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At 10:32pm on March 25, 2019, A.D.EKER said…: Nice work on that Star Gold Banjo ! Mark ! Aces Tops !

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Guitars in batches

Posted on November 1, 2016 at 5:20pm 8 Comments 1 Like

Mad respect for Shane. Many great tips that I have used. And I understand the goal of making and selling for income. Though I sometimes have two and possibly three projects going at a time, if I'm not careful, I risk building the same guitar over and over. For me, The less I make it a time the more original and one of a kind they turn out to be. Sort of like having kids one at a time instead of quintuplets. So I try to use different wood, sometimes drastically different boxes and shapes,… Continue

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