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[OC] My dad loved the giant watch I made him for father's day (lemmy.world)

submitted 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) by PancakeTrebuchet@lemmy.world to c/pics@lemmy.world

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It doesn't look quite as big with everything else around it, but it looks good next to his collection.

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[-] ImInLoveWithLife@lemm.ee 28 points 4 months ago

Now you have to make a giant guitar for him too.

[-] partial_accumen@lemmy.world 20 points 4 months ago

Now you have to make a giant guitar for him too.

That's exactly what he'd expect now. Subvert expectations! Make a tiny guitar!

There's a luthier reading this post now exclaiming "Tiny guitar!? Absolute madness! We're through the looking glass here, people".

[-] bangsnooter@lemmy.zip 11 points 4 months ago

A luthier (/ˈluːtiər/ LOO-tee-ər; US also /ˈluːθiər/ LOO-thee-ər)[1][2] is a craftsperson who builds or repairs string instruments that have a neck and a sound box.

What a fun new word to learn, thank you friend

[-] steal_your_face@lemmy.ml 6 points 4 months ago

Thanks for posting the definition and help sharing the knowledge

[-] bangsnooter@lemmy.zip 5 points 4 months ago

Be the comment section you wanna see, ya know?

Also, happy cake day my dude. Glad to see you still here

[-] steal_your_face@lemmy.ml 4 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Yeah I like to do the same when I google more info after reading a comment or article on here. Def good vibes.

And ty! Can’t believe it’s been a year!

[-] Num10ck@lemmy.world 7 points 4 months ago

i've never seen a guitar shaped like a watch.

[-] juandemarco@feddit.it 4 points 4 months ago

It ain't cheap but Martin got wares if you've got coin...

[-] casmael@lemm.ee 2 points 4 months ago

Jesus Christ it’s a buck short of one hundred and thirty-five thousand dollars what the fuck also it’s hideous

[-] BuboScandiacus@mander.xyz 1 points 3 months ago

At first glance I thought that it was a ~135$ guitar

Then i saw the “9.00”

[-] juandemarco@feddit.it 1 points 3 months ago

Yeah, it's around 120k more than what I would consider the highest price that could make sense for an acoustic guitar, and even that's a bit of a stretch...

[-] scifun@lemmy.world 15 points 4 months ago

Don’t mean to be rude but did you know your dad kinda resembles partying face emoji?

[-] PancakeTrebuchet@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago

He gets that all the time! He's just come to embrace it at this point.

[-] theangryseal@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago

Shit, I’d put my money on it’s actually him.

[-] shalafi@lemmy.world 9 points 4 months ago

Good job! Not as big as I had thought, perfectly tasteful size.

[-] Atelopus-zeteki@kbin.run 5 points 4 months ago

Wonderful! Thanks for sharing 'the rest of the story'!!

[-] Confused_Emus@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago

Flash back to listening to Paul Harvey in the car while my grandmother drove me to school.

[-] Barzaria@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 4 months ago

That's awesome! Happy belated father's day to him!

[-] Illecors@lemmy.cafe 3 points 4 months ago

Don't really have anything to add, but wanted to boost the activity on this post.

[-] UnrepententProcrastinator@lemmy.ca 2 points 4 months ago

Indeed, exclusice OC is rare on Lemmy.

[-] Track_Shovel@slrpnk.net 2 points 4 months ago

Is that a Danelectro on the wall, in red?

[-] PancakeTrebuchet@lemmy.world 8 points 4 months ago

It's a Rivolta something or other

[-] Lighttrails@sh.itjust.works 3 points 4 months ago

My guess would be Supro or Airline

[-] Track_Shovel@slrpnk.net 3 points 4 months ago

Yeah that's a much better guess but we are both wrong

[-] i_am_a_cardboard_box@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago

Interesting to have a humidifier under your guitars. I'd say high humidity would rust your strings in no time right? And possibly be bad for the wood as well

[-] PancakeTrebuchet@lemmy.world 10 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Negative. You want humidity, otherwise the necks dry out and warp.

A lot of music stores have their acoustic guitars in closed rooms which basically act as giant humidors. Some players go as far as having a humidifier in each guitar case.

As long as the humidifier isn't spewing directly on a guitar, you want one in the room.

Strings will rust over time, but they'd do that just about anywhere where there is moisture in the air, humidifier or not.

[-] MedicPigBabySaver@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago

Nice

[-] b3an@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

I think your dad and my dad would vibe hard tbh. 😂 that music room screams my dad too. Oh and great job on the watch! I saw your other post too. Very cool. Even better when the recipient is happy!

[-] Etterra@lemmy.world -3 points 4 months ago

I mean it's far more useful than that box full of small watches. He's only got the two arms, and those things probably all cost hundreds of bucks a piece.

[-] PancakeTrebuchet@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago

Different watches for different occasions, just like ties, shoes, glasses, and every other piece of jewelry. One of those belonged to his grandfather, and another was a gift from his dad when he graduated college. I don't think any of his watches cost more than $500, which, in the watch collecting world, isn't a ton of money.