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 Post subject: Name this Builder!
PostPosted: Wed Apr 29, 2009 1:46 pm 
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Ok folks, its been a little while since we've had a NTB!

SO, who built this fine guitar!

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 Post subject: Re: Name this Builder!
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Somogyi?


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 Post subject: Re: Name this Builder!
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Are their initials A.S.?


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His initials are HM and I believe that is my new guitar!


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Mauel?

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Hmmm, Hank Mauel doesn't use a pyramid style bridge though does he?

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I know I know!!!!!! :D

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I know I know!!!!!! :D

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The label does seem to match Hanks.


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 Post subject: Re: Name this Builder!
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You're right and I was wrong, it is Hank Mauel. :oops:

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PeterS wrote:
His initials are HM and I believe that is my new guitar!



I didn't know you "lurked" here Peter!
I thought my relatively lean participation here over the past year would put most folks off the trail and we'd have a merry chase.
Drat!<g>

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Hmmm, Hank Mauel doesn't use a pyramid style bridge though does he?


When the customer specs it, I do!

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Somogyi?


Nice company to be included with!

And I do have some TB redwood for you, James.

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Hey Hank, yep I went to your site and sure enough there was the evidence right there on the home page. duh

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Hank, it's nice to see you pop up here at the OLF - I hope you are doing well as burdened as you have been lately. Lovely instrument, by the way.

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 Post subject: Re: Name this Builder!
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Hey Hank, yep I went to your site and sure enough there was the evidence right there on the home page. duh

Sheesh, I was wrong again, it was on the available guitars page. duh oops_sign idunno

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Hank Mauel wrote:
James Orr wrote:
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Nice company to be included with!

And I do have some TB redwood for you, James.


I was trying to read the signature :D That's great!


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OK here are the new rules of the thread;

If you correctly guess the maker of the guitar, then you have to post a new guitar up for guessing.

Since I guessed right here is mine:


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No posting your own stuff, John.


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 Post subject: Re: Name this Builder!
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No posting your own stuff, John.


That would be funny, but no. This is a little over the top for me.

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Mike Snider maybe? idunno

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Bill,
That's way over the top for even Mike! Cool guitar John, but you have to be super cool to play that in front of people ;) I have no idea!

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 Post subject: Re: Name this Builder!
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A clue.....

He makes really awesome acoustics as well. And his last name is out of this world.

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