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Love that volute on those necks where it meets the headstock.  Something so pretty about it...

I feel terrible for him, I just hung up the phone and went "uggh that happened". I just picked him up and told him it was an accident, no big deal.

Guitars get broken and get fixed.  A Gibson headstock popping off is nothing too exciting despite the gore; however, keeping cool and caring more about your boy, that is solid parenting.  Great job man!

I'm pretty sure I have one in a box in the garage pulled from a Thomas organ, IIRC I have the rotating baffle, the speaker baffle, motor etc.

Hmmmm...scratches chin  Any thoughts on selling all that stuff?

Great info guys. I've just begun thinking about this and I did intend to hack it up from nothing or rather gather up the pieces etc... Why I'm doing this I don't know given I just play at home. I guess for the same reason I have 80 pedals and more amps than I need. I'm still in the do I want to do this stage. I love wood working and would enjoy making the cabinet as well.

I can dig them out and pm you some pics.  I have at least one hammond amp chassis out there too.

I'm pretty sure I have one in a box in the garage pulled from a Thomas organ, IIRC I have the rotating baffle, the speaker baffle, motor etc.

Are you using a board with a built in charge pump like the newest version from the Bean, or something that just has a -9v and ground to hook power to?  If it is non charge pump just put +9v where you'd normally have -9v, and if you are using any electrolytics that had the +leg going to ground, reverse them.  With the current MBP board reverse D1 and the LED, omit C5,C6,C7 and D2, reverse C3 and C8, and jumper pad 1 to pad 5 on the charge pump chip section

I'm gonna give a disclaimer and just say that I am a lunatic permaculture based gardener.  We eat as much of our own produce here as possible, and grow it to be as nutrient dense as possible too.  We are raising our own animals as garden helpers, and to eat, and are trying to get to a place where we only eat homegrown meat that is slaughtered and butchered here and produce grown here. 

I'd encourage you to consider that most  grocery store produce is really pretty empty in terms of nutrients.  It doesn't matter if it is conventional or organic, the soils most store food are grown in are basically dead, and low nutrient.  They will be fertilized to feed them instead of getting nutrients from the soil.  If you can find a local CSA or Farmers market with growers that are working from a living soil/permaculture approach I think you'll find it a ton easier to live on the diet you are considering.  Also whatever you can grow yourself is always a great plan.  Now is the perfect time to start preparing beds for spring planting in healthy living soil.

Are you claiming that typical store produce has less nutrients than reported, or that the reported numbers are correct, but could be more nutritious with healthier soil?

. The latter.  Whatever is on a label is an average based on sampling of the produce and analysis of the samples.  The point is, in any farming or gardening where tilling is employed you have total breakdown of the soil biology.  This means the soil has less available nutrients and less delivery mechanisms for the plants to absorb nutrients, so fertilization has be done at the root zone or through foliar feeding.  Growing this way is merely using the soil as a growing medium, not as the food source for the plants. If you want nutrient dense produce you need to try and increase the carbon content of your soil, always keep it covered by a mulch of some sort, and try to disturb the soil as little as possible.  You basically want to feed the dirt until it isn't hungry anymore, then your produce will go nuts in terms of size, flavor, and nutrient density.  You can look into Paul Gautschi, his back to Eden gardening methods are based on some Japanese research fro the 60's.  I think he doesn't quite stress the importance of composted chicken litter when using wood chips, and that you can have huge problems with fire ants and weeds using them in the south.  I follow JM Fortier's no till system, combined with the chicken and pig grazingnprsctic s that Joel Salatin uses.  The Charles Dowding's no dig methodology is my end goal for making new beds, but it requires more compost than I am making. 

I'm gonna give a disclaimer and just say that I am a lunatic permaculture based gardener.  We eat as much of our own produce here as possible, and grow it to be as nutrient dense as possible too.  We are raising our own animals as garden helpers, and to eat, and are trying to get to a place where we only eat homegrown meat that is slaughtered and butchered here and produce grown here. 

I'd encourage you to consider that most  grocery store produce is really pretty empty in terms of nutrients.  It doesn't matter if it is conventional or organic, the soils most store food are grown in are basically dead, and low nutrient.  They will be fertilized to feed them instead of getting nutrients from the soil.  If you can find a local CSA or Farmers market with growers that are working from a living soil/permaculture approach I think you'll find it a ton easier to live on the diet you are considering.  Also whatever you can grow yourself is always a great plan.  Now is the perfect time to start preparing beds for spring planting in healthy living soil.

I'll have to take you up on the cuppa next time I'm in Aeotearoa!  I'm working on a grazing allotment here that hopefully will lead to some dairying in the next few years.  If it works out I'll be paying a visit to some old friends in Matamata that are doing some very innovative stuff with organic milk, stuff that we need here in the US!

I am absolutely dying for 3d printed WRHB bobbins...

[You can read about it here]

My niece lives in Chicago and we did a family trip there about 7 - 8 years ago.

There is a terrific architecture tour in Chicago.  It's a boat ride on the Chicago River through the heart of the city and the guide describes the history of the city through the architecture as you ride past.  You can read about it here.

You would probably also like the Museum of Science and Industry.  When we were there the lower level was dedicated to an HO scale model train layout that replicated a section of downtown Chicago.  I think that exhibit is still there, but you should check.

Also, if you spend any time in Chicago, you have to go to Chicago Music Exchange.  Visit their website, you'll agree.  I made 6 people with no interest in musical instruments hang out there for an hour or two while I went room-to-room gawking at everything.  I even got to play a $27k Strat.

RE the Museum of Science and Industry:  I just remebered this!  They have a freakin U-Boat!!! U-505, and I believe they give special tours with WWII vets.  I am not sure if it is difficult to get on one of them, I read an article about it when the kids were at the dentist a few weeks back and I thought, "soooo cool, but Chicago is far from middle GA!  If I ever have business up thattaway....."  So, consider a trip to the museum, especiall if you can get one of those WWII vet guided trips, that is a seriously limited time offer.

RE clubs in Chicago:  I think the one club/bar that Joel Paterson plays at very often is the Green Mill, and I believe it is a pretty serious Jazz club, maybe folks here have more input.

Awesome.  Grandad badge is a mark of highest honor!

RE Travel tips:  I've never been to any of those spots, but while in Chicago go see Joel Paterson play.  He has regular gigs around town that he lists on is Instagram posts.  He is just amazing.  Maybe go to NY via Detroit and see Third Man Records, I think tours of the vinyl pressing plant are $15, and who knows you might bump into Jack. 

When you get to make a trip over here that sees you heading south from Chicago I'd suggest you go very far south, then east to Tupelo and see the little house where Elvis was born and the accompanying museum, then drive and drive to my place, hang out a day, then onto Savannah and Tybee.  It is really special, and not very rowdy, a perfect locale to show of your new grandad badge.

I am reaching the point where I'd like to be cutting my own flatwork and parts for pickups and eyelet boards for amps, I need to be able to cleanly cut 0.093" Forbon (resin impregnated paperboard) and 0.25" maple.  Something like a Glowforge is appealing because it looks like the workflow to go from idea to cut product is very small and replicatiing parts I am buying would be very easy.  Are there better options you guys are working with?

My wife wasn't feeling well, she slept trough it aside from one really sleepy kiss at about 12:05, in-laws were here, mom got sick, some sort of 24 hour flu deal, she got up to make sick somewhere around 3am.  4 littlest of six kiddos slept through it all, my 2 oldest got up, we lit off a ridiculous 25 mortars-all-in-one box thing when the courthouse clock struck midnight, played an hour of final fantasy on the NES classic, then back to bed.  It was something.  Welcome to 2019!  Hope all yall are good and well!

Zombii is negative ground, the PNPs are being used in a clever way.  To use your NPN's you'd have to flip the polarity if everything , use positive ground power and a PNP silicon in Q1.  Instead, consider sourcing some cheap 2n404's and build it with a lot less hassle.

Maaaan.  I am really late to your bean party.  Happy belaterd sooperbirthday!