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Well...I stopped at Robinsons shop on Friday for a preview of my guitar in its totally built state. It looks fantastic! Jake had it strung up and is working on the set up and final details. He is a true craftsman.
He did torture me by playing it for about 30 seconds....grinning the whole time. I am hopeful to get it on Thursday. The anticipation is killing me.
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Well it’s Thursday and we’re burnin daylight here. Where’s the pics and a sound sample ???
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Jake has been knee deep in finalizing the details for the Hoxeyville Music Festival next week (August 17-19). I am optimistic that it will be done as planned, but understand if it is not. I will keep you posted. BTW...Hoxeyville is a blast! Check out their website and line up. www.hoxeyville.com
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I just received a text....Sigh..........Major setback....not going into details, but, we are looking at a new neck from scratch....will not start it until after Hoxeyville.
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Now that's a bummer - really sorry to hear that.
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Oh my. Sorry to hear that. I would say the silver lining has to be you know when he finally says come pick it up, you can be confident all is as it should be.
Hang in there.
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I am hoping for a mid September delivery
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Be-a-u-tiful!
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Any updates? You were so close!
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Yes.....the snafu was a defective truss rod that snapped at the nut under minimal torque. The supplier told Jake, yeah we have had several of these break recently.
The new neck is being built now and may be ready for finish by the end of next week.
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Hope you get it in your hands soon......can't wait to see finished pics.
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Me too. My patience have worn quite thin.
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So close! I'm sure Jake will make it right for you.
You know I've got your first Robinson build (12 fret sloped shoulder) and the owner after you apparently let someone play it that was mighty mean to the top with a pick and put some deep scratches in it. I think it was sent back to Jake and he dressed it as well as he could but that said, I was thinking about exploring sending it back to him and have him refinish the top. The guitar is so beautiful (both in looks and tone) and every time I see those gouges, makes me sad (and kind of angry someone would do that). I guess I'm not a Pre-War Guitar kind of customer!
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Not what anyone wants to hear during a build, but as all have said, it will be great in the end and 6 months from now, the extra wait won't seem so terrible!
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Neck, V-2.0, is in its final stage.....waiting for the nitro to finish 🐢 curing.
Getting close.
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