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Originally Posted by John Arnold
Yes, most likely Engelmann. I visited Nick in 1984 when he lived in Sandpoint. I bought a billet of Engelmann from him and cut 5 tops. Nice wood, and it put the notion in my head that I could cut red spruce trees and make my own guitar tops. As it turned out, it ballooned into a sideline that yielded thousands of tops. Those were sold to everybody, including Martin.
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That is a very cool piece of luthier history!
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Originally Posted by iim7V7IM7
Here is a shot of my ‘19 Cuban Mahogany/Old German Spruce Franklin OMC whose build thread you referenced being auditioned by luthier John Slobod at a friend’s party a few weeks ago.
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I would love to have heard John's impressions.
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Originally Posted by justonwo
Nick builds an incredible guitar. You’re gonna love it! I played that guitar John was playing above. Stellar!
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Thanks's Juston, I know you own guitars built by some stellar builders (like John Slobod), so that's high praise!