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Dan Trommater

I'm a professional magician and amateur luthier.  The best part of building cigar box guitars is that there is no 'one right answer'.

You can learn about my professional life at http://www.dantrommater.com

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Bentwood Ukulele - my workshop

"Thanks Jay.  I'll keep my eyes peeled for one."
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"I'm the lucky one.  Thanks guys."
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Katy Whitman's Flor de las Antillas

"One lucky lady Dan, nice build mate, Chris. :)"
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"Congratulations!  That's fantastic."
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cbg neck through design

"Interesting.  Do you add a fretboard?"
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"Nice!  Amped?  Acoustic?"
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"Thank you sir.  This being only my 3rd build, I struggled to remember the steps of the process.  I decided to make my life easier the next time around by documenting the build.  The other thing that helped the project move quickly was…"
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Construction Diary - visit http://dansguitars.tumblr.com/

"Thanks t-belly.  While I didn't set out to create a "how-to", this a daily document may be helpful for some.  I know it will be helpful for me the next time I start a build."
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At 9:08pm on May 3, 2013, t-belly johnson said…

Your diary is well worth adding as a blog for anyone who hasn`t,or is about to build a guitar. Great work.

At 2:00pm on April 24, 2013, David L. said…
Hi Dan,
Thank you for the friend request. You may already know but bezdez on ebay is based In Ontario and is great for guitar parts http://stores.ebay.co.uk/bezdez. If I can help in anyway Please ask.
Kind regards,
David
At 7:23pm on October 25, 2012, Reeds Taylor said…

Hi Dan. thanks for the friend request. If there's anything I can do too help you in any way, please don't hesitate too ask.

All the Best!

Reeds

At 6:39pm on August 23, 2012, Rusty Pup (Mark) said…

You're welcome, Dan. I talked to Randy Bretz yesterday about your problem, and it turns out the bridge saddle not only needs to be making full contact with the rod, but the rod needs to be under pressure. String tension is usually enough pressure to make it work.

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