Members axegrinder Posted April 15, 2007 Members Share Posted April 15, 2007 :love: I N S P I R A T I O N A L :love: Andrew, Someday I will do something like this- I swear. I'll partly have you to thank (or curse). :thu: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members prodrigu Posted April 15, 2007 Members Share Posted April 15, 2007 As I was expecting, your best build so far (to me anyways). Congratulations !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ThomasD Posted April 15, 2007 Members Share Posted April 15, 2007 Fantastic project AJ. All of it is spectacular but I really like that finish. It looks a hundred years old and brand new, all at the same time. The color scheme is perfect for the application. Thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Johny Posted April 15, 2007 Members Share Posted April 15, 2007 Beautiful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members AndersonTech Posted April 15, 2007 Members Share Posted April 15, 2007 Very cool, AJ!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members _pete_ Posted April 15, 2007 Members Share Posted April 15, 2007 How in the hell will you ever top that? Beautiful job!I'd never have the patience to pull that off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Ratae Corieltauvorum Posted April 15, 2007 Moderators Share Posted April 15, 2007 here they are as promised... more when I get a chance. Its been a lot of fun to share this with you guys... now maybe someone else will get the bug and order some wood to carve?! Come on now! I hope you know inside that you sir are one hell of a builder of guitars!! That's the first box I've seen that makes me dribble some, very very beautiful. You are also as I have experienced a bloody decent human being, so I hope your lass knows that as well...spose I better get those chunks you sent me playing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members daklander Posted April 15, 2007 Members Share Posted April 15, 2007 How in the hell will you ever top that?Beautiful job!I'd never have the patience to pull that off. Only with a tobacco burst.Fantastic work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BlackHatHunter Posted April 15, 2007 Members Share Posted April 15, 2007 You know AJ, I was talking about you and this thread with a friend of mine who is a woodworker but does not make instruments... and I was telling him how skillful you were. He laughed at me. His words were something along the lines of "I'm skillful... he's got talent. There's a damn difference." I stand corrected Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ajcoholic Posted April 16, 2007 Author Members Share Posted April 16, 2007 You know AJ, I was talking about you and this thread with a friend of mine who is a woodworker but does not make instruments... and I was telling him how skillful you were. He laughed at me. His words were something along the lines of "I'm skillful... he's got talent. There's a damn difference." I stand corrected I'm blushing... I don't know what to say, but I really do consider myself a decent woodworker, but no "expert". I just have a lot of interest in making guitars and I have never been afraid to try something to see if I can do it. I really think stuff like this is at least 50% inspiration and the want to do it. Almost anyone could/should be able to learn the skills if they work at it. But first you REALLY REALLY have to want to do it BADLY. And if something goes wrong, you have to try it again. Isnt it actually a whole lot like learning to PLAY the guitar? I mean you start with nothing in terms of skills and you slowly aquire them by practice and hard work. Eventually you say, "hey, I am having fun and playing music"... the same thing happens with buidling but you realise that "hey, I am building guitars that are pretty good, and I am having fun too!". WHen I first started posting here, I always said my main intention was as much to enocurage others as it was to share my own work. If even one person gets interested in building its so worth it! AJC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members eflat Posted April 16, 2007 Members Share Posted April 16, 2007 AWESOME. I love the colours! Especially the pickguard! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mcinku Posted April 16, 2007 Members Share Posted April 16, 2007 AJ you will have to update your collection photo now. You can't leave it like that, you have to add the tele and this beauty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members atrox Posted April 16, 2007 Members Share Posted April 16, 2007 WHen I first started posting here, I always said my main intention was as much to enocurage others as it was to share my own work. If even one person gets interested in building its so worth it! AJC You are the best at it sharing your work too. It's not so much a problem here, but I actually got yelled at on another board by one guy for my Les Paul Re-fret pictorial thread i did last month. Claiming that there are things that non-luthiers/techs shouldn't see and I was costing them business and crap and then he started yelping about how me and Frets.com would ruin the guitar repair business and all of that crap. That was only one guy out of 4 or 5 pages of posts, but those people are out there. I say screw them. This stuff interests people. Thanks so much for this thread. Incredible work and I bet it sounds killer. I love the blank board with it too. No inlays = classy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ryan Trevisol Posted April 16, 2007 Members Share Posted April 16, 2007 Awesome AJ. You are a true talent, and it shows. The other day I was thinking about doing a CS-336-style Semihollow, and then I read this thread. And I realized I'd never have the patience, time, or skill to do anything close to what you just did. Bravo, sir. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members stanfield Posted April 16, 2007 Members Share Posted April 16, 2007 Beautiful work of art? Yes. But, how does it sound? Clips are in order, good sir. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ajcoholic Posted April 16, 2007 Author Members Share Posted April 16, 2007 You are the best at it sharing your work too. It's not so much a problem here, but I actually got yelled at on another board by one guy for my Les Paul Re-fret pictorial thread i did last month. Claiming that there are things that non-luthiers/techs shouldn't see and I was costing them business and crap and then he started yelping about how me and Frets.com would ruin the guitar repair business and all of that crap. That was only one guy out of 4 or 5 pages of posts, but those people are out there. I say screw them. This stuff interests people. Thanks so much for this thread. Incredible work and I bet it sounds killer. I love the blank board with it too. No inlays = classy. Thats pretty funny! Like maybe all those car and truck shows where they show you how to fix and overhaul your own vehicle will put the garages out of business?? HA! I guess some people in the business of guitar making feel threatened by the thought that "normal" guys could learn something too... well, thats great I say! People build their own cabinets and furniture too - but I am still in business. I know not everyone will want nor have the talents to do everything. I wont ever be a monster player but I still enjoy music and playing guitar. SOme others may never build a compkete guitar but if they learn how to set up their instruments or maybe even do a refret... thats awesome! As for sound clips... not yet I am afraid. Giv eme some time I promise I will get things going eventually. Then I need to learn something jazzy to play... it just wont sound right doing "smoke on the water"... on this one! AJC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members XeroStar33 Posted April 16, 2007 Members Share Posted April 16, 2007 The final product is... breathtaking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members thick_mike Posted April 16, 2007 Members Share Posted April 16, 2007 Hey AJ, I've read through most of your build threads and I just wanted to say thanks for sharing them with us in so much detail. I guess my reaction is a bit different to some of the people that have replied saying "that's so awesome, I could never make something that good". I think you've made these guitars look possible to build. In the past I would have looked at a guitar like the fabulous archtop you've built and thought "there's no way on earth that I could build something like that" I just wouldn't have known where to start! Now you've got me looking at timber suppliers and daydreaming of making one myself. I guess an archtop isn't the best place to start off! Anyway, I know from your posts that you're keen to inspire people to have a go. So I wanted to let you know that it's worked on me. Cheers Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members guitarcapo Posted April 16, 2007 Members Share Posted April 16, 2007 I really need to finish that 000 I'm building...I'm so lazy. It just needs sanding and French polishing...I'm so lazy.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ajcoholic Posted April 16, 2007 Author Members Share Posted April 16, 2007 Hey AJ, I've read through most of your build threads and I just wanted to say thanks for sharing them with us in so much detail. I guess my reaction is a bit different to some of the people that have replied saying "that's so awesome, I could never make something that good". I think you've made these guitars look possible to build. In the past I would have looked at a guitar like the fabulous archtop you've built and thought "there's no way on earth that I could build something like that" I just wouldn't have known where to start! Now you've got me looking at timber suppliers and daydreaming of making one myself. I guess an archtop isn't the best place to start off! Anyway, I know from your posts that you're keen to inspire people to have a go. So I wanted to let you know that it's worked on me. Cheers Mike Mike, you just made my day! You know what? Just about a year ago I wanted a semi hollow and I was too afraid to try and carve my own plates, so I ordered the preformed plywood ones from Stew Mac. They worked out fine, and I like that guitar a lot. Then, one of the guys here on HCEG sent me Bob Benedetto's book on making archtops. I thinik that was last summer. I read it about 10 times cover to cover.... slowly I understood the steps and thought to myself "I bet I could try this"... then in December I decided enough was enough and I phoned in my order for the wood. Yes, sometimes things appear way too complex when you look at the whole, complete job. But break it down into individual steps and all of a sudden it doesnt seem "that" hard after all. I am not saying everything is "easy" but it is FAR from impossible! AJC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members littlemilo Posted April 17, 2007 Members Share Posted April 17, 2007 AJ, your build threads are why I keep coming back! I think all you need to bond with this archtop is a bow, and play that thing like a Stradaholic, or an AJcovarius or somethin'. It looks fantastic. Thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members thick_mike Posted April 17, 2007 Members Share Posted April 17, 2007 ...break it down into individual steps and all of a sudden it doesnt seem "that" hard after all. I am not saying everything is "easy" but it is FAR from impossible! AJC You haven't seen me with a saw in my hand Seriously, I'd really like to try something easy (and cheap) to learn. I'm about to start training as a Science teacher after 20 years as a paint chemist (you seem to get more of a a kick out of the finishing process than I do nowadays:rolleyes: ). I'm thinking of getting a little bit of experience of building over the next year while I'm training and then maybe starting some sort of club for the kids at the school (if it doesn't defeat me). Do you have any ideas about easy starter builds, good resources, cheap woods to use etc? I'd like to have a go at an acoustic, maybe a nylon strung one to start if it's simpler (no truss rod I guess?). Anyway thanks for making it seem possible. I might be cursing you next year when I've fewer fingers and half an orange box guitar in my shed. Cheers Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members OrvilleGibson Posted April 17, 2007 Members Share Posted April 17, 2007 I really need to finish that 000 I'm building...I'm so lazy. It just needs sanding and French polishing...I'm so lazy.... Your avatars more than make up for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ajcoholic Posted April 17, 2007 Author Members Share Posted April 17, 2007 You haven't seen me with a saw in my hand Seriously, I'd really like to try something easy (and cheap) to learn. I'm about to start training as a Science teacher after 20 years as a paint chemist (you seem to get more of a a kick out of the finishing process than I do nowadays:rolleyes: ). I'm thinking of getting a little bit of experience of building over the next year while I'm training and then maybe starting some sort of club for the kids at the school (if it doesn't defeat me). Do you have any ideas about easy starter builds, good resources, cheap woods to use etc? I'd like to have a go at an acoustic, maybe a nylon strung one to start if it's simpler (no truss rod I guess?). Anyway thanks for making it seem possible. I might be cursing you next year when I've fewer fingers and half an orange box guitar in my shed. Cheers Mike Mike, if you are leaning towards an acoustic flat top (nylon or steel string) I highly recommend the kits sold through Luthier's Mercantile Int'l - I built one of their dreads a few years ago and it is an amazing way to get started. Look at them on the website (www.lmii.com) and you can get them in various states of completion, and with any wood combo they sell. AJC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ryant Posted May 18, 2007 Members Share Posted May 18, 2007 im glad to see you finally finished it. its a beauty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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