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Old 11-07-2009, 07:53 PM
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Thanks. I had a lengthy conversation with Kevin Ryan this week. What a great guy to talk to. Honest and helpful as can be without regard to the impact a decision might impact his wallet. You have to love people who believe the money will follow when you do the right thing instead of chasing the money.
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Old 11-08-2009, 08:20 AM
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Kevin, nice guitar. So, I guess it's going to be a 12-string Cathedral. You're going to love it ... but you would have loved it as a Nightingale, too.
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Old 11-08-2009, 09:17 AM
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Mary, yes I finally settled on the Cathedral for this guitar. I don't know how many times I flip-flopped that decision...

I can't wait to finally be a member of the Ryan club!
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Old 11-08-2009, 11:03 AM
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Gorgeous wood! Thanks for letting us in with the pictures. Great stuff!
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Old 11-08-2009, 11:35 AM
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Default Beautiful Ryan

Your new Ryan is going to be fantastic. Enjoy!
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Old 11-08-2009, 01:23 PM
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That's some ridiculously beautiful koa...congratulations on having Kevin build you one of his fantastic guitars...and thanks for sharing pictures...this will be a fun, fun ride...
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Old 11-08-2009, 10:50 PM
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Congrats on the build! You don't see many high-end 12 strings especially with your woods- I'm looking forward to all the pics!
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Old 11-08-2009, 11:10 PM
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Kevin, I think a couple years ago, I told you to get a Cathedral ... of course, that was right after I got mine and was playing it 3-5 hours a day. I was kind of surprised when you decided on a Nightingale ... but I know it's a nice guitar, too.

BTW, your Koa looks better in person.
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Old 11-09-2009, 12:31 PM
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Congrats on the build! You don't see many high-end 12 strings especially with your woods- I'm looking forward to all the pics!
Kevin Ryan sounds almost excited as I am to do this guitar build. He's made 12 string guitars before, of course, but this one stands out for him too. It'll have all the latest Ryan developments as well.
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Old 11-09-2009, 12:32 PM
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Kevin, I think a couple years ago, I told you to get a Cathedral ... of course, that was right after I got mine and was playing it 3-5 hours a day. I was kind of surprised when you decided on a Nightingale ... but I know it's a nice guitar, too.

BTW, your Koa looks better in person.
Yup, I should've just stopped all that second guessing and stuck to the initial design, which is what I finally ended up going with anyway. That's what happens (to me at least), when I have too much time from order to build. I'm glad I stayed with the initial design. Your suggestions did help my decision as well Mary.
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Old 11-11-2009, 06:37 PM
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Few more pics:





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Old 11-13-2009, 10:41 PM
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Old 11-16-2009, 08:55 PM
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Man, that guitar is going to be truly eye-popping. Best wishes!!
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Old 11-16-2009, 10:54 PM
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Congrats. Kevin builds great guitars.
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