Florida Luthiers Group meeting set..

Dave Anderson · Post by **Dave Anderson** » Sat May 18, 2013 7:52 pm

Our meeting is set for June 29th at Jim Bonnells in Redington Shores.
All Florida builders welcome.Starts around 10 am.Bring your guitars...
We're expecting a huge turnout !

Post by **Mark Swanson** » Sat May 18, 2013 8:28 pm

Jim is a great guy and I wish I could go!

Bryan Bear · Post by **Bryan Bear** » Sat May 18, 2013 9:42 pm

Sound like fun. Now another reason to wish I loved in Florida.

G.S. Monroe · Post by **G.S. Monroe** » Sat May 18, 2013 10:09 pm

Hey Wow... that's not far from my place... I can't wait to see everybody.

Jim Bonnell · Post by **Jim Bonnell** » Sun May 19, 2013 1:28 pm

Mark, I think you and Bryan should come on down. On the down side I think it will be awfully hot by then, but it would be great to have you both here. G.S. I sent you a pm.

Post by **Mark Swanson** » Sun May 19, 2013 1:45 pm

Wish I could Jim...but impossible at this time. Maybe some day! I'd like to wait for winter!

Jim Bonnell · Post by **Jim Bonnell** » Sun May 19, 2013 4:03 pm

Can't blame ya there Mark. Me too!

Bryan Bear · Post by **Bryan Bear** » Sun May 19, 2013 4:10 pm

Well it is probably about a 12 hour drive from here and much longer for Mark. Unless he picks me up on his way from Michigan. . .

Rick Lee · Post by **Rick Lee** » Mon Jun 24, 2013 3:10 am

I'll be there. Billy Garrison won't be with me this trip. He's in Hong Kong.

G.S. Monroe · Post by **G.S. Monroe** » Fri Jun 28, 2013 12:49 pm

I'm going to bring some recovered Gulf Cypress soundboard samples as well as a few instruments.
Looking forward to getting some "professional" opinions of this wood.

Rick Lee · Post by **Rick Lee** » Fri Jun 28, 2013 7:29 pm

Jim, and gang
Sorry that I have to beg off for tomorrow. I was SO.. looking forward to it. Life happens. Y'all enjoy and I will make the next one
Rick

Dave Anderson · Post by **Dave Anderson** » Sun Jun 30, 2013 11:00 am

Our Fla. Luthiers group meeting yesterday was awesome !
I got to play quite a few very nice hand built guitars from Keith Mackenzie(L-00 BRW),John Killin(L-00),Michael Schriener (Harp guitars, om,and a great uke),Jim Mitchell(cigar box guitars),Jim Bonnell(tenor guitar),Mark Routen(grand concert),G.S.Monroe(1 string),and others I can't recall right now.
We had a big turnout-about 15 showed up.We all had a good time pickin' and talking shop.I learned a few new things on guitar from Jim Womack,Keith and Mark.Thanks guys.And I got to see Chris Paulicks hand carved headstock up close! Keith brought some very cool luthier tools
from England that most of us hadn't seen before.Here's that web site- http://www.gmchandcraftedguitars.com/ap ... ow/2759298
Thanks to all who made it(some drove 4 and 5 hours from Miami and Northern Fla.) We will have another get together in a couple months. Dave

G.S. Monroe · Post by **G.S. Monroe** » Sun Jun 30, 2013 9:29 pm

Dave, I really had a great time, and even better I learned a lot. The instruments that were being shown were so nice that I considered taking mine back to the truck and hiding them under a tarp. The tour of the workshop, the tool demonstration, and the information on the router pantograph for doing inlays were very helpful.

And I am thrilled that you mentioned my humble 1 string "Magic Twanger".
It is basically an electric can-jo...

MIMF

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