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bcombs510
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PostPosted: Sat May 28, 2016 7:30 pm 
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Hello,

Since we're in the mood of shout outs to sponsors... I received the first round of headstock veneer inlays from Andy last week along with the ultimate fret cauls.

I put the Padauk head plate on today. Fabulous work, Andy!!

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 Post subject: Re: Birkonium
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Nice logo too!


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 Post subject: Re: Birkonium
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Yeah zoinks! Nice work and nice design Brad!

Did Andy cut the veneer too?

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 Post subject: Re: Birkonium
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People who have names with guitar-like first letters have an unfair advantage. ;)

Very cool logo.

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pat macaluso wrote:
Yeah zoinks! Nice work and nice design Brad!

Did Andy cut the veneer too?


Yes. The pocket was cut as well. I put a crosshairs on the veneer for the center of the logo and Andy cut the pocket. I did 8 of them which will keep me busy for a while! ;)

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J De Rocher wrote:
People who have names with guitar-like first letters have an unfair advantage. ;)

Very cool logo.


Thanks! My initials are CBC so the C shape of the oval and B shape of the guitar worked out well. Plus my wife is a really great artist and whipped up the logo in illustrator. Andy was able to take the output from illustrator and import into the CNC software (or something like that :)).

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I was faced with making some 'art deco' logos for a new trim scheme on my J model. I do all my own inlay, design, cut and inlay, but... I needed symmetry and precise cutting on the logo. I do OK normally but I knew doing this myself would mean the end of me.

So, I turned to Andy. He did a brilliant job, far better than I could ever do. He made me 3 or 4 of the inlays and I wish I had asked for more. It has become a popular scheme.

Here is one of the logos he did for me.


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I think (know) Andy's shell work is the bomb.


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That's a cool logo Mike. Well done!!!

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Andy has done some phenomenal work for me including guitar & ukulele necks, bridges, fretboards and inlayed headplates. He is a pleasure to work with and a genius with Solidworks CAD design. Having him as a neighbor and good friend is my lucky fortune as well!

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