strayGoat

Holy carp! Sit out of a forum for just... uh... several years, and look at all the stuff you miss! This is looking damn nice, Kwak. And I have to say that I'm jealous that you're able to "slip out" to a Rockler. I love that place, but living in NYC again I may not ever get to actually set foot into one of their actual stores. And the hardware joints we have in NY generally cater more to things like A/C and other appliance repair than carpentry. To your earlier posts in this thread, I'm with you on the real value of boutique guitars. There are some truly fantastic factory guitars out there, and I feel extremely lucky to own one. I also have a $300 Yammo that I think is excellent in every practical way. But as someone who views guitars and the people who create them with reverence, I think there is a lot to be said for guitars made by people who devote their lives to the art and are able to invest complete, undivided focus in literally every single detail of the instruments they make. IMHO, instruments made by the lutherie gods (Olson, Goodall, Somogyi, Matsuda, Klepper, etc.), are worth every penny. Unfortunately, I will never collect that many pennies... And one thing you have in common with every one of those guys is that every one of them built a first guitar. And a second... Hope you will keep it up, and keep posting updates.