me, so just let me know when you're tired of me, and boot me off. Give me at least a week or so to look around though.
I'm a headhunter by trade, and a guitar builder by frustration! I just completed my first Classical, built on the 1973 Romanillos, plantilla. It has been an interesting experience. It is something I have been interested in doing for the last 25 years, since I started playing classical, and I finally pulled the trigger last spring. I started #'s 2 & 3 this weekend. Same design, different woods. The first was Zebrawood and German, these two will be EIR and German, and Bubinga and Lutz.
Here's hopin you let me hang out for a while.
I'm a headhunter by trade, and a guitar builder by frustration! I just completed my first Classical, built on the 1973 Romanillos, plantilla. It has been an interesting experience. It is something I have been interested in doing for the last 25 years, since I started playing classical, and I finally pulled the trigger last spring. I started #'s 2 & 3 this weekend. Same design, different woods. The first was Zebrawood and German, these two will be EIR and German, and Bubinga and Lutz.
Here's hopin you let me hang out for a while.
Waddy
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Thanks, Ron, I'll try to be nice!
Waddy
Build Albums 12 done - 1 in process
Clip for #1 Barrios' "Una Limosna por el Amor de Dios" - Not me playing
Build Albums 12 done - 1 in process
Clip for #1 Barrios' "Una Limosna por el Amor de Dios" - Not me playing
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