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PT66
PostPosted: Tue Oct 11, 2011 2:03 pm 
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"as I don't really need to be taught anything" I have been building instruments for nearly 50 years and I still have a lot to learn.
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Pat Hawley
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Not to hi-jack the thread but it did get me thinking of an alternative. I wonder if it would be possible to be a nomadic luthier. Could a functional work shop be made to fit in a stripped-down RV or an RV with some sort of extension tent? Then you could travel the country, making periodic stops to build and perhaps teach, leaving guitars along the way. Not my kind of lifestyle but for someone with wanderlust, it might be a way to see the country and get yourself and your guitars known at the same time.

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Pat Hawley wrote:
Not to hi-jack the thread but it did get me thinking of an alternative. I wonder if it would be possible to be a nomadic luthier. Could a functional work shop be made to fit in a stripped-down RV or an RV with some sort of extension tent? Then you could travel the country, making periodic stops to build and perhaps teach, leaving guitars along the way. Not my kind of lifestyle but for someone with wanderlust, it might be a way to see the country and get yourself and your guitars known at the same time.

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Isn't that exactly what Boaz elkayem did, travel the world then sell the guitars he built on the road to pay for his travels.
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First hour is free, I'll even make tea.


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Especially the red tea... eek laughing6-hehe
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Lars Stahl
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As been mentioned, I think what bother most on your idea is the fact that your not there "to learn" as you say you already know. If you were to say "I want to learn" more would probably be interested to help you out. I agree with most that whats the use to have someone taking up space time and tools if it does not generate anything back to the luthier himself.
Better would be - I am interested to learn, I can dust off the floors, make you laugh while doing so, and I am ok with just some good pointers on guitar building along the way. and as you already know how to build then you may also be able to help out with some of the work for the luthier, what that might be will depend on you and your skills.

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