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Chief, If they were looking to save money, wouldn't pop-rivets have been faster, and thus cheaper? RBSinTo

sparquelito, No offense taken. Because I prefer to keep the guitars in a humidity-controlled environment, they are always kept in cases with humidifiers unless being played. They are within easy reach, and I have never not played because it was too much trouble to take one out of the case. Oh. And one more thing. I am far too young to be called "Sir". Instead, if you like, you can just call me what my wife calls me: $h1thead. RBSinTo

Chief, Similar, but not as intense as what happens during good sex. RBSinTo

sparquelito, "problem" not solved. Guitars are kept in cases or gig bag unless, and until being played, and then go back into cases or gig bag. Want a floor rack that will hold six guitars INSIDE THEIR CASES, and am not interested in hanging "naked" guitars on the walls. RBSinTo

Murph, My Gibson j-45, Guild GAD jf-30, Washburn parlour, and Grenada ES-335 knock-off electric, were all sourced on kijiji, or Craigslist, and I've been happy with all of them. RBSinTo

Chief, I can't comment on them as I live in Canada, and haven tried to purchase anything from them while in the States. RBSinTo

What I think is that unless I'm buying a __________________ from a reputable store or dealer, if I can't see it alive and in the flesh, I'm not interested. And Craigslist, kijiji, ebay and the like are not reputable dealers. They are auction sites, and nothing more. That's what I think. RBSinTo

Fawfus, Get thee to a Luthier, and you'll get the best advice based on a visual inspection of your guitar. RBSinTo

Long story short: we are having some house minor renovations and painting done, and now that we've managed to dispose of our children on kijiji, I will be storing and playing my guitars in a converted bedroom. I have six guitars (five kept in hard cases, and one in a gig bag, when not being played) and I'd like to find a storage rack for them. The ones I've seen on-line seem to be for multiple instruments , but each slot is too narrow to hold a guitar in its case. If what I want doesn't exist, I'll just make one from PVC pipe and wood, but I wonder if anyone here knows of and can recommend an existing commercially-available rack that fits my needs? Please and thanks, RBSinTo

Chief, In the 60-odd years that I've owned and played various guitars, exactly one, my 1974 D-28, needed a pickguard replaced, so I'm at a loss to understand the advantage to make changing pickguards easier by using screws rather than adhesives. RBSinTo

"Out of ther Blue" by The Band, from "The Last Waltz" concert. Stunningly haunting and beautiful song. RBSinTo

Chief, Check out the j-45 "Chatty Cathy" or the much older and rarer j-45 " Gabby Hayes" variants, which both have this feature. RBSinTo

I change strings whenever my guitars ask me to. RBSinTo

MissouriPicker, RBSinTo's Law: "Everybody does what they do. You do what you do. He does what he does. And I do what I do." Or, as Uncle Sidney always said, "That's why we have chocolate, and why we have vanilla." RBSinTo

sparquelito, My Matsumoku factory ES335 knock-off has "Witch Hats", and my Solo Music Gear kit guitar uses "Speed knobs". But if you don't mind, when it comes to knob grabbing, I prefer when The Lovely Missus RBSinTo does it, rather than doing it myself. RBSinTo

Chief, No. I'm a goalie, so I don't do any body-checking. And besides, this isn't league play, but rather pick-up (same group of guys every game, but teams are made up differently each time), so while it is good hockey, it is non-contact. RBSinTo

Chief, That would be him. Pretty decent hockey player, by the way. RBSinTo

From time to time I play hockey with Jeff Long. The next time I do, I'll ask him about this. RBSinTo

Take a Di-Gel and you'll be fine. RBSinTo

Ceptorman, Take the plunge and buy the kit. Lots of fun, and very a satisfying project that's well worth the effort. RBSinTo

jdgm, Things in our little corner of the world with hair-raising prices on them? Houses. Apartment rentals. Supermarket food items. Restaurant meals. I'll leave it to others to kvetch about expensive guitars. RBSinTo

Chief, That depends on your point of view.🙃 RBSinto

Ceptorman, The prices are reasonable, in part because the accessories that come in the standard kits are not high-end, and discerning purchasers often up-grade tuners, pick-ups, bridges and the like, as well as the finishing suppliers, all which can substantially increase the over-all cost. While I built both guitars without up-grading anything other than strings, the classic acoustic was just a $300.00 guitar which paled by comparison to my much better Martin, Gibson and Guild acoustics. One the other hand, I am extremely pleased and impressed with the electric, and feel it plays much better than the $400.00 guitar that it is. RBSinTo

Ceptorman, The kit I bought came from a store here in Toronto called Solo Music Gear that specializes in guitar kits as well as acessories, and finishing supplies. https://www.solomusicgear.com/product/solo-bnjk-50-string-banjo-kit/ I don't know where the kits are made, but they are well done and the two others I bought and assembled (classical acoustic, https://www.solomusicgear.com/product/solo-ack-10-diy-classical-guitar-kit/ and single cut-away thick hollow body jazz electric guitar) https://www.solomusicgear.com/product/solo-es-style-diy-guitar-kit-maple-neck-flamed-maple-top/ did not require any adjustments to the pieces before assembly. I assume these kits are similar to those available from StuMac and similar sellers in the States. Hope this information helps. RBSinTo

merciful-evens, Thanks, but its really more about making it, than playing it. RBSinTo