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Post by NoSoapRadio on May 8, 2021 15:33:22 GMT -5
Well done and best of luck man.
I hope you are going to leave your pager number so we can track you down when something breaks at Moe's.
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Post by funkykikuchiyo on May 8, 2021 16:14:03 GMT -5
That is an AMAZING idea to get people to wear hearing protection! At the places I've been PPE are made available and encouraged by HR, but tend to be forgotten about after that.
I was a late adopter to the ear muffs until I realized that the dull headache at the end of the day was gone if I wore them. I've worked other jobs where they make fun of me, and eventually come around and get their own, then become evangelists themselves.
Not to mention hard on hearing and a cause of Tinnitus What?
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Post by zenland on May 8, 2021 16:38:43 GMT -5
Geno, That is excellent news!
Really, Really, Happy For You!!!
Also, Happy that PRS now has one of the Best!
That dang sure puts a smile on my face!!
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Post by Larry Madsen on May 8, 2021 16:43:05 GMT -5
time is my only investment This experience will also help you continue to refine your already high level skills.
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Post by LesTele on May 8, 2021 16:59:28 GMT -5
I’m already thinking Peegoo Reed Smith.
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Post by Peegoo 🏁 on May 8, 2021 17:42:12 GMT -5
Yer KILLIN' me, Smalls!
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Post by woody on May 8, 2021 18:49:12 GMT -5
Congrats Mr. ‘goo! Have you already started designing your employee build? I’m thinking first headless McCarty...
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Post by Auf Kiltre on May 8, 2021 19:21:48 GMT -5
A friend/former bandmate had one of the first PRS guitars available, along with several other vintage Gibsons. He fell on hard times and parted with all of them, I suspect for a steal. Looking at the prices,....yikes.
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Post by Taildragger on May 8, 2021 20:00:23 GMT -5
Watch for it at NAMM 2021:
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Post by WireDog on May 8, 2021 20:07:42 GMT -5
That’s wonderful news. This is evidence that the cosmos is in balance after all.
What a righteous thing to happen to you. Congratulations!
Knock ‘em Dead in the World, Geno!
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Post by Taildragger on May 9, 2021 14:57:32 GMT -5
Not too shabby getting to go to work and look at beautiful, figured wood all day.
Not too shabby at all...
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Post by tahitijack on May 9, 2021 15:15:46 GMT -5
Congratulations...........I'm down to my last two PRS (Custom 22 and 305).
We looked at a move to Annapolis years ago when I was offered a corporate office position at my company HQ. We scouted out homes there and fell in love with the place. But, decided to stay put and passed. It was very affordable by California standards and the vibe of the town was very cool. Walkable downtown and how can you top Chick and Ruth's?
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Post by Peegoo 🏁 on May 9, 2021 16:15:45 GMT -5
I had lunch at Chick and Ruth's last month. The huge breakfasts and sandwiches are still wonderful.
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Post by oldfartbassplayrwalt on May 9, 2021 20:29:02 GMT -5
great news! now you'll be busy 22.75 hours a day, given your other interests...
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Post by Mfitz804 on May 9, 2021 20:32:47 GMT -5
great news! now you'll be busy 22.75 hours a day, given your other interests... Right? It was a definite feeling of “how does he have time to have a job?”.
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Post by Peegoo 🏁 on May 9, 2021 20:48:54 GMT -5
I don't sleep much. Really.
About four to five hours a night is all I need; if I get more than that, I feel hung over and have a hard time thinking clearly.
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Post by LTB on May 9, 2021 21:53:44 GMT -5
Not to mention hard on hearing and a cause of Tinnitus What? Not only can loud noises create a headache but in my case at DFW Airport caused Tinnitus after several years of loud noise
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Post by mojodelic on May 10, 2021 20:10:33 GMT -5
Hey I'll getcha to sign my CU24! Congrats my friend, good for you.
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Post by Mfitz804 on May 10, 2021 20:14:06 GMT -5
No pressure, of course, but I would love to hear a few reports as to what you’re doing and how it’s going once you start. I feel like this is a “dream job” type employment and I would love a little vicarious living through your experience.
No obligation to expose trade secrets, of course lol.
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Post by Peegoo 🏁 on May 22, 2021 8:40:24 GMT -5
No pressure, of course, but I would love to hear a few reports as to what you’re doing and how it’s going once you start. The first week went really great. The job is quite a bit more physically demanding that I thought it would be, but that's not a problem for me because I've spent the last three years of retirement unknowingly training for it: I had made a promise to myself when I retired that I'd be on my feet as much as possible, maintain my workouts, eat healthy food, etc. I'm glad I did. I'm in better shape now than I was for the entire 15 years I worked as a federal contractor. Right now I'm on the Body Team, sanding 'em smooth; there are six of us. The work involves electric, pneumatic, and hand sanding. It is exacting work, with tough QC. It is a lot tougher than cabinet work, that's for sure. The workstation is a stand-up bench that's heavily padded, with a perforated top and a down-draft blower that pulls much of the sanding dust into a filter. There's also a small overhead fan that blows the dust downward toward the bench top, away from the face; this small feature is a huge help. Another really nice thing is the benches are quite high, and most sanders stand on wooden booster blocks to give them additional height so the bench top fits them better. Me being a 6'4" mutant--it's the perfect height for me. Another great aspect of the working conditions is we're in the part of the building where wood is stored. It's temperature and humidity controlled and very comfortable to do strenuous work. I don't overheat at all. Right behind my workstation is a large CNC machine that cuts fretboards. Three days ago during one of the breaks, the woman that runs the machine (she's in her late-40s-to-early-50s) introduced herself to me and asked how I was liking the work. She said, "you never see an older person in sanding...not saying you're OLD, but it is really hard work." I laughed and said I love hard work, and old age and treachery will win over youth and enthusiasm every time. Look here at 5:45 in the vid and you'll see what I do. Everyone that works there is into music--most everyone is wearing some kind of band t shirt or music-related thing. Most everyone has BT earbuds in while they work and that puts the music into the work Not everyone is a guitar player, but there are plenty of them. I saw the most incredibly beautiful guitar on the rack in the private stock section. It's still just a body and still in work, but it may be the most incredible guitar I've ever seen. It has an owl on the front and it looks like a real owl with real feathers, down to the individual lines in each one of the feathers, and it's all wood. It's not painted on; each detail is a separate piece of wood, carefully cut and shaped to fit. And it's not flat, it is a 3D relief. The level of craftsmanship on it is truly breathtaking. It's got to be a custom order, and it will probably sell for north of $25K. It looks a bit like this one, but it's waaaay better in person.
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Post by Riff Twang on May 22, 2021 10:58:25 GMT -5
Thanks for the update. Glad you're enjoying the work.
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Post by woody on May 22, 2021 12:27:35 GMT -5
Glad it’s working out for you. Is there much employee turn over? What ever you do, don’t listen to Johnny Cash’s “One Piece At A Time”.
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Post by Mfitz804 on May 22, 2021 12:32:27 GMT -5
Sounds amazing, and I’m glad you’re happy. I’ll go ahead and say they are wasting talent by having you sanding bodies when you can do so much more, but I suspect they’ll figure that out soon enough.
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Post by hushnel on May 22, 2021 13:14:00 GMT -5
I think it’s kind of genius to start the new guy out, sanding. We all know Geno’s attention to detail, they don’t, though they may have a pretty good idea, or he wouldn’t of been hired. A smooth level sanding takes a good bit of effort and attention to detail, they’ll get a grasp of a craftsman’s skill if that kind attention is focused even on the mundane type jobs were it’s easier for focus to drift. Then there is the paying the dues thing too.
It wont be long before they’ve got him flying to exotic places selecting lumber and trees for future stock.
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Post by Ricketi on May 22, 2021 14:23:31 GMT -5
Or they've never had such sanding quality of that caliber that they never want to move him.
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Post by rdr on May 22, 2021 14:38:09 GMT -5
That's a lot of hand work. No wonder they are expensive.
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Post by Peegoo 🏁 on May 22, 2021 15:59:09 GMT -5
Yeah, take a look at the entire series of the factory tour vids (four of them). The only automated machine process after initial body CNC is base coat, which is completed by a robot. Everything else is done by a person with their hands on the guitar. It's pretty incredible.
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Post by Taildragger on May 22, 2021 17:08:50 GMT -5
I think it’s kind of genius to start the new guy out, sanding. We all know Geno’s attention to detail, they don’t, though they may have a pretty good idea, or he wouldn’t of been hired. A smooth level sanding takes a good bit of effort and attention to detail, they’ll get a grasp of a craftsman’s skill if that kind attention is focused even on the mundane type jobs were it’s easier for focus to drift. Then there is the paying the dues thing too. It wont be long before they’ve got him flying to exotic places selecting lumber and trees for future stock. Yeah: they don't know him like we do. They need to find out if he shows up on time...hides out/sleeps in the break room when he's supposed to be working, stuff like that.
Just a matter of time before they figure out what a workaholic he is when he offers to pay them if they'll just let him stay late and work some more...
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Post by Peegoo 🏁 on May 22, 2021 20:15:12 GMT -5
Hey now! Let's not get too carried away here! Is there much employee turn over? Not that I can tell yet. It appears everyone is working independently which means they've been there a while. Quite a few look like they're in their early 20s, coming right out of high school to join the job army. Starting pay is substantially higher than mininum wage--what you might expect for completely unskilled labor--but the training is intense with a steep learning curve, so I think the pay is commensurate with the company's expectation that you'll want stick around.
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Post by rickyguitar on May 22, 2021 20:25:24 GMT -5
Hey, if you see Paul tell him I bought one of his guitars and a volume pot crapped out in less than year. Other than that it's nice.
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