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Finn.t.guitar56

Post subject: Thanks Andy Birko

Posted: Wed Apr 20, 2016 9:31 am

Walnut

Joined: Fri Mar 25, 2016 4:54 pm
Posts: 15
First name: Finn
Last Name: Tobias
City: Sacramento
State: California
Zip/Postal Code: 95864
Country: United States
Status: Amateur

Shout out to Andy Birko for making me a beautiful Mesquite fretboard.

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SteveSmith

Post subject: Re: Thanks Andy Birko

Posted: Wed Apr 20, 2016 9:49 am

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Joined: Wed Oct 08, 2008 11:36 am
Posts: 7380
Location: Southeast US
City: Lenoir City
State: TN
Zip/Postal Code: 37772
Country: US
Focus: Repair

I like mesquite. I have some of Andy's work in the shop and it's nice!

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dpetrzelka

Post subject: Re: Thanks Andy Birko

Posted: Wed Apr 20, 2016 10:08 am

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Joined: Wed Nov 12, 2014 10:02 am
Posts: 513
First name: Daniel
Last Name: Petrzelka
State: Washington
Country: United States
Focus: Build

Agreed - Andy offers truly top quality processing. His faux bound boards have provided a wonderful foundation for a number of projects I've started recently. A great guy to work with.

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jfmckenna

Post subject: Re: Thanks Andy Birko

Posted: Thu Apr 21, 2016 10:04 am

Brazilian Rosewood

Joined: Tue May 13, 2008 10:44 am
Posts: 6256
Location: Virginia

Hey that's a nice looking quarter sawn oak table behind that beautiful guitar neck too. You could make some nice guitars outta that!

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Ruby50

Post subject: Re: Thanks Andy Birko

Posted: Thu Apr 21, 2016 7:05 pm

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First name: Ed
Last Name: Minch
City: Chestertown
State: MD
Zip/Postal Code: 21620
Country: United States
Focus: Build
Status: Amateur

In fact Andy made me an oak neck out of a piece of plantation grown material that was planted before 1760. It turned out lighter in weight than some mahogany necks:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/ruby1638/21142694506/in/album-72157649776959267/

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Finn.t.guitar56

Post subject: Re: Thanks Andy Birko

Posted: Fri Apr 22, 2016 12:35 pm

Walnut

I would love to take it apart and make some necks. Unfortunately it's my parents. But I have thought about it.[GRINNING FACE WITH SMILING EYES]

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jfmckenna

Post subject: Re: Thanks Andy Birko

Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2016 8:03 am

Brazilian Rosewood

Joined: Tue May 13, 2008 10:44 am
Posts: 6256
Location: Virginia

That oak guitar is pretty sweet. Some real nice ray fleck on that one. I think it makes great necks and I used it for bridges too, dyed black with iron/vinegar solution.

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