RE: My no. 2 progress

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silddx

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Joined: May 8 2012
From: London

RE: My no. 2 progress (in reply to Stu)

Any pis or video we can see, Stu?

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Aug. 21 2023 11:15:01

Stu

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Joined: Jan. 30 2007
From: London (the South of it), England

RE: My no. 2 progress (in reply to silddx)

Yeah I thought that was bad form. Announce its finished and not post a vid or pics!

I was gonna, then got distracted with family life.. Photos and vid coming soon!

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Aug. 21 2023 12:25:13

JasonM

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From: Baltimore

RE: My no. 2 progress (in reply to Stu)

Congrats Stu!! I m impressed you were able to do this with all of life's distractions! Looking forward to seeing it.

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Aug. 21 2023 16:40:08

Stu

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RE: My no. 2 progress (in reply to JasonM)

Thanks Jason, I've got a buyer too! 😄

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Aug. 21 2023 17:09:48

silddx

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RE: My no. 2 progress (in reply to Stu)

quote:

Yeah I thought that was bad form. Announce its finished and not post a vid or pics!

I was gonna, then got distracted with family life.. Photos and vid coming soon!

Super! Looking forward.

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Aug. 21 2023 20:15:55

ernandez R

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From: Alaska USA

RE: My no. 2 progress (in reply to Stu)

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ORIGINAL: Stu

😂😂👌 good advice. I played it again this morning and it sounds good! Better.

Then I went to the beach. 🔆

The beach is good, if the trebles never come up to your expectations she could just become your beach and kids play guitar ;)

Always scary the first few strums… I find playing really hard for half an hour or so a few times for three days or so wakes up the beast inside the box. But that first hour can be disconcerting. I feel like the nut and saddle need to settle some under string tension and that’s why the first playing can be a bit of a dud at first.

What is it you guys say over there? Keep calm and carry on!

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Aug. 25 2023 9:19:49

Stu

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From: London (the South of it), England

RE: My no. 2 progress (in reply to ernandez R)

Thanks ehernandez.

Encouraging words as usual. Thanks.
I haven't had a chance to have another proper look/play/listen yet. I think I've harnessed the 'calm but haven't been able to 'carry on' yet! 😄

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Aug. 26 2023 9:21:15

Flamingrae

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RE: My no. 2 progress (in reply to Stu)

Congratulations Stu - glad you got there. It's a hard call trying to juggle family, work and extra interests, so well done.
On that final string up - I try and get the strings on, get them as in tune as I can then walk away and come back the next day. By then, things will be a load more settled and you can tune properly. That first hour things go wild, so not really worth spending time. As others have said, the top end will take time to develop. Some instruments are quicker than others - but playing helps a lot and keeping in tune helps too. That said, sometimes just leaving to mature can do good too. In 6-9 months time it will be a different animal.

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Nov. 25 2023 14:54:49