Not yet, but seriously planning on it. I'm devouring Somogyi's The Responsive Guitar and Making the Responsive Guitar books, and have read several others. I've made a scale balsa wood model that's about Z0% faithful to a real one.
The thing that's holding me back is space - I live in a small apartment in London, so not the ideal situation for a workshop. Taking a month off for a course is also not an option (work commitments, plus my first child is due in a few months).
I have spoken with some local luthiers about renting/borrowing workshop space, and that might be a goer for the near future.
My first will be a mahogany/sitka OM to replace the Collings OM1 I just traded for my Hamblin. If it's 1/10th as good I'll be very happy.
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Baranik Meridian "Aurora" fan-fret - Celebes ebony / Colorado blue spruce
Tom Sands Model L fan-fret - Macassar ebony / European spruce
Hamblin GC - Macassar ebony / Italian spruce
Kronbauer SMB - Macassar ebony / Engelmann spruce
Baranik JX - Indian rosewood / German spruce
Sheppard GA - African blackwood / Bosnian spruce
Collings OM1
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