doesnt jump around at all dave, very smooth

Hello. Thanks for commenting on my post. I saw some recent photos of some of your works in progress. They were very impressive. Take care and be well.

now i c why u didnt want that tailpiece..it got holes in the body! dude! thats one helleva restor! ahhh shit nevermind im not sure that tailpiece would do ur work justice! lol!

Thanks for the friend request, looking forward to seeing more of your work and sharing more ideas.

Hi again. The channel stock for the bridge and/or nut was a simple answer to a couple of conditions. It is a consistent height and it can serve as string spacer. I must admit, there is something funny about the sustain and when using them, I found that the edge had to much flat giving miniscule buzz and unusual overtones. ( I use what I find sitting around, so it is a challenge, but in the end, seems less contrived and more real) (like the way I see your Champ- raw and real, with a history yet made playable.)

Sounds like you are actually much more experienced that I, but I have fun building and playing, nothing pro in either case. I am sure you will find lots of interesting things in this tuning, but one I have not mentioned is the ability to pick up the E and sound minor yet resolve to major by picking up the D in the next phrase. ( I don't really know theory so I am just trying to describe it the best I know how).

Thanks for the comments and interest. I have been putting a lot of recent activity on Facebook because there is an interested person/protege looking into my projects there. I started using G6 because of available strings and its closeness to open G or Dobro open G, so I could try to use familiarity on one tuning to help me with the other. The notes I use, and really like , are (hi to lo) d,b,g,e,d,g. So the high end can give you dobro licks, the e gives you minors (jazz or Hawaiian), the lo b-g gives you power chords.

By the way, I really like the look of using the original condition with the new refurb on the Fender Champ, Again, thanks for sharing.

Hi Dave, thanks for your request. Making an FP1 needs almost the same effort as to build an FP3. I think I would offer it for 29 USD per piece. For an order of two Diddley Bugs I would say 50 USD plus only one shipping fee of 6 USD. - How about that?

Greets from Vienna :-) Elmar 

.Hi Dave,

   Finally got back home from our working vacation. Opened your CD and love the sound of your band. The selection of tunes is great. Hope you received the CD from me. We had a lot of fun on our trip. Met a lot of good people, played a lot of music and made some new friends. But, its good to get back home. Now, I've got to get ready to leave for Pipestone tomorrow. Busy times. Craig

Wow, I'd like to see that collection! I currently have around 11 or 12 hanging on my Home Office walls (I don't recall the exact number I'm on the road in Jacksonville, Fl for a couple of days working)

thanks Dave. your right, this is a really cool place. thanks for the compliment!

Hey, thanks for the welcome Dave! I'm glad to be here, and I'm sure I'll learn a ton as well! I just received Mike Orr's book in the mail the other day, and I love how it clear and straightforward it looks. Very excited to continue building even more instruments after I get this first guitar finished!

"Eye Lashes" good one...

lol, sure is Dave! I always make sure I have safety glasses on now. Sounds like overkill if you have never had it happen with steel strings but holey moley Batman they sure could take an eye out.

hi, rough n fluff bridge explosion happened about 3 nano seconds after I tuned it for the first time. It was actually the tail piece that let go. It's screwed in place now.

Thanks for the compliment,that's an impressive array of instruments you've got yourself

Dave,

Woo Hoo! You did it! Glad I was able to help out! Lovin' the jug band sound. I could see y'all doing this on Main Street at Disneyworld, and gathering a huge crowd!

I think your world just got bigger >:-E

Dave,

Here's the actual way to use iTunes to do the m4a to mp3 conversion (wasn't sure if you knew this):

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1550