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Thunderbird Club

Thank you so much!

I will never say never, but I find that I enjoy building instruments with my design features at my own pace and putting them up for sale when they are ready.

Custom part orders require a level of financial risk and customer engagement that, for me, was not on par with the effort expended.

Yes, also African mahogany or Khaya.

On a related note, it looks like Sound Guitar Works has a Mahogany Thunderbird body on their site:

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Well, if you find yourself making a 4003s shaped bass with Lollar Thunderbird pickups and a taperd neck, shoot me a PM......
 
Honduras is gone, but the same or similar wood is now called genuine mahogany. I haven't worked with it yet, but I am intrigued by it.

It works like Honduras, i.e. better than any other species on the planet...IMO
 
You haven't spent any time with my brother in law. There is no possibility of avoiding any topic at the table. You just have to power through it.
Us Canucks are at work today. - Have a good one guys and gals!

What??? wait - are you saying the whole world doesn't celebrate (our) Thanksgiving day? (excerpt from the book "The Ugly American") :laugh: