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That is really pretty Mark. Such an organic look to all the appointments and as you say the details make such a difference when they all fit, as your certainly do.
I wish you would share some of your photo secretes. All your pics look professionally done. Do you have a dedicated photo booth? If so would you take pics of that sometime?
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The trick with photography is to spend your time building guitars and minimize the time it takes to take and post pictures. Here is a look "behind the curtains" at what I do; In a back corner of my shop I have hung a black bed sheet (from Walmart) and there are 3 LED photo lamps; a backlight, a diffusing umbrella, and a more direct light. I have an old oak table with a green towel from Bed Bath and Beyond. My camera is already on a tripod and it has wifi. It talks to my i-phone so I can control it remotely and grab the pictures. My i-phone talks to Flickr so the pictures are there waiting for me to post. Another thing is I always do everything on this workbench: You will notice it has wheels. At any point while building that I wish to have a guitar in process picture I simply roll it over to the corner and shoot it quick. I've thought of devoting a thread somewhere to this work bench. It also is a down draft table, it has a 100lb granite machinist's block in it which helps keep it steady and is my flat reference. It holds a ton of clamps or I can pull it over to where the tool I need is without letting go of whatever it is I can't let go of. It is also small so I have to clean up after each step before I start the next (that's a big deal). So if that sparks any better ideas let me know! Mark
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Thanks Mark
Very nice setup indeed. Looks like lighting is the thing. It also looks like you have a very nice camera. That must give you a lot of control over exposure. That portable table is very clever indeed and it does give me some ideas. Thanks again John
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I should mention that when you turn on the photo lights you turn off all of the other lights. Many years ago I made my second guitar in a builder's class by Frank Finocchio. Frank has his shop in Easton PA and had been an engineer for Martin Guitars for many years. Frank is a bigger than life Italian guy and a great teacher. I did not forget when he said, "You build guitars on a table, you repair guitars on a bench". I have found, having taken his advice, he's absolutely right. Mark
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Mark Hatcher www.hatcherguitars.com “Let me make the songs of a nation, and I care not who makes its laws.”. Andrew Fletcher Last edited by Mark Hatcher; 02-11-2016 at 05:33 PM. |
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More Neck Wood
Just got this Honduran Mahogany board in the shop today. It has been in a local woodworker's shop for over 30 years. You don't come across big mahogany boards like this too often anymore.
I'll be all set with neck wood for awhile! Mark
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Wow! Nice find!
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Hmmm, great, will I be getting any titles with this like, "design consultant" perhaps or maybe "guitar dreamer", or possibly "lucky stiff who came to my shop and blindly fumbled upon a cool idea that the luthier than took to the nth degree and made it really really cool?" The last one is probably most accurate, but might be a little long for cards or letterhead!!!
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So this means if I were to do the Woodstock NY show I would not be bringing my Greta guitar with it's mammoth ivory embellishments. If someone from NY or NJ were to drive up to my shop in New Hampshire to buy this guitar I would be free to sell it to them but, they would need to know that if they were ever wanting to resell the guitar in their state it would be a problem. These are the only states I am aware of that due to their limited abilities to control illegal trafficking of ivory, have put this restriction in place. It does not affect the other 48 states or sales to any other country in the world. If someone knows more about these legal issues than what I am saying please PM me Looks like California has also passed similar restrictions to NY and NJs'. Thanks Mark
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Nothing more fun than wood prospecting
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Time to burn some wood!
I have access to a laser engraver now and was considering using that to create the "H" logo on the wood chip I glue inside the guitar but, the branding iron I use has become a ritual and I guess I'm just not ready to give up this 17th century technology yet!
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Did you try one with the laser just to see what it looks like? I'd be curious.
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I haven't yet but, will. I am also going to try the whole round logo that I have with Hatcher Guitaea on it. The laser can cut different depths and textures for each of the colors.
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Mark, I've always appreciated your burned-in logo. Not to say I wouldn't appreciate what a laser could do. But in all of our modernity, with its technical sophistication, it's refreshing to see at least a nod to the past.
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+1...Well put, Steve--my sentiments exactly!
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