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Blackbird Guitars Transition to Ekoa
From Blackbird Guitars:
https://www.blackbirdguitar.com/blog...sition-to-ekoa The transition to Ekoa Blackbird's lineup is increasingly made up of Ekoa models and now fewer carbon fiber models. Starting earlier this year, with the sabbatical of the Super OM, and the addition of Savoy, Blackbird had equal Ekoa models and carbon fiber models, namely four of each. This is still eight models which is a bit much for a 10 person company. While the carbon models are still popular, starting October 2017, we've decided to put a few of them on ice—the Rider steel string and Lucky 13 are on an extended production vacation! Time permitting, we will bring them back in some form and hopefully soon! There are still a few rare models on the way and in stock in dealers. The wonderful and popular BTU carbon tenor is still available for the time being as well as the Rider nylon (as we have no replacement in Ekoa just yet. We are very proud of these wonderful and now increasingly rare guitars, and expecting them to be snatched up quickly. Production has its hands full with Ekoa instruments, so we're focusing on fewer models to increase supply. Carbon fiber is still a great material for making instruments and so we use it where needed in our Ekoa instruments and continue to use it to make entire instruments because its great stuff. We think of Ekoa versus carbon as different kinds of tone woods. We're excited for the future and continuing to explore ways to make better instrument through composites! |
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Makes sense. Nice to know where Blackbird is heading. Seems they’re onto a good thing...best to run with it.
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Smart business to concentrate your efforts where the demand is, and where there is no similar product on the market. Good to see that the e-koa has been accepted in the marketplace.
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Also kind of a milestone when you put to rest the guitar you originally brought to market.
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I think of Joe as a philosopher/king--he has the thought and he takes action. Blackbird had been phenomenal. That the company continues to reach new horizons in lutherie is nothing short of stunning. My hat is off.
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Would love a Lucky 12 fret in ekoa!
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Long Live Blackbird and their innovations.
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+1!! Although a 13 would still be great! Or a savoy without cutaway, even. How does the savoy sit against the Lucky 13, size wise?
I've played a Lucky 13 and liked the size. The savoy, on paper is only a little shorter but looks small to me. Anyone have a side by side?
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I reckon the next ekoa will be an OM, maybe only slightly larger than a lucky 13.
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The savoy doesn't feel too much smaller. You can really tell the difference in width though. I prefer the savoy body width of 4 /14 to the lucky's 4 1/2. |
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Bry;
Nice photo comparison. I wasn't fond of the ekoa, at first look, but I'm starting to find it increasingly fetching. I Look forward to the nylon string version. |
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Very nice, bry. Just curious...I thought that the Savoy in particular requires a long wait due to demand and that they’re not produced very fast. Yet, you seem to have gotten yours quite quickly. What’s the reality?
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I think I got lucky and Ted had one in stock. He said it was the first one he has ever had in stock. |
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Yep, been receiving the guitars regularly for the last seven month, and this was the first one that was not pre sold. Course it didn't last very long. Glad you like it, Bry.
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