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Old 11-28-2020, 07:05 AM
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Default How To Build A Guitar, ft. Martin

Sharing this awesome article in NYT today: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/28/m...r-factory.html
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Old 11-28-2020, 07:42 AM
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Thanks for posting this, I enjoyed the read!
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Old 11-28-2020, 07:49 AM
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Covers the build process, but targets young readers.
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Old 11-28-2020, 07:52 AM
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Wish they showed a bot more handwork, but generally a good article. Never heard the term "friezing" for routing the binding channel before

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Old 11-28-2020, 09:01 AM
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I saw it this morning. Great pictures;

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Old 11-28-2020, 09:26 AM
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Yeah, good article and good pictures. It’s written for a mass audience so some of the terminology differs from what you might find in an instrument centric publication. Still a very enjoyable piece.
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Looks interesting but too many hurdles to cross to give info, subscribe etc.
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Looks interesting but too many hurdles to cross to give info, subscribe etc.
Link w no paywall: https://archive.is/IIS2r
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Old 11-30-2020, 05:52 PM
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https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/28/m...=home-featured
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Old 11-30-2020, 05:55 PM
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How to manufacture a guitar
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Old 11-30-2020, 06:16 PM
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Is it just the camera angle, or is that one monstrous bandsaw! It looks like the table is as tall as the women in the foreground.
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