Members tkris Posted March 30, 2008 Members Share Posted March 30, 2008 so sorry, freeman. hope you can make the best of a unfortunate situation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members babablowfish Posted March 30, 2008 Members Share Posted March 30, 2008 Wow. I am really sorry Freeman. She was a little beauty. I hope you can save her, but if not, you have the memory of what great work you did. You have lots of great guitars yet to build. I look forward to being allowed to view the building process. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mister natural Posted March 30, 2008 Members Share Posted March 30, 2008 O M G I'm sad for your damaged beautiful instrument Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Queequeg Posted March 30, 2008 Members Share Posted March 30, 2008 I'm struck by our collective psychological/emotional investment in this little guitar. And so there is real honesty in saying we really do feel your pain, Freeman.This is a heartbreaker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jwm1958m Posted March 30, 2008 Members Share Posted March 30, 2008 You must be so disappointed. I am so sorry..... Was it the humidity was too high while building it, so that bringing it in caused more shrinkage than it normally would? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members otter06 Posted March 30, 2008 Members Share Posted March 30, 2008 I'm so sorry! That is just incredibly sad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Hudman Posted March 30, 2008 Members Share Posted March 30, 2008 Freeman,I know you are a perfectionist, but life is too short to let stuff like this get you down. Cleat the cracks and fix the back braces. It will still sound and play great. No one looks at the back of a guitar. Here's an interesting story about humidity I found on Classical Guitar Builder dot com: Humidity and Your Guitar Guitarists frequently ask me what is a safe humidity range for their guitar. For a short period of time, like about a day, the relative humidity of the air isn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members pawsable Posted March 30, 2008 Members Share Posted March 30, 2008 What a beauty, I hope it can be repaired. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members panhandler Posted March 30, 2008 Members Share Posted March 30, 2008 Bum-mer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RizinRico Posted March 30, 2008 Members Share Posted March 30, 2008 oh what a pity. well now you get your first lesson in fixing a guitar. you cant change what happens...only how you respond to what happens. I am sure that the fire wont be necessary once you get over the post traumatic stress and get back to work on the beautiful little git Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Terry Allan Hall Posted March 30, 2008 Members Share Posted March 30, 2008 Truly sorrow to hear about that, bro... If it's too painful to contemplate keeping it, why not fix it w/ cleats and have a contest or something...maybe even an essay contest...and let that fine little parlor put a HUGE smile on somebody's lucky face?Or donate it to a good cause's auction...that lil' darling is too nice for firewood! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members AugTPD Posted March 30, 2008 Members Share Posted March 30, 2008 I can't even imagine how you feel Freeman but I do agree that if it can be repaired that it's worth it. That guitar is way to nice not to be fixed if possible. And I'll agree with Queequeg in that all the regulars here felt a little emotionally invested in this project. I literally felt my heart sink when I saw that picture. But even the greats in all different fields have setbacks occasionally. I'm sure there are quite a few great guitar builds in your future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Hamhand Posted March 30, 2008 Members Share Posted March 30, 2008 Aw mannnnnnnnnnnnnnn. I knew as soon as I saw the pic which it was. I love that little gitbox. And she never even sang to me. Good luck FK, I know you'll fix it right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members panhandler Posted March 30, 2008 Members Share Posted March 30, 2008 That's sad Freeman... We feel ya pain here @ my house. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members nylon rock Posted March 30, 2008 Members Share Posted March 30, 2008 Beautiful guitar from those pics. If I knew what you know about making guitars, I'd remove the finish on the back, cleat those cracks expertly, apply finish on just the cracks, sand it down, repeat, and then do the whole back, and it would look like new again, and I'd always view it as a never ending, beautiful work in progress. It's just a lot of work, but you can get it back and that's all you can do for it. It has let those stresses out so I bet it rings better than before. So make it whole again and it will be the better for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cripes Posted March 30, 2008 Members Share Posted March 30, 2008 Crazy idea, Freeman. Do you think re-humidifying the guitar to close up the cracks could be made permanent if the cracks were wicked with fast-capillary action CA after closing up? I realize you constructed it in a higher than safe RH environment but perhaps slowly bringing the RH down might allow the whole board to relax uniformly rather than locally as it did inside your house. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ohioarrow Posted March 30, 2008 Members Share Posted March 30, 2008 After all that work.. That has got to be a true heart dropper. Apparently from the LONG list of folks giving condolances, everyone felt that crack. Are there any reasonable ways out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Freeman Keller Posted March 30, 2008 Author Members Share Posted March 30, 2008 1) Thanks to everyone. Ohioarrow said it well, your support is very much appreciated and valued. 2) Remember, this is just wood. There are many many more important things in the world - health, family and friends, loved ones and pets, homes and security, peace in the world. This is just a hunk of wood. 3) I'm going to try to fix it. I guess that will make for another thread, eh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members larry50 Posted March 31, 2008 Members Share Posted March 31, 2008 1) 3) I'm going to try to fix it. I guess that will make for another thread, eh? Can't wait for this one. Holding our collective breath ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members garthman Posted March 31, 2008 Members Share Posted March 31, 2008 It would be a great shame if all that work was for nothing - especially after sharing it with us. You can fix that damage and it will still be a beautiful guitar and I'm sure Trina will agree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members OldGuitarPlayer Posted March 31, 2008 Members Share Posted March 31, 2008 3) I'm going to try to fix it. I guess that will make for another thread, eh? I never had any doubt. Good luck and charge up that digital camera. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members NeverSayDai Posted March 31, 2008 Members Share Posted March 31, 2008 Freeman Just wanted to add my condolences - I'm so sorry it failed... I cannot imagine how many hours of re-work will be necessary to reinstate it to the same position, and I suppose you had a delivery date in mind, which will now go by the bye... I'm pleased that you seem to have retained a sense of perspective and I look forward to the gritted teeth "this is how you cleat a back" thread - unless you have another cunning plan... Good luck Geraint Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members frankthomson Posted March 31, 2008 Members Share Posted March 31, 2008 dood....bummer! so you had THAT guitar sitting in your garage?!?!?!?!?! bummer....dood! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members C70man Posted March 31, 2008 Members Share Posted March 31, 2008 1) Thanks to everyone. Ohioarrow said it well, your support is very much appreciated and valued.2) Remember, this is just wood. There are many many more important things in the world - health, family and friends, loved ones and pets, homes and security, peace in the world. This is just a hunk of wood.3) I'm going to try to fix it. I guess that will make for another thread, eh? What would be more appropriate than having to do a repair thread?The ultimate "building/fixing your own guitar" book.Stuff like this happens, but you never get a chance to see it in published work. What a challenge! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members missedmyexit Posted March 31, 2008 Members Share Posted March 31, 2008 I couldn't imagine having that happen to one of my prized guitars.. Adding to that happening to a guitar I've labored months on. What are the repair options? Is cleating and refinishing the only option? Would replacing the back with a new back be possible? I am not suggesting btw I know nothing of this type of thing I'm just curious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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