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A while back I expressed that I would love to have a Troji but that I suck at building jigs.

Lillian very generously PMed me and offered to help me build one!  Needless to say I was thrilled for the offer.

So we agreed that Lillian would build the smaller, moving/mechanical parts and I would do the large sides.  We are building this to Rod True's excellent Troji tutorial.

So today I received a package from Lillian.  Check it out:



And here are the parts that Lillian made for me.  They are VERY nicely made with countersunk screws and excellent attention to detail.



And as I always do when someone makes a jig for me like Paul W., Don W., Chris V., have - I ask them to sign it for me! 



Lillian thanks a million my friend!!!!!!!!!!
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Very, very nice.


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Lillian is one cool cat!
Cheers Hesh!!! youll be troji'ing in no time now my man!
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Some people are just a cut above!  Lillian is definately in the cut.  Congratulations, Hesh.  Nice score.

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Very cool!  Co-op building is really in the spirit here.


 


 


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Aww shucks.   

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That's very cool! You think you're happy now. Just wait until you try it out! My troji is about the coolest thing in my shop (besides me, of course! ) and the very minute I used it, I couldn't believe that it had taken me so long to get one!


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[QUOTE=Hesh] A while back I expressed that I would love to have a Troji  
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Oh...I thought you meant a Trojan!...nevermind and you can keep it anyway.

Beautiful gesture, Lillian!...and nice work!

...and I'm glad you got the request right

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OK. Even though this sounds like part of a punchline to a joke...

So, what's a troji?
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Yeah this was VERY nice of Lillian and I greatly appreciate it.

Dave a guitar Troji is a guitar body holder that is very useful for things like scraping the binding and many other uses.  I couldn't find a picture of one for you but perhaps someone else can/will?

JJ - bite me.......
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Here is a link to the Troji and instructions to build.

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"Troji" A plurality of large, hollow wooden rabbits (see Virgil and Monty Python, e.g.)

Seriously, a specialized clamp for securely holding an entire assembled guitar body without damaging the body.

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[QUOTE=fmorelli] Hesh ... we want to see it assembled!

Filippo[/QUOTE]

Yeah, Hesh. You really have to build one now!

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I will, I will - I plan on binding it too.....


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Thanks for the link Waddy.
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If I hadn't been feeling melllow because of Lillian's generosity,  I'd have made fun of you.   

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