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Work Life Balance for Work/Life Balance
I'm going to start a series of posts of maintaining a work life balance directed at fellow maker/owners. A lot of been written about work/life balance which is basically 'work less and do not work things more'. There's some...
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Build Pictures
My customers get some pretty snazzy build pictures as their guitar is being built. Here are some from this week.
-Matt
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New Guy Will
Will is our new employee, and he's already got the best hair in the shop.
"I'm from a mile-long beach town on the Delaware Bay, where you had to drive a half hour to get milk or bread. I started working at Musikraft four and...
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Jeffrey Foucault's New Album
A songwriter who has been a big part of the Mule story going back to before I had ever even seen a resonator guitar is Jeffrey Foucault. If you havn't heard his stuff you're in for a poetic grit you havn't experienced. He's...
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Jeffrey Foucault on his Mule Resonator Guitar
Here's Jeffrey Foucault doing his thing on his Mule Resonator. You're welcome.
-Matt
https://youtu.be/uk66lcM4d60...
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Winning One More
I coach JV football. We frequently talk about “finding a way to win”. Depending on who they are playing against they need to try different techniques and strategies to win. A particular strategy might win them one more play....
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Acoustic Guitar Article
When I was 20 I first saw Huss and Dalton in Acoustic Guitar, and I went to work for them. EE Bradman gave me the opportunity to be interviewed and did a fine job asking questions. We talk background, tricones, and how...
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Charlie Parr on his Mule
Charlie Parr playing "Delia" on his Mule tricone for the Folk Alley Sessions. Sweet lordy almighty he makes it sing.
https://youtu.be/9Vh064fGz1c...
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How to Succeed at Work and Life
In interviews with employees I ask them this question, “What’s your plan to help us?”It’s a hard question because it’s a real question. It can make it obvious if the interviewee is there for them or there to show they can...
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Tuner hole jig
Out of 300 guitars I had never mis drilled the tuner holes. Until last month when I whiffed on two. This will fix that. Fellow guitar makers- learn basic CAD and how to weld, MIG is perfect although you'll see me TIG the...
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Simplify 2.0
Real simplification isn’t cutting down on your wardrobe. Wearing a turtle neck everyday isn’t going to turn you into Mark or Steve. Think bigger. The purpose of simplifying is really consolidation of resources. We each only...
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Oliver Bates Craven
“When It Was”I’m sitting at my table in my house listening to Oliver sing and thinking about how beautiful and hard our relationships with the people we love can be. You know that of course. Love and hurt are two sides of the...
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Engraved Mule Slides Monday
Ball end, open end, some nickel plated. Different sizes. Will be available on mulestuff.com Monday. ...
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