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 Post subject: Thanks Andy Birko
PostPosted: Wed Apr 20, 2016 9:31 am 
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First name: Finn
Last Name: Tobias
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Shout out to Andy Birko for making me a beautiful Mesquite fretboard.


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 Post subject: Re: Thanks Andy Birko
PostPosted: Wed Apr 20, 2016 9:49 am 
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Location: Southeast US
City: Lenoir City
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I like mesquite. I have some of Andy's work in the shop and it's nice!

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 Post subject: Re: Thanks Andy Birko
PostPosted: Wed Apr 20, 2016 10:08 am 
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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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 Post subject: Re: Thanks Andy Birko
PostPosted: Thu Apr 21, 2016 10:04 am 
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Hey that's a nice looking quarter sawn oak table behind that beautiful guitar neck too. You could make some nice guitars outta that! :D


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 Post subject: Re: Thanks Andy Birko
PostPosted: Thu Apr 21, 2016 7:05 pm 
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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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 Post subject: Re: Thanks Andy Birko
PostPosted: Fri Apr 22, 2016 12:35 pm 
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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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 Post subject: Re: Thanks Andy Birko
PostPosted: Mon Apr 25, 2016 8:03 am 
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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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