I had the same problem. Newer versions of the bulletin board software that Djangobooks uses, seem to not support whitespace (other special characters as well) in usernames. So, whenever you see a space in a username and would like to see the user profile then replace the space with a '+' sign.
Sorry, I’ve been traveling so I hadn’t checked back here. I don’t seem to get the email notifications I used to get if someone commented. In any case, the DiMauro is sold! Thanks!
Thanks, @rudolfochrist , I have put in a request to change my user name. The DiMauro is on its way to Paul up in Portland, ME. I hope he can salvage the neck & fingerboard, it's a great feel for rhythm playing.
I thought you might want to check out the repair I did on the neck. Since it had been repaired a few times I wanted to do my best to make this the last one. I drew up a plug in my design program and used my CNC to make both the plug and a routing jig to route the plug. I made a tapered plug to minimize the amount of end grain to end grain contact. I was lucky that there was no truss rod because I could sink the plug pretty deep into the neck. Then I did a similar thing on the side with two tapered wedges.
It seems to be pretty darn solid. Not invisible but I don't think that would have been possible. The guitar sounds great and I'm thankful to Andrew for selling it to me.
I'm glad you were able to do the repair while preserving the entire headstock. A more traditional repair may have entailed replacing the headstock (or neck!), or inserting a significantly large piece of new wood joining the neck and existing headstock. Kudos on a nice fix - I'm jealous, I loved that guitar, but it's good that someone with more skills than I will be playing it.
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I had the same problem. Newer versions of the bulletin board software that Djangobooks uses, seem to not support whitespace (other special characters as well) in usernames. So, whenever you see a space in a username and would like to see the user profile then replace the space with a '+' sign.
Profile link: https://www.djangobooks.com/forum/profile/Andrew+Ulle
Or you can ask @MichaelHorowitz to remove all spaces and special characters in your username.
Sorry, I’ve been traveling so I hadn’t checked back here. I don’t seem to get the email notifications I used to get if someone commented. In any case, the DiMauro is sold! Thanks!
Hope the new owner will be able to spring for a new neck if that is what is required. Congrats on selling it and hope it found a great new home.
Thanks, @rudolfochrist , I have put in a request to change my user name. The DiMauro is on its way to Paul up in Portland, ME. I hope he can salvage the neck & fingerboard, it's a great feel for rhythm playing.
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I thought you might want to check out the repair I did on the neck. Since it had been repaired a few times I wanted to do my best to make this the last one. I drew up a plug in my design program and used my CNC to make both the plug and a routing jig to route the plug. I made a tapered plug to minimize the amount of end grain to end grain contact. I was lucky that there was no truss rod because I could sink the plug pretty deep into the neck. Then I did a similar thing on the side with two tapered wedges.
It seems to be pretty darn solid. Not invisible but I don't think that would have been possible. The guitar sounds great and I'm thankful to Andrew for selling it to me.
There's an album of pictures here:
https://photos.app.goo.gl/pB5xqMD7mNMwUHJA9
That's an amazing job in a short amount of time!
Hey thanks for letting us know. You're very creative thinker.
50% stolen ideas
50% stolen ideas -> 50 % creative thinker (which is quite a lot).
I'm glad you were able to do the repair while preserving the entire headstock. A more traditional repair may have entailed replacing the headstock (or neck!), or inserting a significantly large piece of new wood joining the neck and existing headstock. Kudos on a nice fix - I'm jealous, I loved that guitar, but it's good that someone with more skills than I will be playing it.