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Trying to pass on the love
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Trying to pass on the love
Hey everyone. This is a first time post for me, but I wanted to say thank you for everything. I’ve been tinkering here and there for the past few years under the eye of a former Martin employee, but this group has really given me more courage.
In a high school math teacher by day. I teach mostly Geometry and Algebra.
One of my students stayed after for help the other day and had his guitar for guitar class. I asked if I could see it and it was wildly difficult to play. I brought in my tools and set it up today. Truss rod was totally disengaged and the action was at 9/64. I got the relief set and took some material from the saddle and got it down to a great action. This kid was amazed. Even took him down to the wood shop and used the school’s belt sander on the saddle.
Anyway, as a teacher I have been so thankful for all you have taught me, and I thought it was about time I said thanks to you, as this student of mine thanked me. He said “I can play an F chord now. I thought it was me this whole time.”
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Mark – And thank you for all you do. Family of teachers here: my wife, son, and d-i-l. My son is also a high school math teacher. But what we talk about is not the subject, it’s about the kids. Teaching a subject is just a tip of the iceberg. You’re teaching them how to think and how to approach a problem rather than just solve it by rote. And that’s also what I love about all of these looths. They’re great thinkers, and they are always trying to improve their technique and outcome. So I’ll pass on the love too.
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That’s a great story. You are the man! That kid must have been blown away. And now there’s one more person out there that guitars can actually be worked on and set up. As opposed to, it came from the factory like this so it is what it is.
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