Wow Josh. You got a very nice compliment recently when your Uncle Joe showed the guitar you made for him to a man who built guitars for Fender for years. They guy could NOT believe how gorgeous the neck was and swore that it had to be machine made because he has NEVER seen such fine handwork. Kuddos kiddo!
If you choose to believe that you can't do as well as some computer controlled machine, well, I guess you get what you deserve. Don't ever let someone tell you what you can or can't do.Josh
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In the early 70's or so C.F.Martin had a cleaver advertising campaign. There was a photo of an olde master luthier with a draw knife working on a neck. In the background was a CNC machine roughing out a neck. The poster said “We let machines do what machines do best and we let hands do what hands do best.. Martin is very proud of their master craft people, but also are proud of their roughing machines as well. Martin claimed this machine roughing reduced labor by 80%. After all it was claimed the last 20% that makes the difference on any instrument. Martin called it the masters touch.
So congratulations on building master quality necks 100% by hand without a CNC roughing machine. The way it use to be done.
Best wishes
Bob
But Noooooooooo. Nobody believes me.
-WY
Brett Morgan said:
Brett
Josh Gayou (SmokehouseGuitars) said:
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Brett Morgan said:
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http://smokehouseguitars.com/blognewsroll/?p=2411
Scott L said:
Wes Yates said:
Josh, you are a master builder and thus you understand how to build and build well. Not that I can claim the same level of expertise, but folks, you can make anything look as if it were machine built if you give what you do the utmost care and effort.
-WY