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The Pulse Quickens ...

My pulse quickens at certain aspects of this hobby.

For instance, when I am in a thrift store and spot a good box across the room;

Or at a cigar store and the guy says "I want at least 2 bucks for those empty boxes" ;

Or, spotting a pile of old wood, just the right size for necks.

Or, when I first string up a new build and that first strum...

Or, when I first check for fret buzz - and there is none !

Or I see a CBG anywhere....

Anybody have this happen to them ever?

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Permalink Reply by TN Twang on December 15, 2014 at 11:36am

Nearly got arrested in a Michael's taking each box off the shelf, holding it up to my ear, and thumping it...

(They got over it when I bought 5 of 'em. Now they send me coupons.)

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Permalink Reply by Bluesheart on December 15, 2014 at 11:42am

Yep, all the time!

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Permalink Reply by the anonymous pick on December 15, 2014 at 11:48am

mine quickens when the wife counts the tableware :-/

:-o

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Permalink Reply by the anonymous pick on December 15, 2014 at 12:04pm

;-)

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Permalink Reply by Rich on December 19, 2014 at 7:25pm

Here's some more quicken things ...

-- walking into the work shop in the morning, and smelling the sawdust you made the night before.

Or - Finding a new repeatable chord sequence that knocks you out...

Or - the glue's dry ! .. time to remove the clamps ~

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Permalink Reply by Scott aka Farmer Ted on December 20, 2014 at 2:33am

Mine does when I see a phenomenal piece of wood, like koa, tiger or birdseye maple for sale online. Then I flat line when I see the price. When I regain consciousness, I reach for a lumber store slab of budget maple and get over my obsession.

Oh, almost forgot...it happens when Pick makes a video with a new Swamp Witch...nom nom. ; )

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Permalink Reply by Scott aka Farmer Ted on December 20, 2014 at 3:28am

http://www.ebay.ca/itm/Koa-Acacia-koa-Guitar-Top-Back-Side-Set-2007...

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Permalink Reply by Scott aka Farmer Ted on December 20, 2014 at 3:30am

http://www.ebay.ca/itm/QUILTED-MAPLE-3497-LUTHIER-SPECIAL-EXHIBIGIO...

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Permalink Reply by john mackay on December 23, 2014 at 8:55am

my pulse quicken even more when I cut my bleeding hand.lol

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Permalink Reply by John Sawyer on December 24, 2014 at 2:21pm

Constantly... Found a shop that wanted $1/box, and the proceeds go to local military families... So I cleaned them out.

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Permalink Reply by Scott aka Farmer Ted on December 24, 2014 at 3:07pm

My pulse raised a bit while opening a shipment of sapele mahogany. Two slabs for two electric tenor guitars. Took me 3 days to decide and draw a shape...pulse quickens. Spend another 24 hrs joining& gluing the book-matched top plate...some sweet figured maple. Set up a routing jig for the neck pocket and remove most of the pocket material with a Forstner bit...pulse races as the carefully set blades of the router finish the rest....heart in throat. Remove the jig to see if all is good...sah-weet. Starting to sweat. Time to use sharp chisel to fine-tune the neck fit...eyesight cloudy...breathe...slowly...heart slowing. Ah, woodgasm.