Build Thread : Fairbanks FSJ Kalamazoo Gals 13 Fret

[justonwo]

Originally Posted by TomB'sox

What would be cool for all of us is if you would both bring the reproductions and meet up with John Thomas at B.I.G. with the 1943 went to war and back Gibson so we could all hear them and compare!!!!!

Help out the guitar community fellas in addition to the 3 of you getting together!!! What say you???

I'm in. Not sure if I'll be bringing that SJ, but we shall see.

[SJ VanSandt]

Juston, you could bring anything from your collection and it would draw a crowd! I'd love to see and hear the Circa, for instance. Or the Brondel, or . . .

[justonwo]

Originally Posted by SJ VanSandt

Juston, you could bring anything from your collection and it would draw a crowd! I'd love to see and hear the Circa, for instance. Or the Brondel, or . . .

Oh man, I have to choose one! Argh!

[Deft Tungsman]

Originally Posted by justonwo

Oh man, I have to choose one! Argh!

Having recently sampled, albeit very briefly, all the guitars in your immodest collection, Juston, I say take the Brondel. What a fantastic player, with a neck to die for!

[Joseph P]

Originally Posted by TomB'sox

What would be cool for all of us is if you would both bring the reproductions and meet up with John Thomas at B.I.G. with the 1943 went to war and back Gibson so we could all hear them and compare!!!!!



Help out the guitar community fellas in addition to the 3 of you getting together!!! What say you???

What is B.I.G. and where is it?

[Joseph P]

Here’s the latest.. IMG_0327.jpgIMG_0329.jpgIMG_0330.jpgLoving this baked top
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[Nemoman]

Originally Posted by Joseph P

What is B.I.G. and where is it?

Hey Joseph--B.I.G. is an international guitar festival held in Spring Branch, Texas being hosted on by AGF's very own Tom B'Sox!

See this thread for more details:
https://www.acousticguitarforum.com/...d.php?t=524390

I'll let Tom chime in with more highlights and information. It promises to be a picking good time!

[Joseph P]

Now that’s a stack

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[TomB'sox]

Hey there, yes as Nemoman said, we are having a guitar show at our home in Spring Branch Texas next March 30-31st. John Thomas is coming with his WWII Gibson. Justin is coming as well. We have 7 luthiers, Michael Watts from England, workshops, concerts, a seminar by Bruce Sexauer regarding building techniques, John Thomas will be playing and lecturing on vintage Gibsons, Texas BBQ, an adult beverage or two, and lots of great AGF folks coming with their own guitars for jams and just trying each other's stuff. There is the thread and feel free to email me or PM for more info. How great would it be if the two Fairbanks could meet the original so we could compare them all side by side!!!!

[Joseph P]

Dale has been hard at work on the two Kalamazoo Gals....

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[rlxnply]

Love the pictures. This has me very interested in a Fairbanks.

[justonwo]

Originally Posted by rlxnply

Love the pictures. This has me very interested in a Fairbanks.

Me, too!

[wezzywest]

Thanks again for the pictures. Would it be possible to see pictures of the Burst being done in it`s various stages?

[jt1]

Thanks so much for sharing the progress pics!

That wonderful label reminded me that we lost one of the Gals this week. The woman who signed your label is the last surviving of these "intrepid, unpretentious, stunningly skillful, thoroughly American women," as Jonathan Kellerman put it in my book's foreword.

[Joseph P]

We have Gal power....

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