Okay, okay
Well, Tommy, bless your heart. Don't know why, just haven't felt the pull to blog lately.
I'm still "mostly better." I can't seem to shake the occasional cough. It's been a month now.
I did decide to go back on the Lipitor as a further experiment. The fatigue I was feeling could have been from the virus. Nothing conclusive yet.
I'm working on making 2 guitars. Both will be Tele-shaped. Both will have mahogany bodies. I had planned to put a Bubinga top on one - Bubinga is a South American hardwood, VERY beautiful. But as I was trimming it to shape (about 95% complete) a big piece snapped off. I have no idea how to repair it. I'll set it aside and see if my woodworking skills develop to the point that I CAN repair it.
I have folks at church who have excellent woodworking tools (one runs a cabinet shop). I have some curly maple being prepped for guitar tops (like a Les Paul). I also have an African wood called Makore being prepped for tops also. We'll see what comes of that.
One of the guitars will have a bolt-on neck like a regular Tele. I already have a neck bought from Warmoth to put on it. The other will be a glued-in neck. This will be the first time I actually make the neck. I plan to glue the neck WAY into the body - beyond where the strings pass through the body. Assuming I can pull this off, it should be very cool. The neck blank is laminated, the center being Purpleheart, the outer edges being mahogany. As they get closer to being guitars I'll post some pictures.
Lauren is adjusting to braces. Not much fun there. I think it makes her look just a little bit older.
Lauren and I will be performing at our church on Saturday. We will be at the "Backlot Film Festival" where several folks from Burnt Hickory show 5 minute films they made. We will be one of the live entertainment performances between movies. She is singing "I Don't Regret" by Barlow Girl, and I'm accompanying her on guitar. She'll probably sing this song at PBC also.
That's all for now, I guess. Hope you are all well.
I'm still "mostly better." I can't seem to shake the occasional cough. It's been a month now.
I did decide to go back on the Lipitor as a further experiment. The fatigue I was feeling could have been from the virus. Nothing conclusive yet.
I'm working on making 2 guitars. Both will be Tele-shaped. Both will have mahogany bodies. I had planned to put a Bubinga top on one - Bubinga is a South American hardwood, VERY beautiful. But as I was trimming it to shape (about 95% complete) a big piece snapped off. I have no idea how to repair it. I'll set it aside and see if my woodworking skills develop to the point that I CAN repair it.
I have folks at church who have excellent woodworking tools (one runs a cabinet shop). I have some curly maple being prepped for guitar tops (like a Les Paul). I also have an African wood called Makore being prepped for tops also. We'll see what comes of that.
One of the guitars will have a bolt-on neck like a regular Tele. I already have a neck bought from Warmoth to put on it. The other will be a glued-in neck. This will be the first time I actually make the neck. I plan to glue the neck WAY into the body - beyond where the strings pass through the body. Assuming I can pull this off, it should be very cool. The neck blank is laminated, the center being Purpleheart, the outer edges being mahogany. As they get closer to being guitars I'll post some pictures.
Lauren is adjusting to braces. Not much fun there. I think it makes her look just a little bit older.
Lauren and I will be performing at our church on Saturday. We will be at the "Backlot Film Festival" where several folks from Burnt Hickory show 5 minute films they made. We will be one of the live entertainment performances between movies. She is singing "I Don't Regret" by Barlow Girl, and I'm accompanying her on guitar. She'll probably sing this song at PBC also.
That's all for now, I guess. Hope you are all well.
posted by MichaelPolutta at 12:55 PM
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I've got one of those hacking coughs. Going to the Dr. thursday to finally figure out why i get them twice a year. Then I hope to get something like a steroid or pill or something to fix it.
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Hamno[slang]: Decidedly against. Example: "Are you going to invite Mike to the party?" ... "Hamno!"
Awesome! Good to hear from you Michael. Those guitars sound very cool; can't wait to see some pictures. I have been sick on and off for the last few weeks. I'm sick right now but I'm hiking a portion of the Appalachian Trail this weekend sick or not. Have you ever thought about building a guitar with a one piece neck and attaching the body as "wings" on either side? I let a buddy of mine at work borrow my tele but I think I might take the Strat out soon and re-string it. I haven't played anything but Rick since July. I'm thinking about taking lessons again to try to be a better player; it seems I'm stuck in a rut. Maybe you can teach me a few new tricks at camp.
Well, nice to see my DLC big brother is as chipper as always in spite of that 'almost teenage' daughter. Try having a son finishing grad school, Mike! :-)
Anway, all I had to do was glance over your blog and I knew it was you. How's Missy & how's life?
Hey Mike, I wanted to let you know I'm moving to Montgomery, AL. That's about 2 hours from Atlanta. I will be the worship minister for the Vaughn Park Church of Christ. I will be working with Sid that came from Burnt Hickory. Maybe our families can get together once we get there. I'm hoping to come back to PBC since I'll be 12 hours closer than I am now.
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