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Scared me and I ain't scared a nuthin!

Dude.. that is sick. I would be so scared of the top ripping off. O.O;;

I like the idea of adjustable saddles on acoustic guitars, just haven't thought of how to do it yet. It sure would help setting up the intonation which most will need at one time or another.I haven't seen any guitars posted here with adjustable saddles yet,but i do think there would be a market for them if they existed.

For what its worth, according to the description, it has individually adjustable saddles for each string.

http://www.topshelfmusic.com/S9911080006.jpg

I vote COOL!

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David White, Toronto

"All my favourite singers can't sing."

It's like watching a car wreck... you can't look away.
-C

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Freeborn Guitars
and home of BeauGuard©

I shuddered, I cringed, I frowned, I sat watching in amazement, I muttered to myself.... "Holy _______" ... all the while tapping my feet and kinda bouncin' in my chair to the music.

Sometimes an idea can be a dangerous thing.. especially when accompanied by an old Floyd Rose saddle, a humbucker pickup and a drill...

Just think what he'd be capable of with a proper set of tools....

My son has left a bunch of old electric guitar parts laying around.... I think I'll go and sort through them..

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Peter

Here you go, let's see if this works...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1rstnOz1EmQ

The music with the video was pretty cool. The Floydvino didn't sound so hot to me. I vote hatchet job but, hey, it's his guitar.

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Steve Smith
"Music is what feelings sound like"

My exact words when he pulled out the drill..."Ohhhh, Nnnnnnnooooooooooooo!"

I assume it sounds like crap with that big chunk of metal weighing down the sound board. I hope it wasn't too expensive a guitar. Or they guys got too much money on his hands.

I now have a new visual image to go with the term, --- wood-butcher!

Joe

I hope he's got the camera rolling when he pulls up and yanks the bridge right off the top!!!

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The member formerly known as erikbojerik....

Ha Ha Ha I love his out door work shop too. Did you see the guitars hanging on the wall? I have vote awesome on that one, the guy has vision as crazy as he is. The 'drill saw' was just awesome

I think the guy is on to something there. A real inovator. But, I'm sure sometime in the future something is going to start cracking.

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"After forty-nine years of violin building, I have decided that the search for a varnish is similar to the fox hunt. The fun is in the hunt."
Jack Batts Maker and Repairer of Fine Violins

I just completed a modification to my friend's Rainsong. I machined a bridge and saddles out of aluminum and installed LR Baggs Hex pickups in each saddle. It's very versatile-adjustable for intonation and height. It sounds great. Check out David Wilcox's Rainsong on the cover of his CD Airstream.
Matt