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Colin North
PostPosted: Wed Jan 24, 2018 12:41 pm 
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I'd heard he was seriously unwell, but was so sorry to hear that Kenneth Cierpilowski of KMG Guitars passed away very recently.
He was active on this forum, and very helpful in general, as well as in the few business dealings I had with him.
He even substituted one template in a pack of 12 I bought, simply because I had asked about buying that one some weeks before.
Shame, I'm sure he will be missed.

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The name catgut is confusing. There are two explanations for the mix up.

Catgut is an abbreviation of the word cattle gut. Gut strings are made from sheep or goat intestines, in the past even from horse, mule or donkey intestines.

Otherwise it could be from the word kitgut or kitstring. Kit meant fiddle, not kitten.


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Sad to hear that. It was just back last May he was talking about being able to retire and selling his business. He was a great help to me especially early on getting started.


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He will be missed;

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George L
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Sorry news indeed.

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Very sad indeed.

Ken Cierpilowski was THE guy who got me building. Helpful at every turn, frank, honest and a great guy. I will definitely miss him.
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Sad news...
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That's a bummer. Very sad news to hear. He was very helpful here on this forum and very generous sharing his knowledge. He will be missed.
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Sad news indeed. Seemed like a great guy. RIP

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I’m very sorry to hear. I got mys start with a couple of kits from him. He was very helpful to me. He will be missed.

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I also purchased items from him and had coorepondance with him. Very helpful. I hate hear this news.

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Very sad. I got started with one of his very high quality kits and he gave a huge amount of help and support in building it.
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Alex Kleon
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Ken had a wealth of practical knowledge, and always gave the straight goods when answering questions.
I'm sorry that he didn't get to enjoy more of his well deserved golden years.

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He was certainly a helpful guy - he'll be missed.

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Mike OMelia
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Great guy. Sad news. RIP Ken
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Ken was sick for a long time and this forum was a place that he enjoyed interacting with folks. His family has been trying to sell his business too if anyone is interested.

I never met Ken in person but grew to like him a great deal on a number of levels.

RIP in peace Ken and sincere condolences to Ken's family and friends.
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May kens memory be a blessing for all/ Yes I never met him but a lot of great postings
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I'm sorry to hear this. He shared a lot of great information; I know I learned a lot from his efforts.

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Aww shucks.

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Very hard to hear and so sorry...
Seems like people are dropping like flies.
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Very sad news. Ken was incredibly knowledgeable and generous with that knowledge. Rest In Peace, Ken.


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AndyB
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Anyone know if Ken pressed or hammered frets? What method did he use?

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johnparchem
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AndyB wrote:
Anyone know if Ken pressed or hammered frets? What method did he use?

Andy

His kit instructions are still online. I think he taught hammering them in.

http://kennethmichaelguitars.com/fret.html

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Thanks, John. Was just thinking of how Ken installed frets as he was one of the most methodical people here. He certainly would have built tooling for more precise fret installation if he felt the need existed. Knowing that Ken hammered frets tells me all I need to know.

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