Acoustic Guitar Building Course

[Zandit75]

I'm not saying I'm obsessed with this thread, but last night I dreamed I was on a guitar building course...

Except the instructor didn't turn up. Nor did the other students. So there was just me in the workshop on my own. Fortunately I was planning to build an electric so I just started cracking on with it.
Pretty good dream really!

Haha, glad to see I've had some effect on at least one person!

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[Simon Barden]

Drew, you forgot to mention that you were doing this whist naked. And then everyone else turned up.

[blinddrew]

I also didn't mention the naked accident with the orbital sander...

[wazkelly]

So many jokes but cannot mention any due to family friendly forum environment.

[Simon Barden]

Rough justice.

[Zandit75]

I'll modify this post as a running tally for those interested.
Should be interesting to see how much this all adds up to!

Course - $3,850 - Includes standard hard case(I booked before this was changed to an optional extra) and Cutaway
Flight TAS to QLD - $140
Flight QLD to TAS - $325
Pickup - $466 - Fishman Matrix Infinity Mic Blend.
Case Upgrade to a Hiscox - $200
Tuning Machines Upgrade to Gotoh 510's - $80
Accommodation - $715 - Got a great place on AirBnB just around the corner from the course!
Food & General Expenses - Approx $900 - Includes some accessories I purchased including a Dehumidifying System for the case

Total Final Cost - $6,676.00

Final update of the costs involved, all in Australian Dollars. Certainly not a cheap exercise, but one I would repeat without any hesitation at all if the funds were available again!
There are a couple of faults, some things I would have done differently after seeing how they turned out etc, take more time on some things, and less on others, which just makes me want to do the course again!!
I could never reach this level of quality just by myself without Aaron's help, and I can just imagine how much more additional money I would be looking at to gain access to his comprehensive list of workshop machinery and jigs in order to replicate this quality in my own shed!

So what's next? Hmmm, maybe it's time to hit the recording studio and get my debut solo album together??!! But first, save some money!!

[Zandit75]

Thought I might provide a bit of an update.
Last night was the Tasmanian Independent Country Music Awards night, and as a winner of the Most Popular New Talent award from last year, I was asked to perform at this years event.
This year, I was up for the Most Popular Male Vocalist, and was in the final three, just missing out on the gong. So, while I wasn't the winner, being nominated was a real honour.

The most emotional part of the night though was being asked to present my Father with his Induction as a Legend of Tasmanian Country Music. He has performed around the state for around 60yrs, and has done so mostly without any interest in gaining recognition for his efforts. We somehow kept it secret from him, and while I knew I would be emotional, we feared that he would also be too emotional if we presented him with the award before he performed.


While I was a blubbering mess, he was quite composed.
One little anecdote that I mentioned was a small event in the mid 70's where he was plucked out of the crowd to perform a couple of songs at. While waiting to go on stage, he was talking with the lead guitarist and he asked him if he knew the intro to a particular song. The guitarist assured him it would be no problem. Dad stepped up to the mic, and the then promptly forgot his words when Tommy Emmanuel opened up with a perfect intro!!

Later in the night, I had my second go on stage to perform my 2 songs, Eddie Rabbit's old classic, "I Love a Rainy Night", and Dan Seal's "Everything that Glitters". My new guitar performed beautifully, my voice thankfully didn't waver, and the band followed so closely, it was just as perfect as it could be!


I had so many people asking about my guitar, what brand it was, and also wondering how on earth I was able to build it myself!! I couldn't help but start beaming as soon as someone asked me about it.

I'll be doing a more in depth review of the guitar in the coming weeks, and thanks again for following along!

[Dedman]

Awesome, so happy for you mate.

[wazkelly]

Well done Daniel.

You deserve these accolades for all your passion and devotion.

[JohnH]

Congrats Zandit, you've done an amazing job