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New Member Intro (Indianapolis)
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New Member Intro (Indianapolis)
Hello,
Just heard of this group and decided to join. My name is John Read and I live in Indianapolis, IN, USA. I have been building Martin style acoustic guitars for 5 years and am on scratch build #28. I am also the website administrator for both kitguitarsforum.com and asiartisans.org/guitarmaker.org. Loothgroup looks to be a fantastic, next-generation communication tool and I look forward to joining into the conversations.
Here’s my current progress on #28. Martin 0 body style. Flamed Walnut and Red Spruce sourced from the mountains of West Virginia.
I build in my spare time out of a 7’x7′ workshop in my basement along with some bigger tools I pull out into the garage and sidewalk outside. My personal guitar page is offline these days, but I’d be happy to share some completed projects here as desired.
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Welcome John ! That mold looks like you’ve built more than a few.
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Yup! I started out with handmade molds but these from Blues Creek Guitars are far superior in design and are much easier to work with. Mr. John Hall is a national treasure.
The Martin 0 body is main model, but I think have built with every size except 12-fret 000 which is on my wish list.
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