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drfuzz
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since I've been lurking for a while. Really have enjoyed this web site, lots of good info and encouragement.

I started building musical instruments 30 years ago, in 1976, when I bought a cheap plywood dulcimer kit and managed to produce something that actually worked. Made a few more dulcimers through the 70's, made my first guitar in 1980 - a 12 string with a 3-piece spruce top and mahogany back & sides. The best I can say about it is the person I eventually gave it too seemed to like it Given that the reference material at the time consisted of the Sloane and Young books, I was pretty happy with it though. Made a couple more acoustics, a couple of electrics, a couple of mandolins... and then got wrapped up in computers for about 10 years. I got the jones back to build when Benedetto's book came out - I bought one of the first copies and found some wood locally and started building. Took me 2 years start to finish, but I still happily play that guitar every day.





About 3 years ago I met a wonderful lady and bought a house. It took us a while to get a workshop in place, just in time to start working on an acoustic guitar for one of my stepdaughters. I had some quilted maple and a nice englemann top that had been acclimating for about 6 years, so we went after it. The guitar is almost done now, my wife has been a huge help and has really taken to this luthing stuff.



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Welcome
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You will love this site and all the people that make it fun and helpful

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Great to know more about you and your work Kevin, great archtop there and i can't wait to see your current work in progress!

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Welcome, It's nice to have you. I love your guitar! Very nice.

Looking forward to hearing from you..

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Welcome aboard Kevin!
We've been needing some more arch top builders around here. You'll fit in nicely.

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Nice looking guitar - building a Benedetto clone is definitely one of my ambitions, his book was the second I read on building guitars. Yours is a very nice approximation!!
Nice to have you here drfuzz - PLEASE feel free to chime in - I would love to hear more about archtop builds!!!
archtop builds............anyone???
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