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At 4:27pm on January 27, 2011, Theo said…: Thanks man.. it makes me want to start the next one. I love the mystery of how they will end up.

it sounds ok a couple of buzz but i'll fix that up.

your stuff looks great.

At 8:35am on January 26, 2011, Uncle John said…: John, thanks for the friend request. Sure, I would be happy to have you for a nation friend. I looked at your page and photos and admired your builds. In particular, the light and strong interior bracing.

At 3:31am on January 23, 2011, Bad Golfer said…: Thanks for the add John..Keep up the Great work..

At 10:27am on January 21, 2011, dogfinger steve said…: cheers john, its my first build n the photos r on me page:0)

At 7:25pm on January 6, 2011, rodney fruits said…: Thanks for the comment John. I have my neck done and the box ready but... my house sold over the weekend and now i need to be packing. It might be a week or so before i get back to finishing my last build

Thanks for the comment John. I have that neck and the box that goes with it almost done, but.... my house sold over the weekend so now i need to be packing. It might be a week or two before i have the time to finish it. The box is a nice Las Cabrillas, Balboa-Maduro. Have a great weekend and have fun building something...

At 9:38am on January 3, 2011, Keni Lee Burgess said…: Thank you John for joining my group. Currently, I have no exclusive private lessons posted there. Only some lively discussion. See my page for the free lessons. Thanks again for your purchase. Enjoy.

At 11:39am on December 30, 2010, Paul Nelson said…: Yo! Thanks for the advice about bridges. Photos are coming soon!

At 12:18pm on December 25, 2010, 3 String Blues said…: Hi, thats great! I hope it helps, was alot of work to make....made the video in 3 days...had to wear the same shirt while on camera....but took almost 2 weeks to edit and build the video....its only good if it helps you play better! Thanks for the oppertunity to show you..John

At 1:27am on December 11, 2010, Richard Sanabia said…: Thanks John. Nice to meet you. Richard in Tennessee.

At 9:03am on December 1, 2010, Strolling Tone said…: Hi John - Thanks for leaving your comment. As far as I know the Widowmaker doesn't have any Eucalyptus in it. It was made by Anthony (Banjo Ant) here on CBN and I think it was given the name 'Widowmaker' due to the coffin shaped box. I shall definitely avoid sitting under a Eucalyptus if I'm ever lucky enough to visit Australia. Cheers.

At 5:06am on November 29, 2010, Mark said…: Thanks for the kind words about my guitars. I think most of us on here are still learning new things with every instrument we build and happy to share thoughts and inspiration. Speaking of which, your first guitar looks great and has some inspired features.

At 2:22am on November 29, 2010, JUJU said…: Hi John
First of all thanks for the friends invite also thanks for the comment on my builds glad you like them
looks like you did a great job on your first build - i'm sure you will have many more in the pipeline once you start you cant stop lol!
Cheers mate
juju :)

At 2:10am on November 29, 2010, Roosterman said…: Hi mate,
Good to have another brit on board!
B

At 6:38pm on November 28, 2010, rodney fruits said…: Thanks John! you have posted a great lookin cbg to start of with. Build some more and have fun...

At 6:41am on November 23, 2010, Keni Lee Burgess said…: Hello John,
Of course, feel free to share the information. Not sure if I have ever heard of flat wound classical guitar strings? I though flat wound were steel strings. Mainly used on arch top guitars by Jazz players. I would suggest going with a standard string. You know, most of the builders here, don't build acoustically. They build with the clear intention that the pick up will be amplifing the sound electrically. Regarding this, you will come across some abstract ideas that absolutely make no sense from a sound development point of view. I could be wrong, but I don't think there will be a lot of interest here for a nylon strung instrument. I would encourage you to do some research into gourd banjos. They got this fretless playing down cold. Enjoy.

At 11:57am on November 22, 2010, Keni Lee Burgess said…: My pleasure. You know, additionally before metal frets and steel strings became the standard, they would tie frets on the neck using thick gut too. The frets were movable, so something like a dulcimer, they could create different diatonic scales. If you google: tying on frets, you will find a lot of information. Tyed on frets are common to middle eastern instruments even today. Enjoy.

At 9:44am on November 22, 2010, Keni Lee Burgess said…: Hello John, I was reading your group about playing fretless. I am mostly a fretted instrument player myself, but I don't know if anyone brought this up. In most cases unfretted instruments have gut or nylon strings. Early gourd banjos for example. Nylon tunes at a much lower tension than steel, making it easier to fret. This might be a consideration. Additionally you could build a lighter instrument like a classical guitar to get a better vibrational response. Good Luck with your research. Enjoy.