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We have had a HUGE influx of new people in recent months . For those that are not aware of our yearly gathering and are in the " Area " Of St. Louis , I am posting this years Information . If you want more Info , Or want to be added to the Email List Contact Contact me at wiksnwudwerks@aol.com

Hello everyone , I know I am way late getting this going and for that I apologize .

Yes we will be looking at May 18th ( 3rd ) sat again this year for the show . Ken Jeffs will be setting up a registration form and and emailing them soon . Based on last years show and the cost involved we will be changing things a bit . The group will be taking on the cost more so than last two years . Hibdon has been very generous to us and we do appreciate that effort . They have again offered the building as the location for the show and will supply their employees to assist as always . The following is what we are looking at for this year.

( 1 ) Saturday May 18th for the show . 9am to 4pm

( 2 ) $20.00 registration fee " non Refundable" ( Thats for a Table to display builds )
we will set up a Paypal account for the proceeds and all will be kept in the loop as to how much and what the proceeds are used for , Food , Table rental etc:

( 3 ) We will be approaching a local radio station for advertising , as well as high end guitar shops to invite " players " or those interested in Building

( 4 ) I have talked to Hibdon about using the dock area " Ground Floor " for the show a bit more room , but very little electricity ..... Not determined yet .

( 5 ) Ken Jeffs " Tie Hackers " Have agreed to be there and we will set aside an area to have some "jams" should anyone wish to jump in and play a particular instrument " builders descretion of course " this is not a "show" , but will encourage a bit of involvement in playing

( 6 ) Hibdon will be offering a straight across the board discount on purchases this year , amount has been mentioned but I will let everyone know the set amount as we go along.

( 7 ) We have a couple Demos in the works , and the times for those will be set and a sheet with the days events passed out so those who wish to attend can do so. ( 1 ) is we are trying to arrange to have a "burst demo " done ( 2 ) is a French Polish demo as well .

( 8 ) We are looking at the possibility of finding a hotel where those who travel might want to get together after the show and spend some time hanging out before heading back on Sunday .. I would like to get feed back if anyone is interested in this idea .
( 9 ) Wood craft has agreed to have a sponsor table this year , I am hoping to have a couple more as well . I will update that as soon as I am able .

I am sure there are many questions , I will try and answer as much as I can.

We have formed a small group to head this up to hopefully make it flow better . Jim Lindley , Ken Jeffs Bryan Bear , Joe Mendel , Craig Finnegan.

Please give me or the others feed back on this ,

Thanks Jim L.

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Thanks for the update. I am getting super excited for the show this year. I plan on booking a hotel soon(ish), so let me know if you get a "community" hotel arranged. Thanks.

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Good call Wud, hopefully some of the new members are within striking distance of St. Louis. Also here is the link to some pictures from last year.
viewtopic.php?f=10101&t=36847&hilit=gateway+area

And the year before

viewtopic.php?f=10101&t=32413&hilit=greet+feed

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Take care of your feet, and your feet will take care of you.

Yeah im thinking a hotel as well this year .

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The Shallower the depth of the stream , The Louder the Babble !
The Taking Of Offense Is the Life Course Of The Stupid One !
Wanna Leave a Better Planet for our Kids? How about Working on BETTER KIDS for our Planet !
Forgiveness is the ability to accept an apology that you will probably NEVER GET
The truth will set you free , But FIRST, it will probably Piss you Off !
Creativity is allowing yourself to make Mistakes, Art is knowing which ones to Keep !
The Saddest thing anyone can do , is push a Loyal Person to the point that they Dont Care Anymore
Never met a STRONG person who had an EASY past !
http://wiksnwudwerks.blogspot.com/
http://www.facebook.com/groups/GatewayA ... rAssembly/

Hmmmm I may have to pop up to st Louis and see what's going on there. My mother lives in Chester il. So I could "go visit" for the weekend an head up on Saturday to meet some luthiers. Thanks for the heads up wud.

Give me you email and I will add you to the email list

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The Shallower the depth of the stream , The Louder the Babble !
The Taking Of Offense Is the Life Course Of The Stupid One !
Wanna Leave a Better Planet for our Kids? How about Working on BETTER KIDS for our Planet !
Forgiveness is the ability to accept an apology that you will probably NEVER GET
The truth will set you free , But FIRST, it will probably Piss you Off !
Creativity is allowing yourself to make Mistakes, Art is knowing which ones to Keep !
The Saddest thing anyone can do , is push a Loyal Person to the point that they Dont Care Anymore
Never met a STRONG person who had an EASY past !
http://wiksnwudwerks.blogspot.com/
http://www.facebook.com/groups/GatewayA ... rAssembly/

It's ezraymckee1@yahoo.com

Hopefully I can make it up there

Zeke, there is a smorgasbord restaurant in Chester I used to love going to years ago. Can't remember the name of it though. Hope to see you at da show in STL

Hutch


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hmm I'll have to look when I'm there. I've actually never ate in town. My mom is always cooking and there is always plenty of food around the house so I've never had the need to find a restaurant when I was there. I may have to look into your restaurant suggestion though (I have a feeling they will serve spinach, hahaha)

Well after a long wait, the 2013 GAL Showcase registration form is online and ready. Just complete the form, arrange your payment option, and submit. You will receive a confirmation of registration upon completion. This is a first for the GAL Showcase so be patient with us. Giving birth is not always painless. Click the registration button below and you will be sent to the registration page. If you have questions, please post here and we respond as quickly as possible. Thank you and hope to see you all in May

2013 Gateway Area Luthier's Showcase Registration link:
https://adobeformscentral.com/?f=25sU53zOJ7L-LXR4JYfwXg

The cost to Exhibit is $20.00
To Just Visit and see the Builds $5.00
To Attend the " Planned Demo's " Along with The exhibits $10.00

To Make a Donation ... Well That's up to you !

NO GOATS ALLOWED !!

( if this post is breaking rules Lance , let me know And I will delete it )

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The Shallower the depth of the stream , The Louder the Babble !
The Taking Of Offense Is the Life Course Of The Stupid One !
Wanna Leave a Better Planet for our Kids? How about Working on BETTER KIDS for our Planet !
Forgiveness is the ability to accept an apology that you will probably NEVER GET
The truth will set you free , But FIRST, it will probably Piss you Off !
Creativity is allowing yourself to make Mistakes, Art is knowing which ones to Keep !
The Saddest thing anyone can do , is push a Loyal Person to the point that they Dont Care Anymore
Never met a STRONG person who had an EASY past !
http://wiksnwudwerks.blogspot.com/
http://www.facebook.com/groups/GatewayA ... rAssembly/

Registration form and fee sent! I'll see everyone 5/18!

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Brad

Done Now hopefully I can actually make it out there this time Happy to support Hibdon and the gathering in any case. No need to buy lunch for me, I'd rather bring my own anyway. And I'll probably be bringing 3 or 4 instruments... not sure if that would be able to squeeze into half a table or not.

Bring them , we are going to try and make sure there is plenty of table space

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The Shallower the depth of the stream , The Louder the Babble !
The Taking Of Offense Is the Life Course Of The Stupid One !
Wanna Leave a Better Planet for our Kids? How about Working on BETTER KIDS for our Planet !
Forgiveness is the ability to accept an apology that you will probably NEVER GET
The truth will set you free , But FIRST, it will probably Piss you Off !
Creativity is allowing yourself to make Mistakes, Art is knowing which ones to Keep !
The Saddest thing anyone can do , is push a Loyal Person to the point that they Dont Care Anymore
Never met a STRONG person who had an EASY past !
http://wiksnwudwerks.blogspot.com/
http://www.facebook.com/groups/GatewayA ... rAssembly/

does this mean there will be some beautiful pernambuco in the room?

Done. Looking forward to it guys. Dennis, hope things go better this year. You may be able to use some of my table space, don't know how much I will get to bring this year.

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Chris

As it stands today , we have ( 1 ) FP & Pore fill demo and ( 1 ) Demo on Spraying a Burst. On some material . ( 1 ) on Thicknessing a top with a toothed and regular Plane . Things are moving right alone here . I will update when I have more .

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The Shallower the depth of the stream , The Louder the Babble !
The Taking Of Offense Is the Life Course Of The Stupid One !
Wanna Leave a Better Planet for our Kids? How about Working on BETTER KIDS for our Planet !
Forgiveness is the ability to accept an apology that you will probably NEVER GET
The truth will set you free , But FIRST, it will probably Piss you Off !
Creativity is allowing yourself to make Mistakes, Art is knowing which ones to Keep !
The Saddest thing anyone can do , is push a Loyal Person to the point that they Dont Care Anymore
Never met a STRONG person who had an EASY past !
http://wiksnwudwerks.blogspot.com/
http://www.facebook.com/groups/GatewayA ... rAssembly/

Perhaps I'll stroll down for a visit. Maybe convince one of the other Northerners to roadtrip with me.
I could do a demo on beating an uncooperative piece of wood into submission with a framing hammer.

Steve

Love to have you and John Ressler both if hes up to the trip . As for the Demo , well , Knowing this bunch , thats a ability that we all know to well already !

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The Shallower the depth of the stream , The Louder the Babble !
The Taking Of Offense Is the Life Course Of The Stupid One !
Wanna Leave a Better Planet for our Kids? How about Working on BETTER KIDS for our Planet !
Forgiveness is the ability to accept an apology that you will probably NEVER GET
The truth will set you free , But FIRST, it will probably Piss you Off !
Creativity is allowing yourself to make Mistakes, Art is knowing which ones to Keep !
The Saddest thing anyone can do , is push a Loyal Person to the point that they Dont Care Anymore
Never met a STRONG person who had an EASY past !
http://wiksnwudwerks.blogspot.com/
http://www.facebook.com/groups/GatewayA ... rAssembly/

Hey Wud
I am planning to be there. If you want, I could do a demo on how I do a radial grain rosette. Demo would only take about 10-15 minutes

By the way, I am pretty much recovered from hip surgery - I can bend sides for you any time you are ready
Steve - Road trip! But you might have to help a buddy of mine help set up his shop. But then we can room and board for free

John

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John Ressler

I love it when a plan comes together.

I also really want to see that rossette demo!

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Take care of your feet, and your feet will take care of you.

John , I would love to have you do that . Sounds like an excellent Demo !

Thats ( 4 ) Demos Now .

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The Shallower the depth of the stream , The Louder the Babble !
The Taking Of Offense Is the Life Course Of The Stupid One !
Wanna Leave a Better Planet for our Kids? How about Working on BETTER KIDS for our Planet !
Forgiveness is the ability to accept an apology that you will probably NEVER GET
The truth will set you free , But FIRST, it will probably Piss you Off !
Creativity is allowing yourself to make Mistakes, Art is knowing which ones to Keep !
The Saddest thing anyone can do , is push a Loyal Person to the point that they Dont Care Anymore
Never met a STRONG person who had an EASY past !
http://wiksnwudwerks.blogspot.com/
http://www.facebook.com/groups/GatewayA ... rAssembly/

A road trip with John Ressler?

I don't know if my liver can handle that!

Gonna be a wild time for sure !

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The Shallower the depth of the stream , The Louder the Babble !
The Taking Of Offense Is the Life Course Of The Stupid One !
Wanna Leave a Better Planet for our Kids? How about Working on BETTER KIDS for our Planet !
Forgiveness is the ability to accept an apology that you will probably NEVER GET
The truth will set you free , But FIRST, it will probably Piss you Off !
Creativity is allowing yourself to make Mistakes, Art is knowing which ones to Keep !
The Saddest thing anyone can do , is push a Loyal Person to the point that they Dont Care Anymore
Never met a STRONG person who had an EASY past !
http://wiksnwudwerks.blogspot.com/
http://www.facebook.com/groups/GatewayA ... rAssembly/

Hey wud, got a question or two for ya. I am going to attend and want to watch the demos so that is $10. (I would display but don't have anything but a couple half done guitars, well guitar shaped objects that is). My fiancée will probably tag along for the trip but will be bored outta her mind lol. For her do I pay the $10 also because she will be with me or just the $5 visitor fee? I'm happy to pay either just want to send the correct amount. Thanks

Pm Sent ..

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The Shallower the depth of the stream , The Louder the Babble !
The Taking Of Offense Is the Life Course Of The Stupid One !
Wanna Leave a Better Planet for our Kids? How about Working on BETTER KIDS for our Planet !
Forgiveness is the ability to accept an apology that you will probably NEVER GET
The truth will set you free , But FIRST, it will probably Piss you Off !
Creativity is allowing yourself to make Mistakes, Art is knowing which ones to Keep !
The Saddest thing anyone can do , is push a Loyal Person to the point that they Dont Care Anymore
Never met a STRONG person who had an EASY past !
http://wiksnwudwerks.blogspot.com/
http://www.facebook.com/groups/GatewayA ... rAssembly/