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I am about to order a pound of FWI from John Mickelson any one interested in a half pound or more let me know. cost decreases as the poundage goes up

whats the cost for 1/2 lb?

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$PM me plus shippingMichaelP39010.6479861111

Michael,
seems obvious but perhaps not...what is the one pounder go for? Also, what condition is the product in? Is it cut square, what is it? How many saddles/nuts does the "standard" one pound/ 1/2 pound yield usally? I am definitely interested.


I know what FWI is I usually buy mine from a museum currator. When I say "what is it" I mean how is it cut/sold.Dave-SKG39010.6149884259

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Dave Bland

remember...

"If it doesn't play in tune...it's just pretty wood"

I am not positive of how many nut and saddles you get from a pound. The material in in the rough rectangles. meaning it has been rough sized like shell blanks, as big as the raw material allowed minus major flaws. by weight I am guessing you could get 12 to 16 nuts or saddles from a pound but I will ask John to give me a better Idea. If you get only 6 nuts out of a pound you made your money back. price per pound is $PM meMichaelP39010.6482175926

me too... keep me posted. Can you specify the dark stuff, or do you just take your chances on the color?

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I believe you take the lot but I will check on that as well. As soon as john emails me back on my last question I willcheck on typical rough blank size also.

Sorry for removing the prices from the previous posts but have been informed it is confidential.

Also John said that the pieces are random in size and color. he asked me to get intouch with Sir William Cumpiano to vereify typ quanities rendered from a pound. as he was not for sure. I will report as soon as I here back from him.MichaelP39010.6602083333

I saw some of that for the first time, it is great looking, may be interested, I have no idea $'s we're talking about though.

So what is the latest price if we do a group buy? please email me skg@siestakeyguitars.com .

THANKS MICHAEL!

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Dave Bland

remember...

"If it doesn't play in tune...it's just pretty wood"

This secret price stuff is foolish, and arguably illegal. Secret prices usually
smack of price fixing. And that makes me mad.

What's the dang price?

Do they want to make a sale or not?

Price is not secret it is confidential as in to available to the general public. John will gladly give you the pricing info if you contact him and confirm your self as a luthier of jewelry maker, but he will require that you keep it confidential.

You apparently have done done any Wholesale business before. This is standard procedure for wholesale supplies.MichaelP39013.4274537037

Well Bill Compiano responded and told me that the blanks can vary greatly in size and some blanks will be too small for guitars, You will have to deal with faults in the material that you can't see till you have processed the raw blanks. He did tell me that he got 6 saddles and nuts before he stopped processing and still had blanks to work. If 6 saddles and nut are the minimum and based on the typical retail price that saddle and nut blanks are going for, you more than double your investment per pound not counting you labor to process.