| Spruce Pine Name: david City: Spruce Pine State: NC County: Mitchell Join Date: Sep 2009 Age: 47  10-29-2009, 11:07 PM
Ha, I bet you thought I was talking about wood, eh? Nope. It's my little 'ville on the Hill, between Asheville and Boone. Anyway, that's where I'm from. Spruce Pine. I signed up about six weeks ago. I suppose it's about time I introduced myself. I am David Wiseman. A professional Land Surveyor looking for employment. Currently I'm working on starting a lutherie. This is something I love! There aren't many in the area providing guitar repair and service, so maybe I've found my "spot."
I've spent the past few months touring yard sales, craigslist, friends and neighbors looking for tools for my shop.I 've gotten most of the things I need for my lutherie. I'm still lacking a small table saw, planer, lots more clamps and room. Rare Woods in Newland and The Stroup Hobbie Shop have been great at helping me find some of the woods that I need. I have available some wood that I think may make some wonderful soundboards and some to carve a few necks. I will need to get that to someone that can work it for me.
I'm going to build a few "kits" and progress from there. Currently I have one guitar in the planning stage, one started and two dulcimers in progress. All from scratch. A few repairs, adjustments, refrets and lessons would round out a decent business for me. I'd like to find some scale drawings that I could use or modify. I sure wouldn't want to violate any Federal Copyright Laws but I would buy drawings that no one has a use for anymore.
If there are any other luthiers here, I'd love to talk.
I can rant some more later.
Peace, ya'all!
dw
"..if you want to build a guitar, get a piece of wood and rub it until a guitar appear!" - unknown | 
Luthers are scarce, so I guess there is a niche market for them. 
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