When TimS Comes to Town :-)

[John Maddison]

G'day All

A few of us Great Southern makers got together at Peter Young's place last Tuesday when Tim Spittle made a flying visit to Albany. It was a great afternoon where Tim made a few more sales; we were treated to some of our newer instruments being strummed (made predominantly from Tim's tonewoods), and we downed a few ales while enjoying the camaraderie & good cheer. I'm continually inspired by these kinds of get-togethers (a few of us meet every Saturday at Pete's); it's an extremely rewarding way of furthering our knowledge-base of lutherie and sharing our build tips along the way.


Pete being busy on the drum sander:

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17 y.o son Sam at work on his first build - a Kasha Tenor Uke (may as well aim high at your first attempt ):

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Tim admiring one of Maurice's latest builds:

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Salesman Tim at full tilt:

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MORE tonewood! (some choice WRC):

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Alan Warburton looking on while Gary Butler displays his great finger-picking style:

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Pete & Gary checking out Pete's new Macro Classical:

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Tim trying his hand at playing my travel-sized Soprano:

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Cheers & thanks for looking!

[Allen]

Looks like a hell of a lot of fun John. Wish I could have been there.