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Old 04-19-2018, 01:34 PM
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Originally Posted by Steve Kinnaird View Post
Fabulous set of Koa there! When Doug Degenhart (sp?) quit supplying Koa, it was a godsend that Bruce Creps stepped into the gap. His wood is absolutely stellar. And in the hands of Michael, well... you'll do just fine.
It is refreshing to see this magical wood come up in a build again.
One caveat: don't let Michael tell you it's Harry's fault about anything.
(He'll know what that means.)

Steve
Thanks Steve..., Bruce definitely has some great Koa and Myrtle. It feels like after Rosewood and Mahogany guitars, I actually see more Koa guitars than I do Maple guitars in recent years. I will pass the Harry Fleishman reference back to Michael... (For those of you who don't know, CA luthier Harry Fleishman was one of Michael's early mentors).
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