Decisions 05/25/2011

I find it hard to imagine that I want to make a guitar. I mean I don't play a guitar and am not even sure that I will want to learn when I am done. Three of my kids play but that doesn't help me. However, I have made a violin, I don't play that either. For me, I guess the main thing is the art of it. I know it will look great but it would be nice if it sounds good too. Not knowing how to play kind of limits me. So I have been studying online for bits and pieces of knowledge, hoping that some will rub off on me.

I now know a lot of terms, Humbucker, hardtail bridge, nuts, frets and on and on and on. So many decisions to make about wood and finish and hardware.

Thankfully, today I was able to talk to a tech at a guitar store. He and I talked about a lot of things. What I gathered most from our talk was this, it really probably does not matter a whole lot in the long run, because I am not doing this for a specific purpose. I am not going to play in a band, make recordings, or even play in a coffee shop, I am just doing it for fun and will have a nice playable guitar regardless of my choices.

I do have my plans, a neckthru design, I also picked the wood I am going to use.. please join me on my journey.

loren