tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post5594264640420283263..comments2024-03-29T09:08:47.702-04:00Comments on The Silicon Graybeard: Done DoneSiGraybeardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00280583031339062059noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-8529357965623142562017-12-16T00:24:15.867-05:002017-12-16T00:24:15.867-05:00Brings to mind the poem, "Pied Beauty" b...Brings to mind the poem, "Pied Beauty" by Gerard Manley Hopkins, and his notion that perfection lacks the beauty of those things that possess a charming flaw. That is a good way to look at the lack of perfection in your otherwise lovely instrument. That it possesses a tone that pleases you more than expensive commercial guitars you also own is a real treat. <br /><br />That tone is certainly a result of your work in finishing this guitar, so take pride in providing this once cast-off instrument with artistic closure ;-)<br /><br />https://www.poets.org/poetsorg/poem/pied-beautyReg Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14099612693763932005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-31022251921820057702017-12-14T22:36:19.365-05:002017-12-14T22:36:19.365-05:00A good place for info -
http://www.frets.com/Fret...A good place for info -<br /> http://www.frets.com/FretsPages/pagelist.htmlravennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-75254232856734036992017-12-14T12:32:06.302-05:002017-12-14T12:32:06.302-05:00The whole reason I went down this road is that bot...The whole reason I went down this road is that both my wife and I think it sounds better than what we both considered my best guitar, a Seagull Solid Wood Series with mahogany back and sides. They both have a solid spruce top. (that's still the best deal I've ever gotten on a guitar - under half price for a return/restock!) <br /><br />I think the sane way to approach this is your second approach: do another one and try to make that perfect. I'm just not in a rush to do so. <br /><br />I think it's time to get some nut files and do a setup on this one. It's harder to play than my other acoustics. <br /><br />SiGraybeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00280583031339062059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-3610076434700866742017-12-14T12:13:08.903-05:002017-12-14T12:13:08.903-05:00Stat playing it and any tiny flaws will disappear....Stat playing it and any tiny flaws will disappear. How does it sound? <br /> One thing I noted from reading some guitar making forums- some beginners will obsess over perfection, and keep on re-doing until they get it as close to perfect as they can- others will look at the mistakes, , shrug, and immediately start building another guitar, and try to perfect the next one. two different approaches, but they both likely end up equally skilled. It certainly is an education in personality types!ravennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-22882457933320182572017-12-14T09:18:17.815-05:002017-12-14T09:18:17.815-05:00...how many of the things involved in our chosen h...<i>...how many of the things involved in our chosen hobbies are things no sane person would ever do.</i> <br /><br />Yeah, good point. When we would compare costs of any sort of hobby we'd be doing, Mrs. Graybeard would usually say something like, "just one word: golf". Even the cost of a pretty good road bike is reasonable compared to a set of clubs and greens fees for a couple of years. <br /><br />It goes for so many other things we do. <br /><br />The wood is gorgeous, and it turned out the polishing I did yesterday wasn't very good because the reflections were too bright to see the flaws (we were working outdoors). I could have spent more time on the polishing wheels. <br /><br />At least when I do this sort of work, after looking closely at the work under magnification for hours at a time, I see the flaws first. It'll take a while before I can ignore the little mistakes. If I can. <br />SiGraybeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00280583031339062059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-54897352373105621122017-12-14T07:18:00.808-05:002017-12-14T07:18:00.808-05:00Meticulous hand work indeed.
Very well done and t...Meticulous hand work indeed. <br />Very well done and the wood is beautiful.<br />I am having a touch of finishing envy. <br />To paraphrase your post a bit, how many of the things involved in our chosen hobbies are things no sane person would ever do. <br /><br />John in Phillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16196033252818387245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-82890511024993048522017-12-14T06:51:19.074-05:002017-12-14T06:51:19.074-05:00Beauty. Now how does it sound? We need a little sn...Beauty. Now how does it sound? We need a little snippet of your playing......taminator013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-13085988765413114972017-12-14T06:09:50.535-05:002017-12-14T06:09:50.535-05:00Nice job, SiG.
Looks great.
Leigh
Whitehall, NYNice job, SiG. <br />Looks great.<br /><br />Leigh<br />Whitehall, NYLeighnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-40794728127142106632017-12-13T21:34:14.800-05:002017-12-13T21:34:14.800-05:00Well done, Sir!
Reminds me of the painstaking att...Well done, Sir!<br /><br />Reminds me of the painstaking attention to detail I used to see in scratch-built scale model aircraft.<br /><br />I have a lot of patience for building plastic model aircraft and cars, but a musical instrument?<br /><br />Nope...out of my league!drjimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05647484115197408897noreply@blogger.com