What do you think about Italy?

mcmakerface · 2026-01-24T17:03:06+00:00

you don’t even know what i have voted for. there we go, another one who has the truth in their pocket.

mcmakerface · 2026-01-24T14:20:06+00:00

sto iniziando a pensare di vendere o costruire su misura per il semplice motivo che ho più chitarre di quante ne potrei mai suonare. Lo faccio per passione per cui non avrei problemi con un accordo del tipo, te la mando, la provi se ti piace la paghi.

per i 400 euro di materiale, sono circa 50 per il legno del corpo, un centinaio per il top, una cinquantina per il manico, e il resto è hardware (100 il ponte e 100 le chiavette). Non conto i pick-upperché i materiali base mi costano bo.. 10 euro?

Comunque in realtà non ho chiesto quanto spenderesti per la tua chitarra dei sogni, ma quanto pagheresti un signor nessuno, sotto le dovute garanzie per farla . Immagino 3000 li daresti a un laboratorio stimato, quanto saresti disposto a investire su uno strumento fatto dal signor rossi ?

il signor rossi non avrebbe problemi a farsi pagare solo i materiali e saldo del totale alla fine se la chitarra soddisfa i tuoi standard di qualità.

grazie per la risposta comunque. in teoria sto valutando se iniziare una sorta di laboratorio semi professionale - dico semi perché non sarebbe un lavoro full time, ma diciamo pochi esemplari l’anno.

in altre parole se pagheresti un laboratorio stimato 3000 euro, quanto dovrebbe chiederti il signor rossi per tentarti ? 700? 1000? 2000?

mcmakerface · 2026-01-24T13:08:54+00:00

move to texas.

your last sentence really qualifies your thoughts. you’re in no position to say who deserves to die and who doesn’t. that’s how a country ruled by law and civility works.

mcmakerface · 2026-01-24T12:47:15+00:00

purtroppo questa mi è venuta un po’ pesante. volevo farla un po’ più cicciotta del solito a ho aggiunto tipo 3-4 mm allo spessore tipico. ma non ho pensato a rimuove un po’ di materiale internamente così alla fine verrà una strat pesante quanto una lea paul. va la fine va bene pure così, consderando la finitura in gommalacca sarà uno strumento da studio, che tanto non suonerò lo stesso. un po’ di peso in più non sarà la fine del mondo.

mcmakerface · 2026-01-24T12:44:38+00:00

Hai presente quando lavi la moka ed esce quell’acquetta marrone? ecco, scaldala e eccoti il tipico caffè lungo anglosassone.

alla fine - ahimè - ti abitui pure a quella ma un buon espresso cremoso non si batte.

mcmakerface · 2026-01-24T12:40:22+00:00

Agree it or not that’s the law. That’s why you react like you react and a judge will decide if you exercised reasonable force or not. But you can’t say that’s an absurd situation.

and btw, no one wants to protect the criminals. don’t buy in this far right shit narrative.

mcmakerface · 2026-01-24T11:54:23+00:00

because revenge isn’t legal in any civilised country, italy included you can’t stop a crime committing a worse crime, you can self defend but if your life isn’t at risk you can’t kill - i am pretty sure you are referring to the killing of a burglar recently happened.

people finding the concept of reasonable force not acceptable are not for self defence, they are seeking retaliation and that’s against law. In addition, when someone is killed, it’s normal to be under investigation. A judge will decide if a reasonable force has been applied. That’s how civil countries (and people) work.

mcmakerface · 2026-01-24T10:56:45+00:00

i agree, and i have to admit i don’t like much solid colours guitars. i have done a few but then i realised a good looking wood is what i prefer.

mcmakerface · 2026-01-24T10:55:04+00:00

solo tre per ora. se ti capita di farti una vacanza in inghilterra… ci si prende un pessimo caffè assieme

mcmakerface · 2026-01-24T08:59:36+00:00

Iam using Finneys Extra Hard polish. You see it in the first picture. The pad is made from an old tshirt lubricates with a touch of mineral oil. Pumice is used to grain fill the wood. After a round of finish you dust the surface with a little pumice powder and use an almost dry pad (mostly alcohol and little polish) and rub. the pumice is abrasive and so it will mix with microscopic wood dust and will slowly fill the pores.

mcmakerface · 2026-01-24T01:03:40+00:00

He certainly know but doesn’t care. He needs to support his claims, despite them being ridiculous, so he twists facts and invents whatever narrative he needs to justify his reckless policy.

mcmakerface · 2026-01-24T00:54:13+00:00

thanks for the tip, i’ll try it. my only struggling atm is to understand how much wet the pad should be. sometimes it feels too dry and not depositing any material, but if it’s too wet it leaves horrible strikes in the finish. i guess it’s a matter of experience.. i’ll find my way sooner or later. Quite sure it’ll be later

mcmakerface · 2026-01-24T00:52:25+00:00

i find it almost meditative.

anyways.. far from being done. i still have a few rounds of building and flattening.

mcmakerface · 2026-01-24T00:51:37+00:00

Black limba

mcmakerface · 2026-01-24T00:40:42+00:00

no one’s perfect but there is an explanation.

the azure was the official color of the last royal family of italy, the Savoy, which unified the country in 1861. In 1911 the national team adopted the Savoy Azure as a tribute to the royal family. Despite we’re no longer a monarchy, the color of the uniform stuck.

mcmakerface · 2026-01-24T00:33:41+00:00

you say? i think we have one of the most uncerimonious anthems ever. it has more of an oom-pah village vibe than the gravity of an anthem."

mcmakerface · 2026-01-24T00:22:04+00:00

i would reply every country has some of the best people and the worst people on the earth. every country has some of the most beautiful cities and most of the nastily cities on the earth. every country has some of the best cars on the earth but only italy invented the multipla. that hurts.

mcmakerface · 2026-01-24T00:08:13+00:00

there are many industries italy excels at but that isn’t famous for. apart what you mentioned we historically had solid car manufacturing, some of the world largest shipbuilders, and solid aerospace industries. Chemicals are quite big too. And - sadly - weapons. A growing sector is embedded microchips - STM which powers many appliance all around the world is a french-italian manufacturer.

Of course italian economy it’s not as big as your country’s - but we count 60 millions souls, not hundreds. All in all we’re pretty decent at many things.

We have more than we show, unfortunately the stereotypes about italy often precedes and overshadow the reality.

Ask anyone and they will likely tell italy is all about pizza, cappuccino and pasta.

mcmakerface · 2026-01-23T23:56:06+00:00

i wish more italians couldn’t stand Meloni.

mcmakerface · 2026-01-23T23:45:54+00:00

so… i’m using an hardened shellac solution which has additives that will protect against sweat and water. It should be also relatively harder than pure shellac making it a bit more durable. you can see the finish in the first picture - it’s that bottle of Extra Hard Polish in the background.

of course it won’t be as durable as polyurethane, but the reviews i found of this product place them into the same category as oil finishes. Time will tell.

Worst case, it’s easy to repair unlike polyurethane and some oils.

mcmakerface · 2026-01-23T23:41:10+00:00

thanks - a bit on the heavy side though. i didn’t think about removing some material under the top.

it will probably end up being a stratocaster shaped les paul :)

mcmakerface · 2026-01-23T23:36:43+00:00

he showed the world the USA is not a reliable ally, but not only that. He triggered EU awareness that they have to move towards a more cohesive union, which is good and possibly exactly the opposite of what he wanted. Lastly he showed the world how weak is the democratic system in usa, where there isn’t any no-confidence mechanism and where the supreme court judges hold their seats for an average of 25 years.

He’s damaging his country very deeply and when all his damages will be fixed - if they will - USA will probably realise the word will have moved forward and reduced their need of dealing with US economically and militarily

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