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Post by Peegoo 🏁 on May 22, 2021 20:43:40 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. I do appreciate the kind words from you and everyone here, Mike. Realistically, I don't view sanding as being menial or beneath my skill level. Proper sanding is critical to giving that "mile-deep" look to figured woods that are clear finished. The skill involved is to not over-sand and change the shape or contour. It's not easy--especially on contours. You have to pay attention to what you're doing 100% of the time, and a split-second distraction will take a divot out of the wood. It's a mentally fatiguing job because it requires intense concentration. Wood is a lot like a handful of soda straws. The CNC (even a plain ol' saw blade) does not slice the wood cleanly like a razor; rather, it rips the wood fibers and the pores are folded over a bit. Sanding with successively finer grits removes a small dimension from the wood and reestablishes the round ends of the pores. This is what allows light down into the wood and is what gives it that killer 3-D look in bright light. This is why I'm happy to be sanding...it's no less critical than any other step in the production process. I would be just as happy fretting necks, or making custom inlays, or working in the factory repair center, or even maintaining the machines and changing saw blades. Every job in the building leads to a really beautiful guitar nestled in a plush cushy case with that intoxicating stink that all new guitars have
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Post by Peegoo 🏁 on May 22, 2021 20:46:24 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. It happens. Did you give 'em a call or shoot 'em an email? Remember: this was before I started working there, hee hee.
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Post by Mfitz804 on May 22, 2021 20:54:34 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. I do appreciate the kind words from you and everyone here, Mike. Realistically, I don't view sanding as being menial or beneath my skill level. Didn’t really mean to imply that, and honestly, having read your posts all these years, you’re probably quite happy doing picture perfect sanding all day long! I meant only, it’s just one of the many skills in your arsenal.
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Post by Taildragger on May 22, 2021 21:00:19 GMT -5
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Post by rickyguitar on May 22, 2021 21:11:03 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. It happens. Did you give 'em a call or shoot 'em an email? Remember: this was before I started working there, hee hee. No, just snarky comments.
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Post by rdr on May 26, 2021 8:53:47 GMT -5
I had a Santana SE, which although nice, I didn't bond with. But now I'm getting some GAS for a Mira.
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Post by Peegoo 🏁 on May 26, 2021 9:00:05 GMT -5
Wanna know a weird coincidence? I have a neighbor named Mira. She's from Siberia (really).
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Post by Larry Madsen on May 26, 2021 9:14:31 GMT -5
Based on the video it seems one of us could one day possibly own a "Geno" signed PRS.
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Post by Peegoo 🏁 on May 26, 2021 10:00:11 GMT -5
There are more that 70 in the system with my 'John HandChicken' on 'em.
YES I typed that!
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Post by Ricketi on May 26, 2021 15:57:02 GMT -5
Sounds like it could be a Frank Zappa song
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drifter
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Post by drifter on Jul 9, 2021 8:32:43 GMT -5
Does Mira own a Poodle?
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Post by Mfitz804 on Jul 9, 2021 8:57:18 GMT -5
We are not Fender affiliated anymore. So, how long will it take Geno to rise sufficiently in the ranks to authorize an MT2 Limited Edition?
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Post by Think Floyd on Jul 9, 2021 10:41:14 GMT -5
Every job in the building leads to a really beautiful guitar nestled in a plush cushy case with that intoxicating stink that all new guitars have Does the company provide the "stink", or must the employees manufacture their own?
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Post by Mfitz804 on Jul 9, 2021 10:49:52 GMT -5
Every job in the building leads to a really beautiful guitar nestled in a plush cushy case with that intoxicating stink that all new guitars have Does the company provide the "stink", or must the employees manufacture their own? If the employees have to provide it, it should be tax deductible. Stink exemption!!
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Post by Fred132 on Jul 10, 2021 11:32:13 GMT -5
I’m way late here, but congratulations!
Must admit I am surprised PRS would hire aliens.
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Post by LeftyMeister on Jul 10, 2021 11:38:49 GMT -5
Sweet gig! Congrats!
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Post by Vibroluxer on Jul 10, 2021 12:32:40 GMT -5
That's absolutely wonderful news! Like others have said, it's great you found working in one of your hobbies.
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Post by Peegoo 🏁 on Jul 10, 2021 22:34:45 GMT -5
And I'm still having fun!
It is not easy work, because as a hobby, you can take your time and get everything as perfect as it can be.
In a production environment, you're faced with orders and production expectations, so the numbers have to be maintained, AS WELL AS the quality of the work being perfect...in a very compressed timeframe. And when I say "perfect," that's what it is. Guitars in the production line that are not in spec and cannot be fixed get cut up. There is absolutely no "good enough" standard of production. The QC process is insanely strict; it's very similar to components used in the aviation industry.
It breaks my heart to see the cart with the production failures on it: there are multiple rejects every day. Some are core models/hollowbodies, some are CEs, some are S2s or Mayers... When you consider the hours of handwork that go into a PRS guitar on the line, it is multiple hundreds of dollars getting sawn in half and tossed into the chipper.
This is all part of PRS's intent of preserving the brand's reputation. No reject anything leaves the factory except for drops/offcuts and pieces of substandard wood--mostly mahogany, korina, swamp ash, and maple. I check the drops bins every day and I've grabbed some nice stuff before it goes to the landfill. The really depressing aspect of this is I have very limited storage space.
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Post by HeavyDuty on Jul 11, 2021 3:50:13 GMT -5
I missed this before - it sounds like the perfect retirement job for you!
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Post by Peegoo 🏁 on Jul 11, 2021 10:46:05 GMT -5
It's a good gig. The team I'm on (2nd shift body team) is mostly young people (guys and gals in their early/mid 20s) and they are experts at what they do.
It gives me hope for the future. Not all young people are lazy snowflakes only concerned with playing COD and GTA in mom's basement. These young people are working full time AND taking classes after hours. It's refreshing to see in person, and it is not what the media generally represents for that demographic.
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Post by funkykikuchiyo on Jul 11, 2021 15:44:33 GMT -5
It's a good gig. The team I'm on (2nd shift body team) is mostly young people (guys and gals in their early/mid 20s) and they are experts at what they do. It gives me hope for the future. Not all young people are lazy snowflakes only concerned with playing COD and GTA in mom's basement. These young people are working full time AND taking classes after hours. It's refreshing to see in person, and it is not what the media generally represents for that demographic. I've been seeing that for a long time. It turns my stomach when people say US manufacturing is suffering because of the workers... it absolutely isn't.
And, for every crew like PRS has, there are so many other bunches of people working fast food or retail jobs that would be amazing at a job like this if given the chance. Every week I stop by a Dunkin for coffee in the morning and a local fast food sandwich thing for lunch, and I'm consistently impressed with the crews at each and think to myself how much I'd love to train them to build things in a factory. They'd be amazing.
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Post by Peegoo 🏁 on Jul 11, 2021 17:08:19 GMT -5
Over the years I've encountered people that are amazing at what they do; they are genuinely concerned about their customers and they go the extra mile. More than a few times I've thanked them and said, "if I owned my own company I would hire you right now. You're the kind of employee company owners wish they had more of." It's lovely when that happens.
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Post by Mfitz804 on Jul 11, 2021 17:18:59 GMT -5
Over the years I've encountered people that are amazing at what they do; they are genuinely concerned about their customers and they go the extra mile. More than a few times I've thanked them and said, "if I owned my own company I would hire you right now. You're the kind of employee company owners wish they had more of." It's lovely when that happens. Its a personality thing. I have been that way I have ever had, from my first paper route through my retail career and into being a lawyer. Sometimes I forget that’s not how everyone is. And I don’t think it’s something that gets taught, if you don’t have it, you don’t have it.
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Post by Peegoo 🏁 on Jul 11, 2021 17:19:27 GMT -5
I do think you should wear some sort of a shirt. Although, it is manly work so maybe going at it bare chested with guns blazing is the right way lol. I think that the splinters and associated wood detritus would make some sort of shirt a must......or am I sensing a homoerotic vibe? 😉 During my second week on the job I was wearing a Cramps concert tee shirt that is hard to find. Some guy came up to me up to me during a break and said, "The Cramps! I'll give you 50 dollars for that shirt!" I thought for a moment and then replied, "Look man, if you wanted to see me with my shirt off I would've done it for only twenty bucks." I stared at him and he didn't immediately know how to react. Then I laughed, and he got the joke. He's turned out to be a pretty cool cat.
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Post by Mfitz804 on Jul 11, 2021 17:36:36 GMT -5
^ Good thing your workplace isn’t full of snowflakes, that would probably have cost you your job!!
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Post by Peegoo 🏁 on Jul 11, 2021 19:28:15 GMT -5
Based on the video it seems one of us could one day possibly own a "Geno" signed PRS. If it looks like this in the bridge pickup cavity--yes it is entirely possible.
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Post by Larry Madsen on Jul 11, 2021 20:54:57 GMT -5
Based on the video it seems one of us could one day possibly own a "Geno" signed PRS. If it looks like this in the bridge pickup cavity--yes it is entirely possible. Rest assured, I'll be checking the bridge cavity on every PRS I purchase from here on out.
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Post by HeavyDuty on Jul 12, 2021 21:14:48 GMT -5
If it looks like this in the bridge pickup cavity--yes it is entirely possible. Rest assured, I'll be checking the bridge cavity on every PRS I purchase from here on out. The hell with that, I’m taking a screwdriver with me to GC from now on so I can look!
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Post by LTB on Jul 13, 2021 3:02:56 GMT -5
If it looks like this in the bridge pickup cavity--yes it is entirely possible. Rest assured, I'll be checking the bridge cavity on every PRS I purchase from here on out. Yep and we'll be known as "here comes another one of those "Geno Freaks"
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Post by Peegoo 🏁 on Sept 16, 2021 1:37:54 GMT -5
I predict you'll be running the place by the end of the month. Things aren't moving that fast, but my plan to take over the company is not completely out of the question because I got promoted to QCer for my team. This should be fun! So if you get a PRS that's an ugly duckling, it's my fault
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