Got a nice unexpected compliment

[fazool]

I guess I'm bragging a little, but since I don't consider myself a professional and I am my own biggest critic I was pleased by this nice feedback I got.

In this thread I tracked a project to salvage/restore a D-15. It was a pretty tough project and I was very critical of my own work. I kept at it until I was satisfied and sold it off.

The user sent me this feedback today which really made me quite happy and proud.

Got the Martin D-15... Love it... Plays perfectly in my home studio... I put a L.R. Baggs Lyric acoustic guitar mic system in it... Sounds amazing thru my Marshall AR50S Combo Acoustic Amp and Behringer Virtualizer Pro DSP2024 24-bit effects Processor, which is also mic’d thru my Behringer 2442 PA Mixer...


I too have been playing professionally for 48-years now...and I have to say that you are really talented from what I see in the workmanship of this Martin D-15

I see that you do great work on resetting necks...

[pickitluther]

Nice to get that kind of feedback !

[vintageparlors]

Feedback is always good.

Good feedback is always better.

[Sam VanLaningham]

I'm my opinion, fazool, your patience and attention to detail are really really good so that immediately puts you in good company with other solid luthier types!

I think it's been stated here but doing a nice repair is often harder than building the whole thing. Case in point? I suck at repairs but have built a guitar.....that worked for awhile.. And will soon work again after I REPLACED a neck cuz I couldn't repair it!!!

Sam

[47gene]

Work well done deserves to be recognized... congratulations Gene

[Treenewt]

Fazool that's really cool! You definitely have some skills! I'm wondering when you're going to ply them at a build? ;-)

[redir]

Bravo my friend. fwiw I remember seeing that thread and thinking you did a fine job in covering your tracks. Remember they are not mistakes they are simply opportunities to learn (forgot who to credit for that one ).