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Re: Mansons?

<<as i live in the uk im looking for a more local

 luthier possisbley this guy www.mansons.co.uk>>

I dunno if it meant it this way, but I get the
impression you're unfamiliar with the work of
Hugh and Andrew Manson. As I recall, Hugh builds
electric instruments and Andrew does electrics. I
dunno if any of you guys have ever seen photos of
John Paul Jones from the last couple Led Zeppelin
tours (I've seen photos from 77, and a video of
Ten Years Gone from 79), where he's playing this
huge triple neck acoustic instrument (it had  6
string guitar, 12 string guitar, and mandolin
necks), that was built by Andrew, I believe. I
once saw a photo of a QUADRUPLE necked instrument
that added a tiple to the configuration. If
you've seen JPJ in concert recently, all the
basses that he used throughout the show were
built by Hugh. I imagine they're a bit pricey,
but I would guess that if you live in the UK and
you have the money to spend on whatever dream
instrument you have in your head, they may be one
possible option. 

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