Here's a clip of "Akoestische Heeren" when we played at a silver wedding anniversary. Stijn is the guitar player on the left, the one in the middle is Dirk and the guy on the bass is me.

So a couple of years ago I decided to try and make a 12-string myself.

This is beautiful @marcel, I have thoughts of making a 12 string one day. You are inspiring me. 

Made a mistake (or a happy accident) drilling one of the holes for the tuners. But it wasn't difficult to repair it.

@marcel I’ve done exactly the same thing but like you say, it is easy to repair. 

You are inspiring me. 

Wow, that's the best compliment I can get.

I'm planning on building another 12-string in the near future. I love the sound of a 12-string and as I gave this one away I'd love to have one again.

@johnnierox-boo Over the years I've learned that most happy accidents can be repaired, so I'm no longer afraid to make mistakes nor am I very frustrated anymore when I make them. I now consider it a challenge to repair the happy incidents.

I'm not sure what is more impressive ...

The flexibility of that body design that can be a bass, 6- or 12-string

The quality of the workmanship that's gone into that build

The quality of the materials - looks stunning

Big congratulations!

Can I be your friend @marcel.

I’m 55 in a couple of years and you give out such lovely presents ?

Another stunning example of your work..

@david-johnson09

Can I be your friend @marcel.

Tart.

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And your point is @TV1010101....?

@tv1010101 Thank you for your kind words!

Can I be your friend @marcel.

You can try.

@marcel Hey Marcel, I’ve got a birthday coming up, need another friend?

You are a very generous man and I know how fantastic it feels to give something away that you have made to a person who really appreciates it. It’s the best thing in the world!

Keep rocking and I actually love drummers! Heres’s a secret - In the only band I have ever really played in, the drummer, Brian, was by far the most accomplished musician of us all. He had been pro since before I was born and had recorded sessions for the likes of Mott the Hoople in the sixties. Great guy and still lives for his drumming. Without someone who can keep time and hit things we’re all lost!

I also loved the Beatles Rickenbackers and owned a blue 620 for a while but sold it after our band split. Still regret it. Now that was a guitar with lots of knobs and switches, stereo output and two cable sockets. Not sure I ever quite understood what everything did, I just played with it until I got a sound I liked and it was a great sound! The idea of feeding two amps at the same time with different output signals was quite cool, although I never actually did it. I quite fancy a semi hollow bodied 12 string. Marcel! You don’t know what you may have started here! Our wives will all hate you! “What do you mean it’s completely different to all the others? It’s another bloody guitar isn’t it?”

@marcel Accidents are just an unexpected opportunity to learn something new. Craftsmanship isn’t about making no mistakes, its about learning how to fix them in such a way that nobody would know they had happened in the first place, or being able to think up a BS reason why you wanted to do it that way all along!

I now consider it a challenge to repair the happy incidents.

@marcel Yes I have learned to relax more and when a happy accident comes along (they always do), I just smile and fix it. 

Hey Marcel, I’ve got a birthday coming up, need another friend?

I've got lots of friends, most of them virtual.

Our wives will all hate you!

That's ok as long as their husbands don't.

@johnnierox-boo I don't mind the happy accidents, but I still try to avoid them though.

I've got lots of friends, most of them virtual.

Is that different to imaginary?

I have many many (imaginary) friends.  I like to think of all of the voices as being my friends.  Otherwise, what are they doing in my head??