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InvisibleautomanM
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Re: Just wondering, what do YOU do? [Re: Woland]
    #5354112 - 03/01/06 04:27 PM (17 years, 10 months ago)

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Woland said:
Hey automan how did you get the gig as a luthier. I have no experience in it but it sounds interesting...




when i was growing up, we didnt have excess money to fix my instruments when they got messed up. i learned to fix things one at a time until i had built up my knowledge. my first summer home after college, i started working with wood and realized it was more fullfilling than college so i applied to gibson guitars. they said they only had an opening in the custom shop. the night before my interview i read a repair/building guide. the next day i had my interview. the book made it so i could better bullshit my way through the interview... i called everything by the propper name. since i passed the interview, i went in for the hands on portion. while i walked through theplant, i watched how people held the hand tools they were using. how you hold a file or chisel is half the battle in getting the propper results. i then passed the hands on portion and was hired that week.

once i got into the shop, all the guys there showed me what i needed to know to do my job. once i learned one aspect of building, i asked to be transfered to another task. i did this for a few years until i quit to tour full time.

i got the job as guitar tech by meeting as many people as i could during the years of touring.


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Re: Just wondering, what do YOU do? [Re: blaze2]
    #5354229 - 03/01/06 05:07 PM (17 years, 10 months ago)

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I work construction/demolition.


...Me too. Only no construction...I supervise building demo in NYC. WANT ONE?? .......... Free score...


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Re: Just wondering, what do YOU do? [Re: vinsue]
    #5354565 - 03/01/06 07:08 PM (17 years, 10 months ago)

Outback Steakhouse  :smirk:


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Re: Just wondering, what do YOU do? [Re: Fictional]
    #5354721 - 03/01/06 07:45 PM (17 years, 10 months ago)

We had an outback across the lot, it went under, now theres a Swiss Chalet there.


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Re: Just wondering, what do YOU do? [Re: Woland]
    #5362624 - 03/03/06 07:00 PM (17 years, 10 months ago)

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Woland said:
That's cool that you're out there trying to own your own business basidiocarp. I'm hoping to go to college for a business/management degree to open my own guitar store... or head shop.. or both!?!




IMHO, higher education is highly over-rated for many things, like running a business. Unless one needs very specialized training that can't be found elsewhere (doctor, lawyer, veterinarian, etc.) I think that most careers can be adequately learned without the cost of college or graduate school work-- just go out and work with/learn from those who are alredy practicing the trade or running the business. Even with veterinary medicine, I would have to say that >75% of what I use/apply/do with my hands everyday I learned from riding around with other horse vets, not sitting in vet school.


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