the sound box has been assembled temporarily. i also made a really grotesque neck reject complete with a fingerboard made of pine from discarded shipping pallets. i will post the monstrosity as soon as glue dries....for now, my neck pattern looks like this:
i'm expecting living expenses to go up dramatically this summer. i'm gearing up for the worst. this fiddle making hobby is awfully expensive and i may have to stop for a while, while i regroup and try to make more money. oh well, what'cha gonna do about it? at least i still have a roof over my head and food to eat.
maybe i'll blog about something else for a while.
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when feeling awful blue, play some Bechet, it helps.
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