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We are planing our open house here at Blues Creek Guitars in Hegins Pa. The tentative date is July 17 from 10 till ???? We didn't have one last year for Family reasons but hope to do this as yearly. Please let me know if you think you may want to come. I need help with presentors and if you want to do one please let me know.
I will have a PA set up for those that want to play and a few Amps will be available. Hey Todd Stock ,you commin? Hope to see you soon. If there is a big enough turn out I may do this 2 days.
thanks
john hall

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John Hall
blues creek guitars
Authorized CF Martin Repair
Co President of ASIA
You Don't know what you don't know until you know it

I'm in!! Sounds Great.

Glenn

Dam John, I wish I was close. It would be great to see your shop, meet you and all the other builders, there are some drawbacks to living in the boonies! What an opportunity!

Ya'll have fun,
Joe

Hey John, Glad to hear this great news! I agree with Todd. You're just an hour away, so if Todd & I and whoever else comes early can help, we will.

I'll have been back in the country for 4 days at that point, so I'd like to come!

Jim

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Jim Kirby
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John ,I would definatly attend , I am also willing to arrive early or leave late to help with some of the fundamental chores of presentation.I also agree with Todd on the food issue, its enough you are giving your time and space, we can feed ourselves, even if it is a group buy on some 's or something.a neck removal and reset demonstration would be of interest to me . Jody

Ok we can order out we have chinese and Pizza , Helpers will not be tossed
john

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John Hall
blues creek guitars
Authorized CF Martin Repair
Co President of ASIA
You Don't know what you don't know until you know it

Sounds great, looking forward to checking out your shop and meeting you and those that attend.

Chuck

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Looking forward to being there with my wife. Let us know details as you figure them out, John.

Chris.

I am interested maybe we can do a carpool from the Windsor, Detroit area.

Fred

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Fred Tellier
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Wow, I would love to come John. It's a long ways from Arkansas but I will see what can be worked out.

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I may have to do a 2 day open house. What would you guys like to see presented ? I think with the current questions of CA and Rosettes , I will show my method of rosetting a top . If anyone feels they have a great tidbit and want to do a demo please let me know , This is to be an open house and an exchange of ideas.
Also we will have a swap meet and woods to sell. Bring along what you want .

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John Hall
blues creek guitars
Authorized CF Martin Repair
Co President of ASIA
You Don't know what you don't know until you know it

I could do a demo on how to break sides when bending, how to destroy a top routing a rosette, how to build a neck that is too small at the joint, then how to make the joint to small for the neck, and back and forth until you have to start over.

Count me in! I am in eastern PA so could come early to help set up also.

Or I could do a demo on how to exceed a credit limit buying wood and tools

Sounds like a good time. Count me in! Of course I can pitch in as well.

Ben

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- Ben Pak
North Wales, Pa.

Hi John - had a great time at your last open house - you can count me in for this one. As for topics - I have been using your side bending machine with success for the last three years - but have not worked up the courage to try to bend a cut away - perhaps a demo of this? Also, I have read and experimented with intonation but would like to watch someone who really knows how to demonstrate the proper way to intonate an acoustic guitar. Just two ideas - the demos last time were very good and any sharing of info is useful for a beginner like me. Any contributions I could make to defray costs for such an undertaking - let me know. thanks for doing this - looking forward to seeing you and everyone else. Bill Tolan.

I am looking forward to seeing old friends ,and will be happy to see some new faces. To those that won't make it , we will have some you tube high lights. I want to thank all of you for your support ,Blues Creek Guitars wouldn't be around without your help , Brenda and I want you all to know ,we don't take your support lightly and again thanks

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John Hall
blues creek guitars
Authorized CF Martin Repair
Co President of ASIA
You Don't know what you don't know until you know it

I would love to come but I couldn't justify flying over the Atlantic to come! I hope you make videos .

I'm interested in going but will have to get closer to the actual date before I can fully commit.

As a new builder, I would like to see:

1) the demo on tool sharpening
2) French Polishing (I know, it's been done to death).

Thanks for the invitation John!

Any demos of inlay work would go over well.

Fred

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Fred Tellier
http://www.fetellierguitars.com
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Wow, I might actually be able to come, I am going down to the Carlisle car show with my dad on the 10th. How far is that from your place John?

Carisle isn't too far , within 2 hrs . I will make more definite points closer to the open house but Dovetail neck set and nuts can be arranged. An inlay demo is also a sure thing. Any one that wants to do a demo let me know
email me at tippie@epix.net

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John Hall
blues creek guitars
Authorized CF Martin Repair
Co President of ASIA
You Don't know what you don't know until you know it

I would love to see these 3 items. I am looking to make a shooting board in the near future and this would be great to see in use (in person opposed to video)

I am gonna plan on coming to this. Will you post directions and all ? I will probably make it a weekend trip as I have some friends around Harrisburg - York area.

I am a newbie. I have built 6 guitars with #'s 7 and 8 on the bench. Being a newbie, here are some demos or builds I'd like to see :

Sound ports, adjustible necks and how they work, how to put in a side bevel, routing and binding a headstock and fingerboard (like gibson SJ200's), tips on doing your first cutaway.

Really looking forward too this. Last luthier event I went to was 2008 GAl convention and I loved it.

Dan Reese

Mapquest has good directions. The Hegins exit is 112 rt 81. We are about 8 miles off the interstate. Head west as you get into Hegins , I am about 2 miles from the town square. Once you go past the cemetery look for the first paved road to the left. Ride it till it turns to dirt , then look for the big rock with 244 painted on it. You can see out shop and house to your left . Looking forward.

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John Hall
blues creek guitars
Authorized CF Martin Repair
Co President of ASIA
You Don't know what you don't know until you know it

Really looking forward to this.

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