Official Luthiers Forum!

John How
Cool, California
Sierra foothills
I built my first guitar in 1976, second in 1986....
Married? a couple times.
Kids? a few.
I fly satellites to pay the rent and make guitars cause I can't stop. Oh and I'm trying to help fund BobC's retirement if he ever does.

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Tickle your guitar daily, and it'll tickle you back.

Dave Lynn

Evergreen, CO
Computer support by day
Maker of sawdust by night/weekends
Avid OLF Forum lurker
Grand total of 1 guitar built. Still tweaking it. It
is definitely a beta.
Married for 27 yearsmesquite838933.7383912037

James Bolan
Bolan construction Company
Nashville Tennessee
30 years of building and re-modeling.
I`ve got the best woman in the world, a grown son and a grown daughter who is expecting our first grandaughter in November.She lives in the same town as Hesh.Is this a good thing? I`ve Just recently built my first guitar,which I can`t put down,and I`ll never stop building them.      James W B

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James W Bolan
Nashville Tennessee

I would be happy to live near Hesh
Evan
PS great idea for the roll call, it is good to see everyone here.

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Joe Breault
Manchester, NH
Media Technician (sounds much better than A/V guy) and PC specialist at St. Anselm College
Married once, going to give it another try (different, and much nicer girl this time!)

I've built teo guitars so far, planning the third.

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Joe Breault
Merrimack, NH
Perpetual novice

Okay, I give up. I'm in Texas, and I can't figure out what a "REK" is. Is this something I should know about?

Best,

Michael

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Live to Play, Play to Live

Hi Michael,

REK is Robert Earl Keen, a Texas Troubador of the highest magnitude.   

Pete

Jim Howell

First time kit builder from Ann Arbor, MI.

By day I'm a database programmer and in my spare time I find myself being drawn in to something a lot larger than a hobby!

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Jim Howell
Charlotte, NC

Lillian Watson
Seattle area

Party Chief for the DoT by day (and the occasionaly night)

Slowly setting up shop as money and space allow. Got a bench built, so I'm moving in the right direction. The only power tool I have that functions at the moment is a drill press. But I have plans for a drum sander and a binding jig and most of the material to build them. Now if I could just clear out all of the boxes from moving in, things would move a little faster.
Aoibeann38933.9644328704

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Aoibeann

Alan Taylor
Folsom, CA (not the prison)
Father of 4 year-old boy and 2 year-old girl
Husband of an awesome woman, Angela
With small children and a bad case of HRS, I get about 2 hours/week to spend building guitars. Still love it.

[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

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From Nacogdoches...the oldest town in Texas.

http://www.stephenkinnaird.com

[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

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OLD MAN formerly (and formally) known as:

Ron Wisdom

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

Jim Watts
Los Alamos, New Mexico (part of the US!)
Engineer by day at the lab
Luthier by night
Married 22 years to a wondeful lady who supports my building and mother of our three daughters, all homeschooled.

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Jim Watts
http://jameswattsguitars.com

Donovan Stewart
Father of two beautiful girls- Kelsey and Alyssa
Husband to one beautiful wife-Pam
Chiropractor for 20 years
luthier for 5 - very slow luthier
I have played forever for my own enjoyment, but I am rapidly becoming a better builder than player - did not take much.
I recently discovered the OLF and love it and the people.
Knoxville, Tennessee

Hank Mauel
Mauel Guitars
Auburn, Ca.
Quasi-retired, grandpa, vintage race car driver (see avatar...the cars are "vintage"...I'm just old ), guitar building in hiatus due to health, married 40 years and a sinner saved by Grace.

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Hank Mauel

[QUOTE=Hank Mauel] Hank Mauel
Mauel Guitars
Auburn, Ca.
Quasi-retired, grandpa, vintage race car driver (see avatar...the cars are "vintage"...I'm just old ), guitar building in hiatus due to health, married 40 years and a sinner saved by Grace.[/QUOTE]

Well...there used to be an avatar! LANCE!!!!!!

Ah Ha! I fixed it myself!Hank Mauel38934.0328356481

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Geoff Davis

3rd, 4th and 5th grade teacher (at the same time) at the coolest inner-city school on the planet (www.keylearningcommunity.org)

Leader of the Key Strummers, a reknown children's ukulele jazz band

Ukulele performer, builder and workshop leader

Wooden boat fanatic (canoes this year)

Father of two wonderful (and way, too bright) girls (12, 15)

Husband to a very understanding wife

[QUOTE=D Stewart] I have played forever for my own enjoyment, but I am rapidly becoming a better builder than player - did not take much.
[/QUOTE]

Man, I wish I had said that...decribes me to a T.

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Eagles may soar, but weasels don't get sucked into jet engines.

Mark D. Routen
Tampa, Florida area
Husband of Barb (music teacher and newspaper columnist)
for 28 years
Father of three sons (one guitarist - one athelete - one pianist)
Consultant/Trainer in Behavioral Healthcare by day
Guitarbuilder by night (working on #11)
Singer/songwriter, pianist, fingerstyle guitar player for 38 years (boy that sounds old!)
OLF is awesome!!!

Hesh, I will definitely be at ASIA 2007. I don't think they have announced a date yet though.
Welcome new OLF folks
Evan

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J. E. "Mike" Tobey-60 years old.I am one of those oft disparaged trial lawyers and serve as a part time judge.Divorced-twice. Have a wonderful daughter who teaches special education students at the junior high school level(11,12,13 year olds).Former dirt track race car driver,builder. Solid exposure to woodworking, metalworking and joining the two in gunsmithing.Returning to luthiery after 34 years and tentative at every stage-something I never am in daily life.Davenport, Iowa on the banks of the Mississippi where the river runs East and west for 20 miles. Thankful for all of you friends and supporters.MT

Stan Thomison
Thomison Guitars
Branson, Mo. (Colo and OK thrown in)
Retired Police Officer (Denver Metro/USMC
Full Time Builder/Apprentice Bill Moll Moll Custom Insturments

Jimmie Sorrels.
Germantown, TN
Transplanted Colorado cowboy living in a suburb of Memphis. Manufacturing Supervisor by day. The rest of the time, Guitar builder (kinda) 4 finished, 3 more started.Trying to learn how to play, Knifemaker, elk hunting guide, leather craftsman, guitar strap maker, woodworker and a little golf thrown in for good measure. Married to the same wonderful woman for 34 yrs. 1 daughter 30, 1 grandson 5.

Bob Potter
St.Lucie, Florida

Home Construction-Drywall,Metal Framing
Business Owner-Potter&Potter Constuction
Partners with brother Jim since 1983

tool and wood collector(woodworker)
Built 2 electic guitars last year and then found this forum,more tools more wood yea!!!!!!
In process of building larger shop 22x32,two car garage too small,will be starting acoustic steel string as soon as shop is done.
This forum rocks,been lurking for a while, great people, great knowledge

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Bob Potter
Lenoir, North Carolina
U.S.A.