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Given the recent flurry of posts from BC luthiers, I thought it was high time that I introduced myself. I've been visiting here for a few months now, having been told about the OLF by my friend Dan from Powell River. I live in Cumberland, a small town just outside of Courtenay on the east side of Vancouver Island. Shane, I lived in Usk, just down the road from you for a time in the seventies. Do they still use the reaction ferry and cable car in winter to cross the Skeena river?

I started my instrument building career in 1978 by taking Charles Fox's course at GRD in Vermont. I built and repaired guitars for five or six years and then eventually drifted into general woodworking and cabinet making and finally into computer work. I'm still making my living as a computer programmer. In the early ninties I took Richard Schneider's Lost Mountain course and learned some of the Schneider/Kasha techniques.

Over time I've never lost the passion for instrument building and for the past few years I've been collecting tools and making new jigs. I'm almost done with MDF now (hurray!) and have just begun making exotic wood dust again. There are a few guitars, a resonator and some Weissenborns on the go.

I look forward to being a participating member of this very friendly forum.

Scott

Hello Scott and Welcome.

How many luthiers are their in BC

Welcome Scott! I'm sure you will find this place as much a home as all of us do.

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Dave Rector
Rector Guitars

Good, smart folks here, welcome aboard
Evan

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http://www.NewYorkGuitarRepair.com

Welcome, Scott! Early Fox and late Schneider--now, THAT'S interesting! Your perspective is going to be quite valuable here. Glad you've joined us!

another BC boy yeehaw - you know what this means - more competiion for us!!
nahhhh good to see ya
Cheers
Charliewood

Welcome Scott! It will be interesting to see how your early Fox and my later Fox education compare.

Hey Scott;
I figgered you'd show up here sooner or later.
I've mentioned you in a couple of posts here as my "Guitar Guru". Guess I can just call you by name now.
Glad you decided to join the gang.
See ya next time i cross the great water. (That's an 18 mile ferry trip across Georgia Strait for you folks unfamiliar with local parlance)
Dan

Welcome Scott, the Canucks are taking over on the OLF!

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http://www.dickeyguitars.com

Welcome Scott. Our Northern brothers Rock!

[QUOTE=Evan Gluck] Good, smart folks here, welcome aboard
Evan[/QUOTE]

I try to be good, but I'm not as smart as I think I am.

Welcome, Scott.


Ron

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OLD MAN formerly (and formally) known as:

Ron Wisdom

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

Thanks to all for the kind words of welcome. Regarding my early Fox education, you might say that I had one of the first Fox benders on the block, it was that long ago. I learned from Charles back when flat tops were actually flat! Things have changed quite a bit since then. Lots of new jigs to build.

I have yet to to complete a Kasha/Schneider guitar but I've been thinking about building a steel string to their pincipals. I'm not so sure that I'd put the sound hole in the treble upper bout (though it does make a lot of sense) as I don't like the look but the bracing system sure is interesting.

We need a bunch of us in western Canada if we are to have a hope of balancing the posting output of Serge to the east!

I was just thinking of welcoming you Scott!

Glad you found your way here!, if you're half as nice as those other BC BOYS are, it means you're a great person right there! I'm the kind of guy from whom you'll get support through the good and the bad days!



Enjoy your new family!

Welcome Scott, great to have you here which is a great place to be

Mike

Welcome aboard Scott.Sounds like you will have plenty to offer with your knowllege(sp?)and experiance.You will like it here for sure.This forum is #1.

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Anderson Guitars
Clearwater,Fl. 33755

Hi Scott! Welcome to the OLF!

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Lance@LuthiersForum.com

Hi Scott from another fellow Canadian.

As far as Canada goes I think it's pretty balanced between B.C. and Ontario/Quebec. Funny I haven't seen to many from Alberta, none from Saskatchewan or Manitoba and not sure about Atlantic Canada....

It's great to see all the country diversity here:
- U.S. - majority
- Canada - growing number
- U.K. - more than 5?
- Australia - 3?
- Norway - 2?
- Holland - 2?
- Italy - 1
- Countries missed?

Israel, Thailand, Brazil, Nicaragua...others?

[QUOTE=Scott McKee]
I have yet to to complete a Kasha/Schneider guitar but I've been thinking about building a steel string to their pincipals.[/QUOTE]
Do it, my friend! Richard told me that it'll work for steel strings, too, despite the Gibson "Mark" fiasco (company short-cuts).

Hesh, cool new avatar!

Lacey, your work is just great!