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So I'm about to finish up a new DVD on cutaways. I wanted to give a couple away. You don't have to buy anything. Simply send an e-mail to: freedvd@mayesguitars.com and you are entered. No message is needed in the subject. Put your name in the topic. I'll draw a couple names either late this week, or Monday next week. That's it. Good luck.

If you have any questions e-mail me direct (not at the address above as that is only for contest purposes) You'll be notified by e-mail if you win (or not) and I'll post the names of the winners here too.

-John

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John Mayes
http://www.mayesluthier.com

Will you be covering both Venetian and Florentine cutaways?

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-Marcus
http://www.bailieguitars.com
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John

This is pretty cool of you.

Bob

No. I will be doing a Florentine. They are vastly more complicated (my opinion), harder to execute in both binding, and assembly. The only thing you would want to see in a soft cutaway not described in great detail on this video (mentioned briefly, but not much) is bending the cutaway curve on a venetian. Other than that everything else translates, and then some. I'll be showing full mitering and binding, bending, assembly, ect on a sharp cut, as well as I'll cover all the major points of difference between a non-cut and a cut.

I don't cover the soft cutaway for a couple reasons. First because of the above reasons. Secondly because I only make sharp cutaways these days and don't have my jigs for soft cuts handy.

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John Mayes
http://www.mayesluthier.com

There is still time to enter. I'll finish filming in the next couple days, and then I'll spend a couple days editing, ect. Then I'll pick a winner.

I've had some other questions about the topics covered. While this doesn't mention them all the main points I cover are the differences between a cutaway and a non cutaway. Some of those include:

- Side Profiles
- Marking/measuring cutaway positioning and cutting it
- Bending the cutaway section
- Making and gluing blocks
- Bowl sanding
- Lining and angles
- Brace layout
- Boxing up
- Binding the cutaway tip, and neck side
- full mitering of purfling on all points and edges
- Neck alignment

So far I've ran through 2 hours worth of raw film. I still have the binding to go. I'll update my site that has all my dvd's for sale on it when it is available ( www.mayesguitars.com/newvdvd.html ).

Till then follow the instructions in the first post and enter the contest if you like. Again no purchase necessary.

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John Mayes
http://www.mayesluthier.com

I'll draw a winner later tomorrow (Friday) evening. So if you've no entered yet (have over 100 entries) then now is your last chance. I've filmed the entire video (over 3 hours of footage) and I'll be editing for the next couple days. Here is a really quickly thrown together teaser:

http://www.mayesguitars.com/cutaways.mov

Must have quicktime to view. It's about 6mb for you dial up users.

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John Mayes
http://www.mayesluthier.com

Ok so I'm having to do some things today that will prevent me from drawing late tonight. So I'm drawing now. Well... I just drew. Hi my name is Simon and I like to do drawings....

Here is a youtube video of the winners being drawn!!

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John Mayes
http://www.mayesluthier.com

Woo hoo! Thanks, John!

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Jonathan Kendall, Siloam Springs AR

Thanks for playing. Now I gotta trim the fat on this DVD. This is the most raw footage of any DVD I've ever shot... gotta squeeze it down to 2 hours.

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John Mayes
http://www.mayesluthier.com

I demand an inquiry into the sweepstakes proceedings!!!

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Billy Dean Thomas
Covina, CA

"Multi famam, conscientiam, pauci verentur."
(Many fear their reputation, few their conscience)

Johnathan, there was obviously a spelling error as that should read Darryl Young. Right part of the country, just wrong name.

Hey I finished my first build. Need to let you play it and see what you think.

Darryl

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Formerly known as Adaboy.......

I just placed an order for a copy. Can't wait...

Thanks. I plan on shipping all the orders on Monday. I'm halfway through editing at this time. Just over an hour edited and now getting to the binding/purfling.

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John Mayes
http://www.mayesluthier.com

I'm calling the cops if I see you parked outside my house waiting for the mailman next week...

That'd be great to check out your guitar, congrats on completing one. I'm pretty booked up for the rest of this month but let's meet up sometime in May.

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Jonathan Kendall, Siloam Springs AR

Hey John

Thanks for the raffle!!!

I finally won something


Gary

I have gone to mayesguitars.com and have not been able to find any videos? Can someone provide a link?

Mike

www.mayesguitars.com/newdvd

Thanks

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John Mayes
http://www.mayesluthier.com

Everyone's orders have went out. Most went out Monday, I got the rest mailed today. Thanks all!

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John Mayes
http://www.mayesluthier.com

Mine arrived yesterday! I haven't gotten all the way through them yet, but there's a lot of good tips there. (them = I got another of John's videos along with the cutaway one)

Thanks John. Looks good.

Mike

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Mike Lindstrom