@clinton Its best to cut all the wood you want to use to near finished sizes and let it air dry to ensure the moisture content is even both sides. Cutting just before you use means that an outside fac...

@tv1 I have boards of century old Koa that I use for my necks. Each time, I have to square and quarter saw them. Luckily next door the furniture shop let me use their bench joiner for a small fee. One...

It was a choice of Alder or Mahogany. Majority vote was Mahogany and I remember it rang a really nice tap tone compared to the Alder that did not ring so much.

Thank you Mark and Carol for giving us something to look forward to in life amidst the current state of the world. Truly appreciate all that you guys do and the sense of kinship with all the members. ...

I have to agree with Darren on this - the live streams gave/still gives me something to look forward to amidst the gloom....... The GM Community has also been totally brilliant! Thanks to everyone who...

Hi Mark and Carol, This last year has been just awful for so many people but, certainly for me, having your livestreams to look forward to and the clubhouse/classroom feel of the livechat, including a...

Woo-hoo! @markbailey & Carol, What an enormously generous thing to do! I of course hope that I will win but as I never win anything at least I won’t feel down if I don’t. 😂 Best of luck to...

Thanks Mark and Carol. What a great bunch of super cool guitar enthusiasts. 😎 I’m here because of your livestreams during the lockdown as well. Life is good as I am getting ready to start my f...

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Please re-enter/allocate any tickets allocated to me to be among others who enter. Whilst it would be a privilege to play a Bailey guitar, I'm overrun with guitars and my wife likes the little bit of ...

Well said Robin I think we would all agree

@markbailey and Carol Thank you for all these livestreams and the online courses and the chance to win lockdown lucy. Had it not be for lockdown, I would never have found you and I wouldn't be buildin...

@markbailey Lockdown Lucy will be a big miss I'm so used to seeing it in the background on every live stream. Please take a photo and put it where we can all see it. I was trying to think of a few wor...

How to get your hands on LOCKDOWN LUCY!!!! 😲 Attachment : mark - lockdown lucy.JPG Finally … someone is going to be getting to play our Lockdown Lucy - the Bandsman Special Made Live du...

@TV101 So it's 300 year oldMahogany We've been in lockdown a long time now, must be nearly 400 years old by now.

@tv1 OMG! took me awhile I am such a dodo. Yes yes yes Lucy will be the 300 year old walnut guitar.

We are allowed out for essential food shopping only and there isn't much else open anyway. And we can't even stop off for a click and collect at Toolstation on the way home from a hospital appointmen...

@rocknroller912 That sounds roughly what we have here. There are more places open then what would be considered essential but as our numbers are low I guess more and more places are slowly re-opening....

@mattbeels We are allowed out for essential food shopping only and there isn't much else open anyway. Even take away food shops are delivery only unless they have an outdoor serving hatch. Also for ex...

@rocknroller912 we are still not allowed to go anywhere. Say what?!? Total lockdown as in stay in the house or at least on your property? How do you get sundries and such?