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I've missed seeing these impressive projects, thanks for putting it up. I'll be interested to see how you remove the excess wood on the back of the neck. Does the order of installing splines vs. reinforcing the weak wood matter in this specific case? (Splines first, then replace wood vs. replace the weak wood and then put splines in? The engineer in me is curious. Thanks. ) I know where to send mine if anything like this ever happens.

Yeah, we are doomed. Doomed! No other explanation makes any sense.

I'm awfully impressed by the blending of the neck. Impressive work, guys, my hat's off!

Judging by the look on her face in one of the photos, I'm not so sure she thought it was actually a good idea, after all. Kind of makes me sad. GLWTS.

The Boston subway's third rails on the red line cracked due to the cold earlier this week, and it probably wasn't below 20F. There is a phenomenon known as brittle fracture that metals, especially relatively inexpensive steels (as I understand things), can undergo. Take a preexisting microscopic flaw in a steel object, and stress it by cooling the metal down, and the crack can spontaneously propagate throughout the structure, whether it is a bridge girder, subway rail, or a ship. Things get brittle as they get cold. You've seen similar things happen if you've ever had plastic crack in the cold. Check out the Wikipedia article that describes how that type of a phenomenon can crack a ship in half. So, if cold and a preexisting flaw can crack a third rail and break a ship in half then a truss rod, which is certainly under stress, and probably isn't made out of the highest grade steel, ought to be a piece of cake. Just something else for those of us who are flawed and stressed have to worry about this winter.

Do tell!

I've used this excuse before but my daughter starts college next year, so as much as I'd like to have a couple of those, I'll leave them for others. Nice guitars! Good luck with your sale!

That is pretty much the definition of evil, in my book.

Hey Ted, Hang in there. This is a bad thing, and no one in your house "deserved" it in any way. The jerks who did it will be caught, and with any luck the "stuff" will come home. If not, as you said it is just "stuff" and really, not important. Annoying and deeply disturbing? Hell yes, but the important things - you and your family - are OK. They make new "stuff" every day. We are all pulling for you and your family. Let us know if we can help in any way. We are your friends, and want to help.

I keep seconding other's choices, but Unfun75 also nailed it: Nada Surf. Great stuff. Catchy, intelligent, well crafted. Damn near perfect.

Rodip and Dragan have nailed two of them: Flaming Groovies and William Topley. Both are fantastic.

Hey Rodip, Thanks for the clips on The Reducers! Great band. I used to catch them at the El 'n Gee, and always loved that song. I still have it on vinyl, and never thought of looking for it on You tube. Fun stuff. I used to hang out in the local guitar shops, too. We've probably met.

Too much use of the mother of all F-Bombs for me. I turned him off after less than a minute. Maybe I missed out, but his style didn't resonate. Sorry. *Edited to remove redundancy. Also, no stranger to George Carlin's 7 words here, just don't like to see or hear them used gratuitously (or publicly, for that matter). Different strokes for different folks.

Welcome, and congratulations on that beautiful Artist Custom. That thud you heard was my draw hitting the floor. Stunning.

Mine showed up on Friday! Great stuff, IT'S ALL IN IT! Loving it. Thanks.

I was called by the printing company today, asked (again) for my credit card number, and assured that my two copies of the book will be mailed tomorrow. That would be cool. Thanks for all the work, and the contributions of those who put this together.

Eegads. I can't imagine an appropriate situation for that.

That someone would do that is pretty scuzzy - messing around with someone's livelihood is way uncool. I'm glad you got it sorted out, and tip my hat to Jol for quickly removing the comment.

Well done Geoff! You'r driving up the demand for Hamers with this. I was wondering where you were, now I know.

The Kinks, Arthur. Listening to Victoria right now. Wonderful stuff.

I just ordered two copies, one for myself and one for my friend who first told me several years ago when I wanted a good value in a humbucking guitar "You ought to check out Hamers. They are really good guitars." I owe him this debt. I look forward to getting the book, and to getting it signed. Thanks!

I haven't seen them listed yet, but how about The Only Ones "Another Girl Another Planet"? Great power pop. If you aren't familiar with it, here's the U-tube link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VvO7HNQPFRI. Right up there with Matthew Sweet, in my book.

I got #12 about 3 years ago on Ebay for $1450, if I remember correctly. I'd say it is in about 8.5 out of 10 condition - nice, but not perfect. I haven't seen another on the bay since. Good luck with your hunt.

No one has mentioned her, so I will: Shawn Colvin. I think she is terrific. Someone else already has, but I will again: Aimee Mann. She's smart, and has stood the test of a few decades. Neko Case. Awesome. Joan Armitrading. Fantastic. Emmy Lou Harris. Wonderful. Joni Mitchell. A part of many of our lives. Catherine Maclellan. Unsung heroine. Suzanne Vega, too. Someone already mentioned the amazing Alison Krauss. She's something else! So many others, who I can't think of at the moment. It is kind of funny: Until I was about 30 I didn't have more than a couple albums featuring a female vocalist (had a small collection, too, and limited income). Since then, I run about 50/50.

He takes pictures of it in a case, what looks to me like a non-original case, but the case isn't included? Seems odd to me, but I realize there could be reasons why it makes sense.