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TVvoodoo wrote: Tue Aug 17, 2021 9:22 pm who's not quite so insane, so he claims.
Without third party verification, I am going to take this claim with a solid grain of salt! :mrgreen:
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Chocol8 wrote: Wed Aug 18, 2021 3:12 pm
TVvoodoo wrote: Tue Aug 17, 2021 9:22 pm who's not quite so insane, so he claims.
Without third party verification, I am going to take this claim with a solid grain of salt! :mrgreen:
My advice is, please don't ask my wife or kids
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Hope you still have both ears ;)
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OMG..custom order from Nigel in the UK!!!@

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Should I make it to his spec?
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TVvoodoo wrote: Mon Aug 23, 2021 10:48 pm OMG..custom order from Nigel in the UK!!!@

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Should I make it to his spec?
Maybe he's a gnome? :lol:
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"Nobody knows who they were, or what they were doing, but their legacy remains... hewn into the living rock of ...Stonehenge!"
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TVvoodoo wrote: Mon Aug 23, 2021 10:48 pm OMG..custom order from Nigel in the UK!!!@

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Should I make it to his spec?
are you painting the lettering or freehand or do you have stamps that will work?
I think that if the customer is always right and you are supposed to give them what they want.

What would be funny is if someone really requested that, and that is what they wanted, and they sent you pics of their Spinal Tap diorama.
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Make sure you get paid upfront, and then build to spec!
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TVvoodoo wrote: Mon Aug 23, 2021 10:48 pm OMG..custom order from Nigel in the UK!!!@

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Should I make it to his spec?
Well postage wouldn't be so heavy ;)

Is it like the reverse of one of those things you used to put in the oven and it would shrink?
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Perhaps he wants a strap for a scale model guitar?
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@ronnx have you ever seen Spinal Tap, the film?



Hey Peeps, it's been awhile.

Feeling Kind of Blue today, yesterday, probably tomorrow too. Took much of last week off to move our youngest son into residence at University to continue his Engineering program. His first year last year he worked from home remotely, due to Covid, which was pretty cool, saved us major costs, and he actually excelled, considering it's known as a tough program. The calculations sheets he showed us, man, like strange alien language LOL!

Anyway, he's the last of our brood to leave home and I swear, never thought I'd feel this... Empty Nest syndrome is so damn real. I found myself wandering 'round where the kids' rooms are, feeling melancholy... both my wife and seem sort of lost, purposeless? No real tears, as both our kids are fantastic, well-rounded, independent young adults. But we worried more for him than or older daughter.... a nervous young man, totally feeling like a fish out of water when we said goodbye. Turns out he's already found himself a chess group, been to a pub a couple of times, joined up with an indoor rock climbing club, hasn't even started his classes yet LOL!

Leading up to all this, actually thought we'd be celebrating the newfound "freedom." Instead I feel almost like I'm mourning a lost family pet, or something vaguely like that, but deeper still. Have to relearn how to cook portions, and take on all his chores LOL! Not much time here to wallow in self pity. Over the past week I've got some new custom orders on the books, a lot of work you will see here, tooling etc. So, at least I have some direction can focus the initiative required to take care of those jobs. I think I might attend a guitar show as a vendor, either Edmonton or Saskatoon in November, so that will give me something extra to build up towards.

Enough about me! It is nice to be back here in the shop, sorting things out, boxing up orders, all that. Well-Hungarian in Wicomico County, MD sent back a photo of his 2008 Gibson Custom Shop 335 wearing a "Carpetbagger" 😍 What a gorgeous pull-together. Says Doug: "Absolutely beautiful strap, excellent quality." There's more to this story, but thank you Doug, and welcome to the clan!

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Doug actually got his strap via Paul, whom I mixed orders up with. Paul in Oregon was supposed to get a Purple Paisley strap, got this one by mistake. It was Doug way over in Maryland who purchased sunflower and got paisley. Anyway, these two gentlemen were so fine to deal with... both promptly mailing each other the proper goods all across the USA, refusing compensation offered. Can't say enough about how kind and accommodating they both were. A common joke/mindset up here in Canada is to endure or avoid 'mericans. I absolutely refute that after over a dozen years meeting, conversing and doing business with hundreds and hundreds of y'alls.

Canada, USA, even abroad across both big ponds, seems indicative of the sort of customer generally I've served over the past decade. Just good people, respectful, honest, solid wingmen sort of dudes seem to populate the Well-Hung tribe, and I am so graced and pleased to be able to meet, know and serve you all.
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We dropped our oldest off last week. No tears shed on either end other than when I had to pay the tuition bill.

Two more years to get rid of the younger one, then I can move somewhere that sucks less.
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No TV, other than a bit and piece in channel surfing. Perhaps some day I will watch it.
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Kooky tale on how by pure chance I managed to acquire more of this dark and scary skull-embossed vegtan leather... but the important thing is... I did!As ironical as it may sound... the Well-Hung Genocide series can now be resurrected! :-O Choose your own colour scheme, I'll make you a custom version which'll probably creep both you and your bandmates out!

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This one, dyed black then rubbed lightly with silver paste wax, then clearcoated. Mounted to a 3" wide padded black leather base, goes nice and lonnnnnnnnnnnng for face meltin' comfort

Speaking of creepy... A new one on the bench nearly ready to shoot off... probably tomorrow... read 'em and weep, "Dead Man's Hand" again

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This one, based on the legend of what Wild Bill Hickok was holding when he got himself shot mid-game right at the table. Well, perhaps end of game is more accurate. I figured the "All In" inscription helped put things in perspective... many more pics on facebook.



Also... Starry Night 2.0 is well along the way...

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always much more near-daily StrapLab action on F-book, suggest you find/like/follow. Don't care much for faceborg but it's flexible and the audience is much more diverse. When stuff gets shared, it can kind of really take off and snowball a bit in interesting ways, which is cool. Reaching more people is what I need right now, but I won't forget my AGF roots.

Burstologist in the British Isles requests a strap to match this boring old plaintop.
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A lovin' wife in Fort McMurray orders a strap for her hubby's birthday

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Tried something, failed miserably, but it's still going to be for sale LOL!

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I was trying to do butterscotch blonde, if you can believe it. Got bucked off bigtime, had to recover.
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I delivered late, but here's a promo for my newest strap, sincerely sorry for the delay Brad!

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few things coming out of the shop...

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Another couple of pairs of old school leather straplocks going to california today, to meet guitars so fair

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"Baron Von Farout of Trippyton," and "Lord Paisley of Grooveshire" are coming soon to Reverb, they are actually opposite sides of the same heavy, slightly metallic looking fabric

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"Imperialist Scum" features beaded flags of nine different countries, and some of them I don't even know what they are

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"Bravado" is coming soon to the store probably on the weekend

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"Hammered" is a rare all-black Well-Hung creation

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My first ever Left-handed guitar strap

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and Ace of Spades #5 "Honey" has landed in Jolly old England

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As always, lots more details, many more pics on f-book and reverb

Hope fall is treating you all well.
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LOL at the lefty!
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New so far outta the straplab this week...

Two by Four

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Bone Hunter (as opposed to boner hunter LOL!)

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a couple of new ladderback hendrix/gilmours in gorgeous brown suede with suede lacing

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Djentleman's Choice

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TVvoodoo wrote: Mon Aug 23, 2021 10:48 pm OMG..custom order from Nigel in the UK!!!@

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Should I make it to his spec?
Was that Nigel Tufnel? Will it have a tiny little stonehenge carved onto it?
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Epiphone Casino coupe
Epiphone dot studio
Fender USA strat w mjt body _w Original body 81
Fender lead II
Firefly spalted 338
Squier affinity tele bsb
Squier strat std relic
Squier subsonic baritone
Agile al2500 albino
Agile al3001 hsb
Sx ash Ltd strat
Sx ash strat short scale
Sx ash tele
Sx callisto jr
Dean vendetta
Washburn firebird. Ps10
Johnson trans red strat
Johnson jazz box Vegas
Seville explorer
Inlaid tele
flametop bigsby tele wood inlaid neck
23

Acoustics
new Eastman acoustic
Sigma dm3 dread x2 (his and hers)
Fender 12 str
Ibanez exotic wood
Silvercreek rosewood 00
Ovation steel str
martin backpacker acoustic
Johnson dobro

TVvoodoo wrote: Wed Sep 29, 2021 10:57 am New so far outta the straplab this week...


Bone Hunter (as opposed to boner hunter LOL!)

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Was thinking the white leather should have been called the herb Tarlek. He died just a few months ago.
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nomadh wrote: Wed Sep 29, 2021 4:08 pm
TVvoodoo wrote: Wed Sep 29, 2021 10:57 am New so far outta the straplab this week...


Bone Hunter (as opposed to boner hunter LOL!)

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Was thinking the white leather should have been called the herb Tarlek. He died just a few months ago.
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As a former advertising salesperson, TV airtime, Radio and Newspaper, I was quite saddened regarding the loss of our hero/role model.
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Things are getting dark here in the straplab!

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Also, a new compilation vid... hope your submitted pix made the cut!

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WINNING LOL!!! Love the soundtrack!
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