Big thanks to Mark Blanchard for sending me along this incredibly beautiful and fine set of Macassar Ebony. My next customer Bill and I recently changed his specification for the back and sides to Macassar ebony, and then discovered that there's a bit of a temporary dry-spell in the market. Mark had this set in his shop and was incredibly gracious in allowing me to buy it from him. If I never get a chance to return the favor to Mark, hopefully I can at least pass along this kind gesture to some other builder down the road. Over the last two Healdsburg festivals Mark and I had tables right next to eachother, so we've had a change to talk a little bit, and I've been able to admire his fantastic guitars. Last time I had a chance to enjoy the incredible guitar he build for Steve Wildey (incidentally, a great guitarist) for a few minutes. So, if you haven't already, take some time to check out Mark Blanchard's guitars. Also, while I'm thinking of it, Steve Wildey runs a shop of fine guitars in South Florida called Glades Guitars. Happy surfin'!
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