12 fret Parlor guitar from Mark Swanson

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Don Penniman
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Re: 12 fret Parlor guitar from Mark Swanson

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Exquisite! -- it has both vintage mojo and modern mojo!
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Mark Swanson
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Hey, thank you Don!
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Nice guitar Mark. Now I gotta go over to the Electric section and check out that one too.
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Dave Anderson
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Re: 12 fret Parlor guitar from Mark Swanson

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Very nice guitar Mark.
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Very nice! I've been eyeballing those vintage tuners myself. Good to have an actual hands-on report. I hope to have a shop again by the end of the summer so I can build something to try them on!
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Nicely done Mark.
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Don't know how I missed this one. Fine looking instrument, Mark. Excellent work.
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Thank you Waddy! I have to build more of these, this is my fourth one and they are always well received.
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