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Hi there.

As part of my Masters thesis, I'm hoping to investigate the use of different woods by luthiers and other instrument manufacturers. I've created a short survey to this effect, and would like to invite any luthiers that use this forum to take part. It should take no more than 5 minutes. No proprietary information is requested and all responses will be treated with anonymity.

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/K6ZV38X

Your participation will be greatly appreciated.

Tom

Tom-
I looked at that survey, and you don't seem to have any 'verification method' to separate accurate responses from rubbish.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garbage_In,_Garbage_Out

I think you should have a talk with your thesis supervisor.

John

Thanks John. I'm working on it.

Tom after doing your survey, it looks much more like a marketing survey than it does a wood usage survey. Not saying that is the case, but I have done and been involved in marketing surveys and......

Mike

Ouch, that sounds arcane :S

[quote]Tom after doing your survey, it looks much more like a marketing survey than it does a wood usage survey. Not saying that is the case, but I have done and been involved in marketing surveys and...... /quote]

Hehe! For a moment I thought that smiling was holding a clipboard and probing the bee's nest for answers.

You're right, it does have a marketing element. But as with many surveys, the real questions being asked aren't actually presented

Thanks for taking part. It's helping to build a nice picture of what I was looking for!