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Andy Zimmerman

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Posted: Tue Sep 26, 2006 3:54 am

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My wife came up with a different dog logo for my guitars but I felt it would
be to difficult to cut the pearl. So I asked John about CNC cutting the logo.
His answer....No problem of course!!!!!
Well I ordered a bunch and sent him all my headstock plates and he routed
the channels to match!!!!! Perfect fit.
Below is a sample. If anyone has a headstock logo or Nameplate, I highly
recommend John W. for his CNC work.

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Anthony Z

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Posted: Tue Sep 26, 2006 4:26 am

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Kudos to your wife and John. I like the design she came up with very much.

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Shane Neifer

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Posted: Tue Sep 26, 2006 4:36 am

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Andy, that IS a very cool logo, WELL DONE! And pretty nice on the inlay too...

Shane

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LanceK

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Posted: Tue Sep 26, 2006 4:37 am

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That is REALLY nice!

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Michael Dale Payne

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Posted: Tue Sep 26, 2006 4:51 am

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LIKE IT

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MSpencer

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Posted: Tue Sep 26, 2006 4:55 am

Koa

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Looks great!

Mike
White Oak, Texas

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Michael Dale Payne

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Posted: Tue Sep 26, 2006 5:04 am

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Andy I like this logo better for two reasons. This line image is more interesting to the eye and it looks original. Not to be a nager, but your old logo was a lot like Rick Davis's Running Dog Guitar logo. This on the other hand way cool and very original.

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Andy Zimmerman

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Posted: Tue Sep 26, 2006 5:11 am

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Thanks, I agree. My old logo was boring. To me this one is better. It could
still be improved, but I like it.

Johns work is perfect!!!!

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npalen

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Posted: Tue Sep 26, 2006 7:00 am

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We at the OLF are lucky to count amongst us someone as talented as John!

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Don Williams

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Posted: Tue Sep 26, 2006 7:35 am

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Awesome.

I love the way the piece below the doggie's nose is seperate from the nose piece. Gives it some realism.
it looks fantastic, from design to implementation.

I'm sure glad to see John now has this capability. Some time ago I wanted to do this stuff with him, but his old cnc couldn't do it. I'll be returning as a customer, just as soon as I come out of retirement.Don Williams38986.6930092593

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Serge Poirier

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Posted: Tue Sep 26, 2006 9:03 am

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Your logo looks really sweet Andy, kudos to your wife for talent and to John for the craftmanship!

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James Orr

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Posted: Tue Sep 26, 2006 10:02 am

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I like it too. VERY stylish if you ask me.

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James Orr

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John, how fine are you able to go with the cnc? Could it do this?

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Billy T

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Posted: Tue Sep 26, 2006 2:25 pm

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Looks Good!

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Dave Anderson

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Posted: Tue Sep 26, 2006 3:20 pm

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[QUOTE=MichaelP] Andy I like this logo better for two reasons. This line image is more interesting to the eye and it looks original. Not to be a nager, but your old logo was a lot like Rick Davis's Running Dog Guitar logo. This on the other hand way cool and very original.[/QUOTE]
I noticed that too. It reminded me of Ricks logo. I really like this one Andy! Very professional looking.

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John Watkins

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Posted: Tue Sep 26, 2006 10:30 pm

Koa

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Wow, thanks everybody. Andy, I'm glad you like the logos.

James, the only real hold up for any level of detail is the cutter size. I use cutters as small as .010", so it can get pretty fine. I'll PM you for some more details.

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MSpencer

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Posted: Wed Sep 27, 2006 6:45 am

Koa

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John,

Your work and services seem to be growing and the inlay work is great. Could you PM me with your inlay pricing and what you need from me. Also, looking at your fingerboards, something pretty new as well, are you contemplating any OLF group buy deals similar to your neck offering in the future? This would be on the radiused and slotted.

Great job and appreciate your quality work

Mike
White Oak, Texas

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