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I didn't want to leave without saying goodbye to some of my friends who remain here on the OLF. I made it just over 20 years and I'm told that I helped a lot of people. That was my intent and my goal.

Untrue to form I wanted to keep this short so that is intentionally what I will do.

Good luck to you all.

Hesh

Hesh, my friend - don't forget us, because we won't forget you.

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"Act your age, not your shoe size" - Prince

May God bless you, Hesh. Thanks for all the many contributions.

Thanks Hesh! Remember it should go ‘tink’ when it’s low enough…:)

Hesh I'll say goodbye as well, but you'll be back my friend. lol See you on other avenues and places.

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Au revoir, and I wish you fair winds and following seas my friend.

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The name catgut is confusing. There are two explanations for the mix up.

Catgut is an abbreviation of the word cattle gut. Gut strings are made from sheep or goat intestines, in the past even from horse, mule or donkey intestines.

Otherwise it could be from the word kitgut or kitstring. Kit meant fiddle, not kitten.

Thanks for all your help Hesh.

Thanks Hesh. You kept things interesting here. I am fading as well. I think I am n the twilight of my lutherie career.

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It's not what you don't know that hurts you, it's what you do know that's wrong.

Sorry to hear your decision to part ways with the OLF Hesh my friend.

Whether I agreed with, or adhere to, every one of your 13,700+ posts here or not -- I always appreciated your honesty, straight forward constructive criticism and willingness to help others.

Some of your tutorial posts were well worth printing and saving, offering detail few here have matched in content or in the time spent preparing them.

So, you will be missed here Hesh, and thanks for your years of contributions.

Our friendship doesn't end here, you'll hear from me pardner.

Take care,
Brian R

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Brian R, Wood Mechanic
N8ZED

Absolutely agreed.

I was thinking of you several times this week as I searched for the right "tink" on a bunch of guitars my friend was showing me, and also some of my own.

I hope you and Dave may someday offer more educational content such as more classes and/or setup videos, maybe through Robbie Obrien's site.

All the best to you!

Leo

Thank you for all the years of posting and keeping the forum interesting. Good luck on your future endeavors.

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Jason Moe
LaCrosse WI 54601

I only stayed because you were here. My time to go is now
goodbye

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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

This is not good. Sorry to hear this too John. Thanks for your years of dedication to providing help to hundreds of builders eager to learn, count me in as one of them. dang man.

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Brian R, Wood Mechanic
N8ZED

John, shouldn't you stick around to make sure ASIA has a presence here?

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"Act your age, not your shoe size" - Prince

What's happened? I refer to any John and hesh posts and information when I do nearly anything!

That’s quite disappointing John. Alas.

^ Agreed

I check in here at the OLF once every few months but don't post anymore ... and just checked in to see you're leaving. I hope everything is ok (ie not leaving due to poor health or whatnot). I remember being very impressed with your fretting process/description and adopted much of it in my own process. So thank you for that !!!! You've given a lot of time, effort, and love to the OLF community and I'm sure it is appreciated and that you will be missed.

I wish you all the best !!!!

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Simon Fay

What Simon said (no pun intended)

All the best, M