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Old 08-23-2018, 12:51 PM
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If you build it with a cutaway, well, maybe schedule *my* leg at the end of the road-trip...
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I'm interested. Are you still in New Smyrna Beach or did I hallucinate that you moved out of Florida?
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Old 08-23-2018, 01:26 PM
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I’d love to participate! The guitars in those photos look incredible. I’ve never played very long on a guitar with woods like #2; redwood would be very intriguing to me for sure.
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Old 08-23-2018, 04:26 PM
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I’d love to be a part. I’d happily shoot some video while it’s here... I got to do this with one of Gustav Fredell’s early guitars and it was such a meaningful thing to capture.

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Old 08-23-2018, 04:53 PM
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Great news! I am most interested. I am also more than happy to host an AGF gathering so as many members as possible can share the experience. Did this when the last Simon Fay road trip guitar came through, as well as for the Harvey Leach, the Lance Kragenbrink, and the Kolaya guitars. Great fun and a great experience. We had similar gathering when the McKnights came through town with guitars too. Looking forward to it.

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I could also host a gathering. I love getting folks up here in our little slice of heaven in the mountains east of San Diego...

Looks like your idea is very well received!

Thanks!
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Old 08-23-2018, 05:06 PM
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I'm interested. Are you still in New Smyrna Beach or did I hallucinate that you moved out of Florida?
I'm still in New Smyrna but plan on moving in the very near future. At the moment, the Asheville area is at the top of my list. Nothing set in stone just yet tho'.

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Okay, due the number of posts on this thread and some emails I've received, it looks as though there is enough interest to warrant sending a guitar out on a roadtrip.


I could actually use the Sinker Redwood | Walnut guitar for the roadtrip. It's a guitar I built to send to a dealer in Asia but I haven't made arrangements for that yet.

I'd like to send something out that most folks will enjoy. I personally love Redwood but in my experience, most players tend to prefer some variation of a Spruce / Rosewood combination. I was thinking I would build a Sitka/Cocobolo fanfret. I have some Nicaraguan Cocobolo that has a taptone eerily similar to Brazilian RW. I could also build a Spruce top with some type of Ebony back/sides (Malaysian Blackwood or Macassar).

So think it over a bit, and post back with a wood combination that you would really like to demo.
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Old 08-23-2018, 05:45 PM
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I would really enjoy a chance to demo one of your Spruce topped Nicaraguan Cocobolo OM's.

After playing your offerings at the '15 Memphis Guitar Festival I hoped to own a Fay someday and I was recently fortunate enough to acquire a 2015 Adi-BRW Model One.
Just a really great focused sounding OM that is comfortable to play and beautifully designed.

Best with whatever B&S combination roadtrip guitar is selected...great to see this come back.
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If the guitar heads close to lower NY, i’m In, and if you send the redwood out, I’d take up Jeff on the gathering offer in DC; that would be worth a 5 hour drive to play. I am an odd duck, and really have never cared for a Cocobolo guitar, if you do an ebony or Malaysian Blackwood, that would also be wonderful to play. But that redwood guitar is stunning.
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Old 08-23-2018, 08:28 PM
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That redwood guitar is stunning! I love the look and tone of redwood and this is just gorgeous. I'd love to play it! And there's no wait! But if others vote for something else, I'll play whatever you send
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If they sound as good as they look, I would be interested.
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Old 08-23-2018, 10:21 PM
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Whatever you want to build and send I will gladly play for a week! I would vote for a slim short scale neck, with a 1 3/4" or 1 25/32" Nut and 2.25" string spacing but that is just me and my small old hands... I know bmh1 (Beth) has similar taste in necks, too.

And, I will be happy to get to play whatever you want to send out for us all!!!

This is cool!

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Old 08-24-2018, 03:21 AM
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Whatever represents your sound the best would be fine with me, but all else being equal, I'd love to hear that redwood/walnut guitar.
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Old 08-24-2018, 04:26 AM
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I'm still in New Smyrna but plan on moving in the very near future. At the moment, the Asheville area is at the top of my list. Nothing set in stone just yet tho'.

I could actually use the Sinker Redwood | Walnut guitar for the roadtrip. It's a guitar I built to send to a dealer in Asia but I haven't made arrangements for that yet.
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Much as I like the Asheville area, I think you should move to Australia, Then I can try that sinker redwood walnut guitar
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Old 08-24-2018, 06:51 AM
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If they sound as good as they look, I would be interested.
Well if you're in I'm in, we can split the shipping costs and get to play a Fay!!! Awesome.
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Old 08-24-2018, 07:08 AM
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I'd be interested as well !! Personally I would really like to try a redwood topped guitar with Brazilian B/S, 1-3/4 nut 2-1/4 string spacing... short scale, cutaway...
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