Δαφνη Ευτυχια Αρθουρος

The timing sucketh.

I've got old strings on both guitars I was planning to play this weekend in Ligonier (more on that soon, by the way), old enough that new strings would make things sound better. So the plan was to get some glue into the cracked brace inside the 6-string, put new strings on the 12-string, play the 12-string at rehearsal tonight, and put new strings on the 6-string tomorrow after the glue has cured, which should give the strings a little more than 24 hours to "settle in" before way perform Friday night (and again Saturday (and again on Saturday night)).

It turns out the nut on my 12-string had cracked right under one of the strings, and the two pieces were being held in place only by the tension of the other strings. So now the plan is to epoxy that (because given how long it took to carve a new nut for the 6-string recently, a: I'm not looking forward to doing the same for the 12-string, and b: there's no way I'd have it done by Friday night, especially if I spend a big chunk of the middle of Friday driving).

Which means I have no playable guitar for rehearsal tonight. If I were home (I'm at anniemal's at the moment) I'd take my hollow-body archtop electric 12-string to rehearsal, or possibly string up the classical and make do strumming that for one evening. Instead I'm asking a bandmate to bring an extra guitar tonight, and feeling extra stressed about being ready for Friday.

Whee.