I must be insane. Here I have a vintage guitar worth over 3000.- SFr. and I repair it myself. I spent the whole morning Yesterday preparing for the event. I searched the web on how to do it, what glue to use and I pray that this will turn out good. To get the right tools in Chiang Mai is an adventure in itself. The only clamps I got don’t properly fit. 
The bridge of the lowden is in itself a piece of art. It is not just straight and even. To apply the clamps I had to chisel a piece of would into shape. I used UHU wood glue (the only decent brand I found) It should dry withinn 40 minutes, but will be totally dry in 6 hours. I leave the clamps on for the night and a day. The scary thing will be to put the strings on.I realy hope to be able get my guitar back to use. It is a dream of a guitar. I searched the web for guitars. I wannt to start to save money for a new one. I looked at guitars in Chiang Mai, but after playing for over twenty years I just don’t want to get a cheap thing. The lowden is very worn and it would be good to have another accustic guitar. Lillian and I both use the Lowden a lot.
For travelling and ministry in the villages I use a Martin Backpacker Guitar. A friend brought it from the Staates several years ago. It is a great guitar for travelling and has a loud but thin sound. It comes in a black soft case. It looks like I carry a rifle with me when I get on airplanes. Unfortunatly there is no pick-up and for stage use the Backpacker is not realy practical.
This is Eli on the picture. He is a bible school student who was an intern with our churchplant in Hui Kau Laam for a year.
I can’t stand the sound of the Martin backpacker, although I have to admit that it is the smallest guitar you could find.
For tiny guitars, my favorite is the Baby Taylor. It’s not as small as the backpacker, but it at least sounds like a real guitar.
True the sound is not the best. I kind of got used to it. Transport is a great plus. Small and light.
I never saw a Baby Taylor. Would be great to play one sometimes to compare