Posted by Kevin Morgan on September 25, 2009 at 1:22am
I am now on my seventh or so build and it is starting to get a little easier and now I find myself making them just a little more complicated. I just finished a cookie tin style with a highly polished chrome tin and I am just in awe over how it turned out. I have also started to get a little worried about how many I have to build because people see them and have to have one. I sell one and it in turn sells three or four more. I am getting a little worried about having enough time to keep up. I love it and find myself in the shop and then back in the house and then right back out in the shop. I am loving it and hope the newness never dies. If I keep up selling this many I might have to re think my future...LOL Just wanted to share how crazy its been in the,"Indian Head Guitar" factory...I was wondering if anyone is good and making a logo for my new business. So I can make up cards and even labels for the back. Thanks
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Keep it simple, and get it to actually SOUND good rather than look fancy.
Better getting actual players come knocking on your door than people who want them for the looks.
Philosophical matter I suppose.
My logo was a hand drawn pic by my sister until I was so far into researching string instruments I found a pic of a cherub playing a harp style instrument and with some effort in MS paint etc my new logo was ready for stickers and cards etc. I would suggest begining with google images for indian heads and pic a style easily transferrable to a logo eg a line drawing...go from there mate but be careful of copyright. Try tobacco/cigar labels and improvise...hope this is a starter in the right direction.
I've found that I try to top myself with each successive build... which usually means it gets more complicated... which also means it takes longer to complete... but the quality goes up every time, too. Every one I've built is always "the nicest one... yet!"
I think each of us had some reason we got into making CBGs in the first place... and in the process, discover a few more to keep going!
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Better getting actual players come knocking on your door than people who want them for the looks.
Philosophical matter I suppose.
CBGs can be as small as you want...(no one can make you build) or as big as you have the drive and talent to make it...
May only advice... if it quits being fun, scale back or take a break... no one needs extra pain... and don't neglect the Missus (if there is one)....
the best,
Wichita Sam
My logo was a hand drawn pic by my sister until I was so far into researching string instruments I found a pic of a cherub playing a harp style instrument and with some effort in MS paint etc my new logo was ready for stickers and cards etc. I would suggest begining with google images for indian heads and pic a style easily transferrable to a logo eg a line drawing...go from there mate but be careful of copyright. Try tobacco/cigar labels and improvise...hope this is a starter in the right direction.
I think each of us had some reason we got into making CBGs in the first place... and in the process, discover a few more to keep going!