Originally Posted by ozzbike
An almost similar story for me, building guitars has literally been a life saver.
Late in 2016 I collapsed and went into hospital. They diagnosed that I had a PE (a Pulmonary Embolism) between my heart and my lungs, and they gave me drugs to get rid of it which I now have to take for the rest of my life, and the caveat that I should do some mild form of activity such as play an instrument while the PE clears.
As a guitar player since the age of 14 and still having those old Axes I dug out the old Ason Strat copy and two acoustics from the dusty wardrobe in the back room knowing instantly that after near 40 years of being idle they needed a lot of work. The journey of finding parts for them took me past this site and a few other kit guitar sites. A few repairs and 15 odd kits later and here we are, I'm still alive, the PE is gone and I have found a new love to pass my free time....
I'm not a good guitar player, nor a good finisher by any stretch of the imagination, but I do know gear and how to do a decent setup and how to get good tone.... and for me that is enough.
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