westhemann Posted January 4, 2008 Report Share Posted January 4, 2008 killemall and everyone else.I was cleaning this thread up to replace it to this section,and I had an error which deleted the topic...I apologize and I hope you will repost here to replace it. sorry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killemall8 Posted January 4, 2008 Report Share Posted January 4, 2008 its cool wes. it was getting out of hand. like i said before around 14 or 15, but there is like 3 i dont remember. on this computer i have 8 documented on this computer with a few of just finished products and my old computer got trashed when the power went out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegarehanman Posted January 4, 2008 Report Share Posted January 4, 2008 I haven't built any. I outsource to a company in china that has children build them and pays all employees with fish heads. Although I did change the strings on this guitar once. Does that count? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dean Posted January 4, 2008 Report Share Posted January 4, 2008 I haven't built any. I outsource to a company in china that has children build them and pays all employees with fish heads. Although I did change the strings on this guitar once. Does that count? That's a good one.....sign of the times,a lot of new brands on the market.Bless China the new hard to beat ,price wise ,builders. I have built one and ahalf, but it is just a hobby to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killemall8 Posted January 4, 2008 Report Share Posted January 4, 2008 (edited) I haven't built any. I outsource to a company in china that has children build them and pays all employees with fish heads. Although I did change the strings on this guitar once. Does that count? That's a good one.....sign of the times,a lot of new brands on the market.Bless China the new hard to beat ,price wise ,builders. I have built one and ahalf, but it is just a hobby to me. its just a hobby for me too. but i love it so much and i dont really have a life outside of building guitars. so it is the only thing i really do like 5 days a week at the least. but i also started when i was almost 16, and i am 18 now. i guess that gave me a lot of time to comprehend the actual idea of building and construction of a guitar. Edited January 4, 2008 by killemall8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiKro Posted January 5, 2008 Report Share Posted January 5, 2008 (edited) I haven't built any. I outsource to a company in china that has children build them and pays all employees with fish heads. Although I did change the strings on this guitar once. Does that count? Really? and I thought I was the only one! I sent some of mine to China for a LEAD PAINT finish. I expect that return shipping will be more due to increased weight mk Edited January 5, 2008 by MiKro Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattia Posted January 5, 2008 Report Share Posted January 5, 2008 Heh... I'm a bit of a slow builder, given my time constraints. I think the counter's at 9 fully completed instruments with six currently in various stages of construction (four almost ready for finish, two not quite so far yet), and three others already drawn out and scheduled for construction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcovis Posted January 25, 2008 Report Share Posted January 25, 2008 I've been building on the side since graduating from Roberto-Venn in the Fall '01 class. So far I've completed 13 guitars and 14,15,16 are in different stages of contruction. I also have numbers 17 and 18 to start when this batch it finished. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
svartberg Posted September 23, 2008 Report Share Posted September 23, 2008 i have buit 2 guitars and nr. 3 is in progress Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boggs Posted September 23, 2008 Report Share Posted September 23, 2008 I think about a dozen... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Narcissism Posted September 23, 2008 Report Share Posted September 23, 2008 I've rebuilt necks on 2 guitars, replaced a neck on one bass, wired up probably 15 or 16 old ones and made them sound the way they did in various parts of the 60s and 70s (according to the owners), and i've designed and scrapped hundreds. So I'll count that as 1 lol Seriously though, I'm building my first one right now And its all thanks to this lovely forum and website! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southpa Posted September 24, 2008 Report Share Posted September 24, 2008 Working on No. 4 from scratch. ie. from inert blocks of wood. But I've refinished, rebuilt and restored too many to remember over a 20+ yr period. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jer7440 Posted September 24, 2008 Report Share Posted September 24, 2008 I'm finishing up #2 (2 or 3 more wires to solder and some nut adjustments to make). The body blank for #3 has been sitting in my shop taunting me for a while now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaycee Posted September 24, 2008 Report Share Posted September 24, 2008 Just the one for me, with 2 on the go and another on the drawing board Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ripthorn Posted September 25, 2008 Report Share Posted September 25, 2008 I've got number 3 curing as we speak. Numbers 1 and 2 were done in high school and are getting refinished (I didn't know anything when I started). Number 4 will come along, but it will have to wait until after baby #2 and a graduate degree come (darn those priorities). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
decadentjon Posted September 25, 2008 Report Share Posted September 25, 2008 8 finished builds from scratch, 5 in progress. first guitar i finished was February this year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jehle Posted October 17, 2008 Report Share Posted October 17, 2008 I like this question, and I also like the answers. I have a spreadsheet that I keep updated of what guitars I've made, who owns them, details that made the build special, how much the sold for, and so forth. My count is up to only 28. I'm not sure how I feel about that. I'm not killing myself to churn them out. I average about 1 per month. I have 9 more in the queue to make. If I only had more time... didn't need to eat or sleep... I'd be golden. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted October 18, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 18, 2008 3,852-3850 mulitplied by X Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted October 18, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 18, 2008 wow your an f-ing genius Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted October 18, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 18, 2008 How about this... pi multiplied by x-53 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshvegas Posted October 18, 2008 Report Share Posted October 18, 2008 How about this... pi multiplied by x-53 you missed the condition that x must be greater than 53! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ripthorn Posted October 18, 2008 Report Share Posted October 18, 2008 Not if he has destroyed more guitars than he's built. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted October 19, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 19, 2008 actually it is supposed to be "(pi multiplied by x)-53" I forgot the parenthasissss Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avengers63 Posted October 20, 2008 Report Share Posted October 20, 2008 I'm at 4: 2 where I actually made part of it and 2 where I just assembled & finished it. I have 4 I'm currently building, one in the planning/hardware purchasing stage, and one I completely f'ed up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dadovfor Posted October 21, 2008 Report Share Posted October 21, 2008 I've completed 2 (both posted on this forum) ... I'm working on another 1 at the moment ... I have another body that I started but set aside because of a design error (I'll eventually come back to it) ... and I have another couple of lumps of wood tucked away under the bench with vague ideas floating around in the recesses of my mind for them. So I think that's pi - 1.14159265358979323846264338327950288419716939937510 ... but I finished school 30 years ago so I can't be too sure of the math. However ... I haven't built a neck from scratch ... I've modified or finished bought necks. So you might need to subtract a little more from pi. But for those of you who have built many guitars, I'm interested in what you do with them? This is purely a hobby for me, and I have 4 kids, so at the moment I have logical recipients for my guitars. But my kids already had a couple of electrics and a couple of acoustics before I began so my wife is beginning to look at me with those strange eyes every time I tell her I've bought more wood ... or tools ... or pickups ... or paint ... or, or or. I'm sure she's on the verge of cutting off important parts of my anatomy with a rusty razor blade. So ... where do your guitars and basses go? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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