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Mike Collins

Post subject: Lutz Spruce & Shane

Posted: Fri Mar 04, 2011 3:37 pm

Brazilian Rosewood

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Location: Argyle New York
First name: Mike/Mikey/Michael/hey you!
Last Name: Collins
City: Argyle
State: New York
Zip/Postal Code: 12809
Country: U.S.A. /America-yea!!
Focus: Build
Status: Professional

I just sliced some Lutz brace stock I got from Highmountain 5 years ago.
Absolutely incredible wood!
Low mass-perfectly quartered,NO runout!
I still have Euro blocks I got at Michael Gurians 30+ years ago.
The Lutz is as good or better then those blocks!
But you can't get those anymore !

Since I've known Shane he has never let me down; the quality of products he sells and his
desire to make sure the customer comes first.

[:Y:]

Mike

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Tom West

Post subject: Re: Lutz Spruce & Shane

Posted: Fri Mar 04, 2011 4:31 pm

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First name: Tom
Last Name: West
State: Nova Scotia
Country: Canada
Focus: Build
Status: Amateur

Mike: RIGHT ON.......!!!!!
Tom

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DannyV

Post subject: Re: Lutz Spruce & Shane

Posted: Fri Mar 04, 2011 4:57 pm

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Posts: 2593
Location: Powell River BC Canada
First name: Danny
Last Name: Vincent

From the bush to your guitar, Shane is working for us! [:Y:]

( PS check out the silk in my avatar Bro! Niiiiice wood.)

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David Wren

Post subject: Re: Lutz Spruce & Shane

Posted: Fri Mar 04, 2011 8:34 pm

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Location: Toronto Canada
First name: David
Last Name: Wren
City: Toronto
State: ON
Zip/Postal Code: M4C 4X5
Country: Canada
Focus: Build
Status: Professional

Here's another thumbs up for Shane ... I'm just now using the first Lutz top from him and it is spectacular to say the least (as is his service).

David Wren http://www.wrenguitarworks.com

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Jim Kirby

Post subject: Re: Lutz Spruce & Shane

Posted: Fri Mar 04, 2011 8:46 pm

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Location: Newark, DE
First name: Jim
Last Name: Kirby
Focus: Build
Status: Amateur

I hate these me-too's.

Shane's stuff is great. I'm building 4 classicals with it right now, Yes, it's great! [clap]

And I mean it! [:Y:]

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charlton

Post subject: Re: Lutz Spruce & Shane

Posted: Fri Mar 04, 2011 10:26 pm

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Joined: Sun Nov 09, 2008 4:29 pm
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Location: Markham, ON (Canada)
First name: Charlton
Last Name: Wang
Focus: Build
Status: Amateur

David Wren wrote:

Here's another thumbs up for Shane ... I'm just now using the first Lutz top from him and it is spectacular to say the least (as is his service).

David Wren http://www.wrenguitarworks.com

Ah...nice to see you on here, David. I've been to 12th Fret so many times. Hope to see some of your guitars in the store at some point.

Cheers,
Charlton

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WaddyThomson

Post subject: Re: Lutz Spruce & Shane

Posted: Fri Mar 04, 2011 10:34 pm

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First name: Waddy
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Focus: Build
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Another believer!

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Jim Watts

Post subject: Re: Lutz Spruce & Shane

Posted: Sat Mar 05, 2011 12:56 am

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I have to jump on the band wagon too. I was just working with one of his tops the other night and I believe it's among the best I've used. I was going to send Shane an e-mail thanking him for the great wood, but I'll do it here instead!
Thanks Shane.

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Burton LeGeyt

Post subject: Re: Lutz Spruce & Shane

Posted: Sat Mar 05, 2011 1:11 am

Koa

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Location: United States

+ me too!

I am really looking forward to using the stealth Gotoh's I recently got from Shane and of course I love his spruce.

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JJ Donohue

Post subject: Re: Lutz Spruce & Shane

Posted: Sat Mar 05, 2011 10:02 am

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Shane = Quality, Integrity, Value, Honesty. He's an OLF icon and all around good guy. These are qualities I'll never take for granted anymore. Thanks, Shane!

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Tom West

Post subject: Re: Lutz Spruce & Shane

Posted: Sat Mar 05, 2011 10:35 am

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We better slow down or his hats are going to go up a bit in size. Seriously it is a pleasure to deal with someone who cares about his product and his customers. Congrats again Shane. Thanks.
Tom

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John Mayes

Post subject: Re: Lutz Spruce & Shane

Posted: Sat Mar 05, 2011 11:18 am

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First name: John
Last Name: Mayes
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Status: Professional

All the accolades and praise heaped upon Shane is well deserved. He is a great guy, and his product is top notch. I, like Todd, have built with the packing tops he sent as protection.

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Alain Moisan

Post subject: Re: Lutz Spruce & Shane

Posted: Sat Mar 05, 2011 11:34 am

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Location: Montreal, Canada
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Status: Amateur

John Mayes wrote:

I, like Todd, have built with the packing tops he sent as protection.

Funny. I'm doing this just now!

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Matt Bouchie

Post subject: Re: Lutz Spruce & Shane

Posted: Sat Mar 05, 2011 1:37 pm

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Location: Manchester, New Hampshire
First name: Matt
Last Name: Bouchie
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State: New Hampshire
Country: USA
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Status: Amateur

Speaking of Shane's packing wood, I brought a set of it up to Alan Carruth's class a few weeks ago to test it's stiffness properties because I had another top I wanted tested and one of his other students was testing some stuff, too. I figured why not check out it's numbers. The other student did the testing, wrote all the numbers down and Alan ran them through his computer program. Once he did that, he came out and pointed to the packing material's numbers and said "Where is this top?" He was very impressed with it since it was very low density and very high stiffness. So, it turns out, despite it's cosmetic imperfections, it's an excellent top! Working around a knot and a couple of pitch pockets, it should yield a classical or a 00 top. Alan feels it will make an excellent classical top due to it's very low density and high stiffness. I ended up giving it to him because I figure he will be able to make something a lot nicer than me with it. Pretty amazing that something that turned out to be that high quality came to me as packing material!

Matt

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Andy Zimmerman

Post subject: Re: Lutz Spruce & Shane

Posted: Sat Mar 05, 2011 11:57 pm

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For the past 4 years, Shanes Lutz is the only spruce I have used. Great stuff

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Alexandru Marian

Post subject: Re: Lutz Spruce & Shane

Posted: Sun Mar 06, 2011 2:56 am

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Matt, was this a recent buy? Not too dark/red in color? Probably the same tree where the 11-tops deal comes from. It is very light and of excellent stiffness to weight indeed.

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Lars Stahl

Post subject: Re: Lutz Spruce & Shane

Posted: Sun Mar 06, 2011 6:16 am

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Last Name: Stahl
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Country: Sweden
Focus: Build
Status: Amateur

+1 here. would have used the packing to if it didnt have a certain spot on the wrong location. but the tap was AMAZING on that one. [:Y:]

. the guitar I am building right now got Shanes Lutz on it best tap tone by far. So did the last one I built. .

Lars

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Matt Bouchie

Post subject: Re: Lutz Spruce & Shane

Posted: Sun Mar 06, 2011 12:06 pm

Cocobolo

Alexandru Marian wrote:

Matt, was this a recent buy? Not too dark/red in color? Probably the same tree where the 11-tops deal comes from. It is very light and of excellent stiffness to weight indeed.

No, I got it about a year and a half ago. It's got a few dark streaks on it but certainly no more than that beautiful guitar John posted. I can't wait to see what Alan does with it.

Matt

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brenbrenCT

Post subject: Re: Lutz Spruce & Shane

Posted: Sun Mar 06, 2011 1:11 pm

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First name: Brendan
Last Name: Dwyer
City: tolland
State: CT
Zip/Postal Code: 06084
Country: USA
Focus: Build
Status: Amateur

If shanes A is other's Master grade, then i am REALLY looking forward to a box of "low-grade" lutz tops...

*drooling*

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