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The biggest question in Luthiery
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Answer the big questions first. The main problem I encountered as a beginning luthier, and the mistake I see being made over and over again by beginning luthiers, is they forget to answer the big questions first.
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Resonator Guitar Biscuit Cone Tweak
I'm not a huge fan of guitar voodoo- you won't find me filing away the nut in between the string slots, or clamping things to head stocks. All these things can change the tone of a guitar in theory. Does they contribute to...
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Jeffrey Foucault and the Mule
Jeffrey Foucault playing Rainier Ptacek on his Mule resonator guitar, and then I died.
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Truly Made by Hand
Generally speaking if you wanted a resonator guitar you bought it from one place or you bought an import. Three guys in Saginaw, MI give another alternative. An argument can be made what "handmade" actually means. If...
The New Sound
THE NEW SOUND- Built in inspiration is a new sound. When you hear things you haven't heard in an instrument you go someplace new. It's uncomfortable at first because it's unexpected. You settle in a bit and start fishing...
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Jeffery Foucault’s New Album
https://www.pledgemusic.com/projects/bloodbrothers“It’s not about the guitar,” resonators are our community softball league- where we meet other like minded souls and attempt to get a long just a bit better. If you think...
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Matt on Netflix
So last month my girlfriend Jenni and I flew to the U.K. what got us there is probably the most random guitar maker story ever.
Jason Momoa - Aquaman, Khal Drogo, Declan Harp - has a show on Netflix called Frontier which is...
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Let me stand next to your fire. Guitars O the Week. When the customer’s name is “Pope” you know he’s legit. Muleresophonic.com #thenewsoundofsteel #resonatorguitar #handmade
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Woodstock Guitar Show
I’ll be at Woodstock this weekend. With me will be three steels, a trI cone, single and a cutaway. Matt...
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The New Sound of Steel - BIG 'OL LASER
https://youtu.be/NcyQSDr_r_E
BUT I THOUGHT YOUR GUITARS WERE HANDCRAFTED
#madebyhand
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Charlie Parr Returns
Charlie Parr returns to Mule end of March. We shall record. Hearts and faces will be melted. Matt...
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Wild Ideas and Just Saying Yes
The Yes Man. Mocked throughout the cubicles. "Don't be a yes man." is used in contexts other than the office to try to instill in people a sense of pushing back, going against the grain, standing up for their own...
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