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Marty
Rochester, NY

Technology Teacher(IA/Shop for you older folks -28 years)
Building instruments part-time since graduating from the Charles Fox GRD school in 1980

Married to my wonderful wife for 23 years
Father to one wonderful daughter
5 retired racing Greyhounds
1 Hemi Orange -72 340 Duster

Dennis Ecklund
Bradenton, Florida.

Corporate spin doctor by day, tinkerer at night.

Previous occupations include the machine trades (prototype machining, tool-making) and photojournalism.

Married for 38 years to an absolutely brilliant woman. (She gets my awful puns, and more importantly, tolerates them.)

Playing guitar rather badly for more than 40 years. After the turn of the century I started playing other instruments, too. My friends were amazed at how soon I could play these as poorly as the guitar.

Slowly completing my first four “real” instruments: two guitars and two ukuleles. The process would go faster if I didn't keep rebuilding clunkers and building “toys,” such as cigar box ukes and cookie tin banjos. (sample)

The OLF is a genuinely unique community of people. Bare-knuckle fights are rare and the sharing is magnificent.

Who could ask for more?
Dennis E.38934.6713657407

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Seasonal Restaurant owner...
Part time guitar builder.
New Hampshire in the Summer
Key West in the winters..
Married 15 years.
1 14 year old Weimaraner
Life is good, what more can I say

Don Atwood, Alington Va by way of Texas and Arkansas.

EPA Entomologist in Office of Pesticides (protecting the food supply, workers and farmers). Work days, nights and weekends as needed (not quite what you expect of a civil servant ).

Married to a Cindy for 6 years, best decision of my life, with 2 dogs and 2 cats.

Occasional dart throwing beer drinker (sounds dangerous, eh!) and addict to Sci-Fi friday night.

Still setting up my shop 2 years into this with too many unfinished guitars and more tools and zoot then space.

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Don Atwood
Arlington, VA

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1 14 year old Weimaraner
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Beautiful, sleek dogs...*sigh* I used to have a biege Wienmaraner called Benson who was a great dog I could take on LONG walks...the poor thing died of cancer 13 years ago...

Great temperament too.

I don't have pets now, I just have three young kids!!!!Sam Price38934.7393865741

Mike Snider

Furniture/Antique Repairer by day, guitar fixer by early evening a couple
times a week, guitar builder and inlayer by night (and day when I'm on
break)

Former guitar player (when I had the time)

Partner of Sarah, a beautiful therapist

Liver of Denver

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Mike

"The Dude abides. I don't know about you but I take comfort in that. It's good knowin' he's out there. The Dude. Takin' 'er easy for all us sinners. Shoosh." The Stranger

Joe Beaver

Retired in 1996 from SCE, the local utility in So Cal.
I live in Orange County these day.
Since I've bben retired I've worked as a home builder in North Carolina.
I currently work for a contractor that does work for SCE.
Not much of a guitar player but I have always loved the instrument. Started making Classicals in 2000, Now I'm working on steel strings although I'm yet to finish the first.

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Joe Beaver
Maker of Sawdust

[QUOTE=Don A]
Occasional dart throwing beer drinker (sounds dangerous, eh!) and addict to Sci-Fi friday night.
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Not really, especially if you're not goal tending!    Err....must have mixed with some other sport

Tim Hammett, 58
Father of three from my first marriage, father of three more from my second marriage of twentyone years (they came with the bride so they had no idea what they were getting into).
Grandfather of seven, the oldest, Tyler (eleven) lives with us. I couldn't live without him. The others are eleven, eight, six, six, four, and two. (couldn't live without them either. That's all we know about right now.

Hobbies: Don't have time for no stinkin' hobbies.
If I did they'd be: Lutherie, and pistol shooting.
I am a voracious reader, unrepentant philosopher, student of life and the Bible.
My wife is a country music singer, she's made it to the preliminary round of the Colgate Country Showdown.
    

Steve,

Nack-a-tish

Do I win the Ambrosia Maple Guitar?????

Mike
White Oak, Texas

Russell Rose
Carmarthenshire
Wales
Guitar Maker

Ok, i'll be more serious this time...

Serge Poirier
Married to an Angel going on 2 years on august 22, who can put up with all my silliness and my guitar making addiction, i'm a step father to her 3 sons and step Grandfather to 2 lovely granddaughters Kimberly-Amber and Jasmine)who call me grandpapa Bear which tickles my heart every time!

Started lutherie in March of last year and plan on building untill i die too, maybe it's just the fact that i can say hey, i buit this with my own hands!...and tools of course!

OLF has given me a whole lot more than what i was searching for at first, i'll always be greatful for everything my folks here have done for me, there is no other place i'd be for friends and guitar making, no place like home!

Serge

Greg Gwaltney

Married to a wonderful women, 2 precious children(boys..13, & 16 yrs. old). I've worked in the wood/ timber business my whole life, just started playing guitar approx. 3 years ago, enjoyed it so much I decided to build the darn things.

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Gwaltney Guitars

[QUOTE=Serge Poirier] Ok, i'll be more serious this time...

OLF has given me a whole lot more than what i was searching for at first, i'll always be greatful for everything my folks here have done for me, there is no other place i'd be for friends and guitar making, no place like home!
Serge[/QUOTE]

Very well put Serge

Don't forget....you're the foremost authority on Canadian Corn Flakes too!

Thanks Jeanne, Anthony provided me with a supply of CCF that should last at least a week or 2!

Brad Way

Manufacturing Engineering Manager
Married with no kids and 1 dog (Jake an 8 year old German Shorthaired Pointer)
Working on first build

Live in Avon, OH (Suburb of Cleveland)

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Brad
Avon, OH

[QUOTE=old man] [QUOTE=L. Presnall] Larry Presnall
Collierville, TN
Husband of 1, (22 years today! )
Father of 2, (18 1/2 and 17 girls)
Captain to a failing airline
Soldier in the only lasting army (ask and I'll tell! )
Luthier who doesn't deserve to be in the company of most luthiers on this forum!! (Though you've all been most gracious!)[/QUOTE]

Happy anniversary, Larry!!



We're in the same army too!!

Ron[/QUOTE]

Sweeet! And thanks for the HA!

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[QUOTE=Miketobey] I am one of those oft disparaged trial lawyers...[/QUOTE]

Yep, me too.

[QUOTE=Miketobey]Divorced-twice.[/QUOTE]

Same here.

I've been practicing law for 24 years...someday maybe I'll get it right and make some money at it. My kids say that we're not rich 'cause I'm an honest lawyer...hmmmmmm   

Been a single father of five for ten years after my second marriage ended...there WON'T be a third: I'll just find a woman I already hate and give her my house

I just recently started dabbling in repair work on some yard-sale specials. As my skills and my shop progress I hope to do some building. In the meantime, I find myself checking out a lot of different sites and getting some great tips here.

[QUOTE=Steve Kinnaird] [QUOTE=MichaelP]
Nak-a-doe-shish I know [/QUOTE]

Tub-o-lard to Michael!!

Actually, if you lived here, you would eventually say:
Nak-a-doe-chis. Not that the last syllable is accented, I'm only trying to highlight the subtle difference. One would say Nak-a-DOE-chis.

Now--take a stab at Natchitoches.

If you lived there, you'd say Nak-uh-tish.

Armed with these two pronunciations, you will surely be the life of the next party!   

Steve[/QUOTE]

Nack-a-tish... I lived there for 6 years

Jeff Hogan
Husband to Victoria, father to Jeff Jr. and Chris.
Step father to Brandon, Darrin, and Jennifer.
Grandfather to Summer, Katlyn, Justin, Austin, Aaron, Gavin, Katie, and Jada.
Kings Mountian N.C. (Hey Bill Greene. we are neighbors)
Mechanical draftsperson, cnc programmer, wood worker.
I play guitar, piano (beginner) and squareneck slide guitar (dobro).
I have built one dobro from mahogany and am nearly finished with my second dobro. It is cherry. The mahogany sounds great, but the cherry is beautiful.
I am beginning a walnut guitar, my first attempt at a real guitar.

[QUOTE=John Coste] [QUOTE=Miketobey] I am one of those oft disparaged trial lawyers...[/QUOTE]

Yep, me too.

[QUOTE=Miketobey]Divorced-twice.[/QUOTE]

Been a single father of five for ten years after my second marriage ended...there WON'T be a third: I'll just find a woman I already hate and give her my house [/QUOTE]

Single father of FIVE!!! Man, my hat is off to you.
Building guitars should be a breeze.

Ron

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OLD MAN formerly (and formally) known as:

Ron Wisdom

Somewhere in the middle of Arkansas......

Pat Foster, 57, the only Korean/Portuguese on the forum, I believe!

University computer lab director, Quaker wannabe, one-time cab driver, student, car mechanic, computer manufacturing machine designer at Apple Computer, data processing manager, shipping clerk, network administrator, string band boom-chang guitarist/singer. Formerly of Kailua, Oahu, HI, Hayward and Napa Valley, CA, Nishinomiya, Japan, now in Spokane, E. Washington.   Lover of family, travel, guitar building, computer tinkering.

Married to fabulous Maggie -- linguist, traveller extraordinaire, textile artisan, ESL teacher, fan of Tai Chi and yoga -- a year after we met in Mexico, for 13 wonderful years. Proud father to Anna Lee, 10 yo dancer, tracker, swimmer, violin student, dreamer, and Benno, impatient and 6, born just minutes early, in the car, Lego geek, violin student, drawing fanatic, storyteller.

Have built one kit, an LMI OM, have a koa size 5 in the works.

The OLF -- what a great place to hang out!

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now known around here as Pat Foster
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http://www.patfosterguitars.com

[QUOTE=burbank]

Pat Foster, 57, the only Korean/Portuguese on the forum, I believe!

University computer lab director, Quaker wannabe, one-time cab driver, student, car mechanic, computer manufacturing machine designer at Apple Computer, data processing manager, shipping clerk, network administrator, string band boom-chang guitarist/singer. Formerly of Kailua, Oahu, HI, Hayward and Napa Valley, CA, Nishinomiya, Japan, now in Spokane, E. Washington.   Lover of family, travel, guitar building, computer tinkering.

Married to fabulous Maggie -- linguist, traveller extraordinaire, textile artisan, ESL teacher, fan of Tai Chi and yoga -- a year after we met in Mexico, for 13 wonderful years. Proud father to Anna Lee, 10 yo dancer, tracker, swimmer, violin student, dreamer, and Benno, impatient and 6, born just minutes early, in the car, Lego geek, violin student, drawing fanatic, storyteller.

Have built one kit, an LMI OM, have a koa size 5 in the works.

The OLF -- what a great place to hang out![/QUOTE]

And i thought i had seen it all by moving 50 times by the age of 35!

Pat, youda new master, i'm bowing down before you!

Great story my friend!

[QUOTE=stan thomison]
Apprentice Bill Moll Moll Custom Insturments[/QUOTE]

Congratulations Stan. I was wondering what you've been up to.