Looking for New England area builders of all skill levels. - Cigar Box Nation2024-03-29T15:33:47Zhttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/forum/topics/looking-for-new-england-area-builders-of-all-skill-levels?commentId=2592684%3AComment%3A1389778&feed=yes&xn_auth=noYea sounds goodtag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2013-01-14:2592684:Comment:13918202013-01-14T22:17:52.917ZPatrick Snapphttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/PatrickSnapp
Yea sounds good
Yea sounds good That is only about 10 miles f…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2013-01-14:2592684:Comment:13911532013-01-14T15:35:05.490ZBlueshearthttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/Bluesheart
<p>That is only about 10 miles from me, so maybe we can get together?</p>
<p>That is only about 10 miles from me, so maybe we can get together?</p> Very true indeed! I in genera…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2013-01-13:2592684:Comment:13897782013-01-13T15:50:30.266ZPatrick Snapphttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/PatrickSnapp
Very true indeed! I in general am not a social person, but when it comes to my hobbies I am very social, just ask the mrs.! Basically what I was saying is that you have a great idea and I wish I was still close. So I will have to do a search for those in my area. I find that when I go to music shops I have little knowledge and little in common with conventional guitar players. Hopefully some of us can band together for building and playing!
Very true indeed! I in general am not a social person, but when it comes to my hobbies I am very social, just ask the mrs.! Basically what I was saying is that you have a great idea and I wish I was still close. So I will have to do a search for those in my area. I find that when I go to music shops I have little knowledge and little in common with conventional guitar players. Hopefully some of us can band together for building and playing! The point of this is not so m…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2013-01-13:2592684:Comment:13895282013-01-13T14:13:27.862ZDon Goguenhttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/littleboxguitars
<p>The point of this is not so much me but to spur builders in our area to find others nearby to work with. I went through the members around NE and there should be plenty of active builders. Enough so that small groups of a few can meet and start to turn this virtual community in to a more social one.</p>
<p>Someone warned me that New Englander's are a tough bunch to reach out to. Should I have listened?</p>
<p>Ok, I'm a little far but who is in your area. The members tab has an advanced…</p>
<p>The point of this is not so much me but to spur builders in our area to find others nearby to work with. I went through the members around NE and there should be plenty of active builders. Enough so that small groups of a few can meet and start to turn this virtual community in to a more social one.</p>
<p>Someone warned me that New Englander's are a tough bunch to reach out to. Should I have listened?</p>
<p>Ok, I'm a little far but who is in your area. The members tab has an advanced search. Check out the who is in NH and MA near you that is still active and give them a shout out. It has to start somewhere or not at all. It is like when you decided to build one of these things. I'm sure there was some hesitation for many. </p>
<p></p> Man I'd love to get involved…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2013-01-13:2592684:Comment:13896042013-01-13T12:45:03.949ZPatrick Snapphttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/PatrickSnapp
Man I'd love to get involved but I'm afraid it's a bit of a drive for me. I'm in Hampton NH.<br />
I used to live in townsend though. That is close, too bad. it's nice to know there are plenty of builders and players here in New England
Man I'd love to get involved but I'm afraid it's a bit of a drive for me. I'm in Hampton NH.<br />
I used to live in townsend though. That is close, too bad. it's nice to know there are plenty of builders and players here in New England I did see the group but there…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2013-01-11:2592684:Comment:13875372013-01-11T23:12:42.298ZDon Goguenhttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/littleboxguitars
<p>I did see the group but there has not been any activity on it since Oct and most of that is a bunch of "hello, I'm here" posts. No offense intended to anyone. I don't know exactly how many active builders we have here in the area but I figure it would only take a handful of builders to build a regional community. I saw the posts about a get together that went back to April with a handful of posts following.</p>
<p>I am neither concerned about the work or expense to organize events. I…</p>
<p>I did see the group but there has not been any activity on it since Oct and most of that is a bunch of "hello, I'm here" posts. No offense intended to anyone. I don't know exactly how many active builders we have here in the area but I figure it would only take a handful of builders to build a regional community. I saw the posts about a get together that went back to April with a handful of posts following.</p>
<p>I am neither concerned about the work or expense to organize events. I only worry about getting people to attend. Need to identify the individuals interested and reach consensus with regard to mandate. If general building group get together events don't interest anyone, I'll have to figure something else out. </p>
<p>My post was meant to serve as a space to have a discussion to gauge interest. </p>
<p>So far there are three replies. Both Boston and Amsbury is about a little more than an hour from me and Michael is probably a bit more than two and a half hours away in the opposite direction. Neither is a problem for me.</p>
<p>I'm going to continue to move forward. My hope is I can organize enough NE members before spring when the weather gets better. As we all get to know each other, it will be easier to organize fair weather outdoor events. Won't find me joining any jam bands but I've spent my career on the opposite side of the microphone.</p>
<p>Perhaps I should just start with a meet and greet open shop event. Any interest? Anyone else want to do the same?</p>
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<p></p> Hello. We have a New England…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2013-01-11:2592684:Comment:13871552013-01-11T22:25:23.081ZBlueshearthttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/Bluesheart
<p>Hello. We have a New England builders group already, as Michael pointed out so please join that too. You will see some discussions there about a possible meet up, but it is hard for anyone to just take the reins and make it happen, could end up being a lot of extra work and expense. I am new up here, moved up from VA last year about this time. Loving New England so far but I sure could use some face to face friends. I work from home and we only have one car right now so I am pretty isolated…</p>
<p>Hello. We have a New England builders group already, as Michael pointed out so please join that too. You will see some discussions there about a possible meet up, but it is hard for anyone to just take the reins and make it happen, could end up being a lot of extra work and expense. I am new up here, moved up from VA last year about this time. Loving New England so far but I sure could use some face to face friends. I work from home and we only have one car right now so I am pretty isolated from any social contact. I am in Amesbury MA, way up north east, about 3 miles from NH line.</p>
<p>Look forward to meeting some of you. Bruce</p> There is a New England forum,…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2013-01-09:2592684:Comment:13841432013-01-09T16:49:58.092ZMichaelS Country Boy Guitarshttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/MichaelS
<p>There is a New England forum, maybe you should mention it in there also. Me, I'm from Chatham NY, not far from Pittsfield MA. So almost NE.</p>
<p>There is a New England forum, maybe you should mention it in there also. Me, I'm from Chatham NY, not far from Pittsfield MA. So almost NE.</p> I am pretty much centrally lo…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2013-01-09:2592684:Comment:13832712013-01-09T01:13:06.695ZDon Goguenhttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/littleboxguitars
<p>I am pretty much centrally located in NE as I am in north central MA in Westminster. Probably should have added that. </p>
<p>I am hoping to spur smaller groups to figure out how to work together while setting up regional tech workshops where fundamental and advanced skills are covered. The point is to move beyond the virtual community. So even if there are those who are too far outside my geographic area to get together on a regular basis, there may be an area of skills covered in a…</p>
<p>I am pretty much centrally located in NE as I am in north central MA in Westminster. Probably should have added that. </p>
<p>I am hoping to spur smaller groups to figure out how to work together while setting up regional tech workshops where fundamental and advanced skills are covered. The point is to move beyond the virtual community. So even if there are those who are too far outside my geographic area to get together on a regular basis, there may be an area of skills covered in a workshop that would be worth a longer ride to attend. </p> I split my time between Sarat…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2013-01-09:2592684:Comment:13834192013-01-09T00:55:33.737ZBad Finger (Eric)https://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/ED379
I split my time between Saratoga Springs and East Boston. Where is your shop?
I split my time between Saratoga Springs and East Boston. Where is your shop?