[Seattle Luthiers Group Notice] April Meeting!

[Rick Davis]

Next meeting: Tuesday, April 8, 7 PM
Location: Cat and Rick's, 118 North 35th Street, suite 105, Fremont
Subjects: SLC organization, bending wood
Presenters: Brent McElroy, Rick Davis.

We'll start the meeting with a FINAL discussion and decision-making  
about the organization of the SLC -- purpose, structure, agenda,  
dues. A report of the sense of the meeting will be emailed to the  
list for approval but this is YOUR chance to participate in making  
SLC whatever you'd like it to become! Be there! It is proposed that  
we charge dues of about $40/year to cover expenses of mailings,  
speakers and materials for meetings, and other activities. Non-dues- 
paying members will be welcome as guests at ONE meeting per year with  
a fee charged for subsequent visits (if they don't join). Among the  
activities and expenses might be an improved and enlarged website  
which can be helpful as a sales tool for members, and an instrument  
exhibit and sale. We need to decide if we are ready to go ahead with  
this expansion of SLC's goals, and to take action if we are.

Then, following the heated debate, Rick and Brent will demonstrate  
several ways to bend sides, binding, and purfling. Brent will have  
his Fox/Doolan bender; Rick will have his crude homemade bender.  
Several hand bending hot pipes will be set up as well. Everyone will  
have the opportunity to bend, fracture, distress, scorch, and  
generally abuse some nice woods, both by hand and with the assistance  
of fancy equipment. Bring samples of wood if you'd like to practice  
on your own stuff. The meeting will end when the shop is full of  
smoke but all fires are put out.


Future meetings:
May 13 -- A picnic or potluck, perhaps with entertainment, maybe a  
guitar toss and/or burning
June 10 -- Dan Erlewine will demonstrate and discuss new repair  
techniques (to be confirmed but it looks likely)

That's it. See you in a couple of weeks!

Rick