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    Default Ebay Luthier Project

    At first glance, this project looked interesting until I realized the body was not a 2-point like the top but rather a banjo body.

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    Default Re: Ebay Luthier Project

    How would that work, exactly?

    I'm guessing it wouldn't.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Sue Rieter View Post
    How would that work, exactly?

    I'm guessing it wouldn't.
    Spray foam, duct tape, and paint?

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    Default Re: Ebay Luthier Project

    It's a bargain, actually. It's not a luthier project. It's TWO luthier projects!

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    Default Re: Ebay Luthier Project

    ' project '. American euphamism for junk.

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    Default Re: Ebay Luthier Project

    Maybe it's not quite junk - more like spare parts.

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    Default Re: Ebay Luthier Project

    Maybe that's why the guy who started building it quit in the middle of the project.

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    Default Re: Ebay Luthier Project

    Clearer pic of the two parts fwiw.

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    Default Re: Ebay Luthier Project

    Clearly there is nothing tying the two of them together except being in the same photo.

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    Default Re: Ebay Luthier Project

    Quote Originally Posted by Sue Rieter View Post
    Clearly there is nothing tying the two of them together...
    I guess that's the "project," no?
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