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First off let me say that this is NOT a post for anything other than an applause to a fine guitar maker and human being.

This is not about religion, although there is some religious content on his site.

This is not a fund raiser, although they could use the funds.

This is about a great humanitarian effort to help a small village in Uganda grow and prosper with the focus on guitar making.

This is about a small group of people wanting to help make a difference in a culture.

I know that Jay Duncan isn't a member here at the OLF, but he's part of the rather large group of luthiers that I know.

Also I thought that I would mention, Jay has never ever heard of me so this is completely unsolicited.


Having said all this, I applaud you Jay Duncan and family for taking your love and skill of guitar making to Uganda and making a difference. I think this is a great idea.



The Duncan Africa Society

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It's always nice to see selfless acts...

I'll join you in your aplause, brother Rod.   

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Very Cool Rod.

My sister lived very near there (less than 10 miles) in Uganda at the end of the Amin regime...it was not nearly as stable back then as it is now. The people are great.

My brother and his family are in Kenya at the moment but to the south.

I have been involved with setting up sawmills and woodworking shops in Africa and Northern South America so I know how beautiful some of the woods can be. Many of them have no western name but are really nice woods.

There are not much softwoods in that part of africa...there are species that are too soft that grow like weeds and in parts of Africa that were colonized there are plantations of pines and other softwoods but not much in Uganda that is not hardwood. There is Sapele and Khaya (called african mahoganies) in Uganda and ebonies and other species that are very hard and heavy.

The hardest part of building guitars there will be controlling humidity which can be extreme. In liberia we focused on furniture as it was more forgiving dimensionally.