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New Year, New Projects

1/3/2015

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With all that has happened last month, I was still able to finish Violin #37, "Semper Didelphis."  All in all I am very pleased with it, and it need only a musician with style and personality to allow it to entertain audiences the world over.

Beginning earlier this week, I began milling some of my select sassafras boards in order to build a couple guitars and maybe up to four mandolins.  I still contemplate also on making a violin with the wood, but we'll see.  It took a while to sand down the guitar and mandolin sides to thickness, but when the process was completed the wood had a lovely shimmer to it and the shop smelled wonderful.  I will probably use walnut for the neck and binding, but what I'm really excited about is using some persimmon wood I just received for the fingerboard and bridge.  Once again, stay tuned.

By the way, there is an old time tune called "Opossum Up a 'Simmon Tree", so guess what the next possum fiddle will be called and outfitted with.
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    It's me again, John Dancer, and I thought it would be of interest to someone if I were to journal the process of building whatever it is I happen to be building at the time, so that one could gain...um...valuable insights of my philosophy and methods.  In other words, these posts will reveal some of the "how and why" of my work.  Again, I thank you for visiting, and wish you well in your quest for...um... knowledge. 

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