Jim Soloway Posted October 17, 2003 Share Posted October 17, 2003 http://jimsoloway.com/photos/miscguitars/PICT0216.jpg www.solowayguitars.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DIAMOND DUST Posted October 17, 2003 Share Posted October 17, 2003 You round up a posse, and i'll get a rope!!! http://b-cordova.dmusic.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael saulnier Posted October 17, 2003 Share Posted October 17, 2003 Jim... guitplayer I'm still "guitplayer"! Check out my music if you like... http://www.michaelsaulnier.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doc taz Posted October 17, 2003 Share Posted October 17, 2003 Whoa! How did that happen, Jim? I hope that was nothing more than some odd string tension experiment or something... sevenstring.org profile my flickr page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BiC Posted October 17, 2003 Share Posted October 17, 2003 Oh Man! I'm so sorry to see that! If it was a "freak" break I sure hope you are able to isolate the cause, because your guitars are really nice and sound sweet. Let us know what you find out, and keep in mind that the best inventors and innovators learn by trial and error. I wish you the best, my friend. Peace "Treat your wife with honor, respect, and understanding as you live together so that you can pray effectively as husband and wife." 1 Peter 3:7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave da Dude Posted October 17, 2003 Share Posted October 17, 2003 Ouch! My condolences I saw something similar once with a 45 lb. pull recurve bow. Scary! Dave Gotta' geetar... got the amp. There must be SOMEthing else I... "need". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
demarc Posted October 17, 2003 Share Posted October 17, 2003 Wow! I am very sorry to hear of your loved one's injury. How did it happen? Was it a bump against something? Again, I am very sorry to hear about it. I can imagine how you feel. I wnet into depression for a month after I was sanding one of my babies and it fell off the bench. Crack! went the body. After a month of mourning, I fixed her up. As I was applying the finish, she fell from the ceiling hook...Crack! again.... Another mourning period and I fixed her up again. I still have her and she is my favorite. We've been through a lot. Again, so sorry to hear. Let me but you a drink and drown the sorrow. Mark Check out some handcrafted guitars: http://home.mindspring.com/~grus/guitars.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BiC Posted October 17, 2003 Share Posted October 17, 2003 Originally posted by demarc: Wow! I am very sorry to hear of your loved one's injury. How did it happen? Was it a bump against something? Again, I am very sorry to hear about it. I can imagine how you feel. I wnet into depression for a month after I was sanding one of my babies and it fell off the bench. Crack! went the body. After a month of mourning, I fixed her up. As I was applying the finish, she fell from the ceiling hook...Crack! again.... Another mourning period and I fixed her up again. I still have her and she is my favorite. We've been through a lot. Again, so sorry to hear. Let me but you a drink and drown the sorrow. MarkAW MAN! Sounds as if "Murphy's Law" follows you too! I HATE THAT! "Treat your wife with honor, respect, and understanding as you live together so that you can pray effectively as husband and wife." 1 Peter 3:7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caevan O’Shite Posted October 17, 2003 Share Posted October 17, 2003 Jim, I'm sorry to see that. What happened, and which guitar is it? I'd like to think that a repair is possible, but, then again, that is pretty extensive and in a bad spot. I hope that you can get her patched up! By the way, that sure is some pretty flamed maple... Originally posted by demarc: "...I was sanding one of my babies and it fell off the bench. Crack! went the body. After a month...I fixed her up." "As I was applying the finish, she fell from the ceiling hook...Crack! again.... " "I still have her and she is my favorite. We've been through a lot." -MarkWhoa, Mark, that guitar is gravity-challenged, ain't she? Ask yourself- What Would Ren and Stimpy Do? ~ Caevan James-Michael Miller-O'Shite ~ _ ___ _ Leprechaun, Esquire _ ___ _ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tedster Posted October 17, 2003 Share Posted October 17, 2003 Pete Townshend visited your house? Cool! Sorry. Just trying to lighten the mood. "Cisco Kid, was a friend of mine" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Thrashole Posted October 17, 2003 Share Posted October 17, 2003 I had a similar thing happen to my favorite axe. My three year old knocked it off of the stand and the neck cracked all the way down to the fretboard. It is fixed now but i only use it in dropped tunings so there isn't as much tension on the weakened joint. Reach out and grab a clue. Something Vicious My solo crap Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
demarc Posted October 17, 2003 Share Posted October 17, 2003 Yes, Murpy's Law is something I have learned to live with. And, yes, that guitar does seem gravity challenged. Somedays, though, she does spread her wings and fly. Above the clauds, we soar with some beautiful music. Other days we hit rock bottom and sing the blues Those are the days I whip out a harp and go with the flow... The way I see it, " a little rain must fall" . A little Zep helps get me through. Check out some handcrafted guitars: http://home.mindspring.com/~grus/guitars.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guitarzan Posted October 17, 2003 Share Posted October 17, 2003 ouch, thats to painfull to look at. hope you can get it back in shape. http://www.soundclick.com/bands/pagemusic.cfm?bandID=193274 rock it, i will Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
demarc Posted October 17, 2003 Share Posted October 17, 2003 Yeah, Thrash, I had a similar thing happen when I was young. That is when I started wondering about going headless. I must admit, though, I have always been pretty rough on my toys. Check out some handcrafted guitars: http://home.mindspring.com/~grus/guitars.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dak Lander Posted October 17, 2003 Share Posted October 17, 2003 Well that looks nasty. Hope you can find a way to repair it that will give the neck some life. If not, another neck looks like it'll be in the works & what's left of that one could be made into toothpicks. Our Joint "When you come slam bang up against trouble, it never looks half as bad if you face up to it." The Duke... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darklava Posted October 17, 2003 Share Posted October 17, 2003 What in tarnation! The story of life is quicker then the blink of an eye, the story of love is hello, goodbye. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Soloway Posted October 17, 2003 Author Share Posted October 17, 2003 The explanation: No, that was not one of the Soloway guitars. It was the Ibanez 7421XL that I had gigged with for the 9 months prior to completing Swan #1. It was a great guitar and that neck was the model for the necks the were now building. It's not a really expensive guitar, but it is quite rare. Ibanez only made a handful of the 27 inch scale non-trem 7 strings and then they discontinued the model. I really wanted to keep it, but I'm way too broke at this point to have money tied up in an instrument that I have no plans on playing, so I sold it to a very fine 7 string player in Maryland. Here's what the box looked like when Fedex dropped it at his house. http://jimsoloway.com/photos/miscguitars/PICT0218.jpg www.solowayguitars.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Zeger Posted October 17, 2003 Share Posted October 17, 2003 I haven't seen a fracture that bad since Lawrence Taylor nailed Joe Theisman on Monday Night Football. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Strat Posted October 17, 2003 Share Posted October 17, 2003 Don't ya just love the methods of shipping we all have to choose from? BlueStrat a.k.a. "El Guapo" ...Better fuzz through science... http://geocities.com/teleman28056/index.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackpine Posted October 17, 2003 Share Posted October 17, 2003 I'm assuming Fed Ex is taking responsibility for the breakage , right???? www.relayerstudios.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BiC Posted October 17, 2003 Share Posted October 17, 2003 Ohhh Man... and MY guitar is still enroute... It's shipping from the US to the UK... hopefully it will be fine. At least, I am happy to hear the damage had nothing to do with workmanship. Peace "Treat your wife with honor, respect, and understanding as you live together so that you can pray effectively as husband and wife." 1 Peter 3:7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Soloway Posted October 17, 2003 Author Share Posted October 17, 2003 Originally posted by jackpine: I'm assuming Fed Ex is taking responsibility for the breakage , right????I assume so. I filed my claim this morning but I'm now in that sickening position where ethically I have to give the buyer a refund, but I haven't yet had my claim approved. Given my current finances, until I sell a few more guitars, it's not a comfortable position to be in. And no, for anyone who thought it might be a problem with the Soloway guitars, the Swan is up and running like a champ. I've been gigging with #1 for a few weeks now and in about 3 weeks I'm planning on recording a new CD with it. It's a trio effort this time, so I'm busy grinding away on charts and preproduction demos as we speak. www.solowayguitars.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fantasticsound Posted October 17, 2003 Share Posted October 17, 2003 Whoa, whoa, WHOOOOOAAAAA, Jim!! Hold on a second. If the neck was the one you based the Swan's neck on, is it possible for you to replace the Ibanez neck with one of your own?? The buyer may actually prefer that. Just make a neck with no Soloway logo and indicate the reason it's not marked as a Soloway is to keep any future owners from thinking the entire guitar was built by your company. I understand if you choose not to go that way, for business reasons. Just thought I'd suggest it. It's easiest to find me on Facebook. Neil Bergman Soundclick fntstcsnd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Soloway Posted October 17, 2003 Author Share Posted October 17, 2003 Originally posted by fantasticsound: Whoa, whoa, WHOOOOOAAAAA, Jim!! Hold on a second. If the neck was the one you based the Swan's neck on, is it possible for you to replace the Ibanez neck with one of your own?? The buyer may actually prefer that. Just make a neck with no Soloway logo and indicate the reason it's not marked as a Soloway is to keep any future owners from thinking the entire guitar was built by your company. I understand if you choose not to go that way, for business reasons. Just thought I'd suggest it.No, I based the profile and radius on the Ibanez, but the Swan is only 22 frets and with a completley different pocket/heel shape. The real answer for this one is a replacement neck from Ibanez and I'm looking into that now (assuming the pocket isn't damaged). www.solowayguitars.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doc taz Posted October 17, 2003 Share Posted October 17, 2003 I hope you can get that neck replacement soon. Did FedEx disallow you from bringing that guitar with a case, or was it just a matter of finances when it came to choosing the shipping method? sevenstring.org profile my flickr page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Soloway Posted October 17, 2003 Author Share Posted October 17, 2003 Originally posted by Dr. Taz: I hope you can get that neck replacement soon. Did FedEx disallow you from bringing that guitar with a case, or was it just a matter of finances when it came to choosing the shipping method?I just shipped it the way the buyer wanted it. Frankly, with the hit that this thing took, I'd be amazed if it would have survuved no matter how it was packed. www.solowayguitars.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fantasticsound Posted October 17, 2003 Share Posted October 17, 2003 I don't ship many expensive, heavy or fragile items. So when I do, I always go overboard to ensure the safety of the items. When I send instruments or audio gear, I like to use solid foam products coupled with popcorn. That way, even if the box is punctured and popcorn leaks out, the solid foam should protect it. Of course, working at a scenic shop, I have access to plenty of closed cell foam leftovers. I also used to use my connection to MARS music to acquire old shipping boxes from their receiving dept. But that must've taken quite a shot. It's easiest to find me on Facebook. Neil Bergman Soundclick fntstcsnd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Soloway Posted October 17, 2003 Author Share Posted October 17, 2003 Originally posted by fantasticsound: I don't ship many expensive, heavy or fragile items. So when I do, I always go overboard to ensure the safety of the items. When I send instruments or audio gear, I like to use solid foam products coupled with popcorn. That way, even if the box is punctured and popcorn leaks out, the solid foam should protect it. Of course, working at a scenic shop, I have access to plenty of closed cell foam leftovers. I also used to use my connection to MARS music to acquire old shipping boxes from their receiving dept. But that must've taken quite a shot. What made this interesting (and probably unpreventable) was that the damage you see on the box is on the BOTTOM. That means that it was hit so hard that it drove the guitar up into the packing materials that filled the top of the box. It wasn't the impact the broke the neck, but rather the stress of the neck pressing up against the foam. www.solowayguitars.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Djinn1973 Posted October 18, 2003 Share Posted October 18, 2003 Is it just me or does it seem like those bastards do that **** intentionally? That was Fed-ex? Man, where I live UPS is just as bad.. Sorry Jim. So those calluses are supposed to be there; right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitefang Posted October 18, 2003 Share Posted October 18, 2003 That's SICK! That's GROSS!! HOW can you post a photo like that where CHILDREN might see it?? I almost lost my LUNCH!!! I can't type any more...my hands are too shaky with fright and shock... Whitefang I started out with NOTHING...and I still have most of it left! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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