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  1. 26th June 2005, 11:39 AM #1
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    Default Adelaide luthier suffers devastating workshop fire

    Of interest to fellow luthiers on this board. Well known Adelaide luthier Jim Redgate suffered a disastrous fire at his premises last week. Plans are afoot for a benefit show to help get Jim back on his feet....keep an eye on Adelaide paper for details.

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  3. 26th June 2005, 11:43 AM #2
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    My heart goes out to anyone who has a fire as I can really relate.

    Total destruction, or badly burnt? Was he insured?

    Wish him the best.
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    Quote Originally Posted by dai sensei
    My heart goes out to anyone who has a fire as I can really relate.

    Total destruction, or badly burnt? Was he insured?

    Wish him the best.
    Totally burnt out..not sure if he was insured. Article in Adelaide Sunday Mail about it.
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    Yep i read it in the paper, poor bloke would've lost his soul and maybe his livelyhood.(paper said no ins)
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    Quote Originally Posted by kiwigeo
    Of interest to fellow luthiers on this board. Well known Adelaide luthier Jim Redgate suffered a disastrous fire at his premises last week. Plans are afoot for a benefit show to help get Jim back on his feet....keep an eye on Adelaide paper for details.

    Cheers Martin
    This is one of all of our worst case scenarios. My heart goes out to Jim; mate I don't know how you're feeling, but if there's a way for us to help, just yell!

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    Totally agree Steve - if there's anything I can do, I'm in too
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    I heard about this from Shedscientist yesterday. Apparently insurance was problematic owing to the specialist nature of his business: i.e. jigs, tools, timber etc, that had been acquired/made over many years. Basically I gather he's lost everything. A complete tragedy. I don't read the papers: can someone keep us posted about benefits, etc?
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    Wendy to help out you can send a couple of cubes of hardwood to my place along with a 15" thicknesser jointer, a moulding machine, table saw and one of those wood rat machines too so we can do the joinery!!!!!

    What we in Adelaide could maybe to is front up for half a day this weekend and give him a hand with the clean up. Pretty sure that would make a world of difference.

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    Got an email from Jim this morning. Hes in the progress of getting his business up and running again and reckons hell be back building instruments in about a months time.

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    Good luck to him, I hope his buisness returns to what it was.
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