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Àâòîð Òåìà: CS-1952 - Shamray Custom Shop "Pinson, Esquire" for Jon Pinson (England)
Âðåìÿ: 12.05.2006 22:00 



Congratulations Jon on the birth of your FOURTH Shamray Custom Shop instrument (serial number CS 1952)!

We will post pictures of it's construction-in-progress from time to time here in this thread.

For the curious, here are the specs on CS 1952:

1952 “vintage Tele / Esquire “

LEFT-HANDED


Construction Method:  Traditional body shape, bolt-on neck, straight headstock
Material for neck/fretboard: Flame Maple
Neck features:  One-piece neck&fretboard (like early fenders)
Frets:  Sintoms "6230" (small, like vintage strat) SUPER VINTAGE 7.25" radius!!
Nut:  Graph-tech
Fret markers:  Dots, plastic
Fretboard binding:  unbound fretboard
Truss rod cover:  No truss rod cover
Side markers:  plastic dots
Logo:  Standard (silk screen printing)
Body wood:  Customer-supplied (SWAMP ASH)
Body binding:  Without binding
Finish:  Butterscotch, maybe a bit translucent
Headstock Overlay:  natural (no overlay)
Tone Chambers:  no tone chambers (solidbody)
Scale Length:  25.50 inches
Strings:  Customer-supplied
Machine heads:  Customer-supplied
String-tree:  No string trees
Neck Attachment: neck-plate
Bridge:  Customer-supplied
Strap buttons:  standard (set of 2)
Pickguard:  Customer-supplied
Chrome panel:  Customer-supplied
Neck Pickup: no neck pickup!
Bridge pickup:  Customer-supplied OC Duff "Nancy"
Pickup Bezels:  no bezels
Toggle switch:  Customer-supplied
Output jack:  Customer-supplied
Potentiometers:  Custom er-supplied
Pull-pots:  no pull-pots
Knobs:  Customer-supplied
Tone Capacitors:  No Tone Caps
Battery box:  No battery box
9V battery:  No battery
Extra switches:  No extra switches
Blueprinting:  none (entire guitar from standard templates)
Case:  Custom-made lightweight case (red interior)
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Òåìà: Re: CS-1952 - Shamray Custom Shop "Pinson, Esquire" for Jon Pinson (England)
Âðåìÿ: 12.05.2006 22:40 



Well blimey, another one. Why the hell not.
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Òåìà: Re: CS-1952 - Shamray Custom Shop "Pinson, Esquire" for Jon Pinson (England)
Âðåìÿ: 13.05.2006 00:00 
Moscow
RGA Prestige

Jon, you have an illness...
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Òåìà: Re: CS-1952 - Shamray Custom Shop "Pinson, Esquire" for Jon Pinson (England)
Âðåìÿ: 13.05.2006 00:11 



It would seem I have 5 stars now, too.
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Òåìà: Re: CS-1952 - Shamray Custom Shop "Pinson, Esquire" for Jon Pinson (England)
Âðåìÿ: 13.05.2006 22:02 



It may very well end up a nocaster, that is, 2 pickups. I will dig out some pics for colour reference later on...it will have callaham hardware.
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Òåìà: Re: CS-1952 - Shamray Custom Shop "Pinson, Esquire" for Jon Pinson (England)
Âðåìÿ: 14.05.2006 01:34 



I am just writing here to get a subscription on this thread.

I am not interested at all in guitars ;)

Good Luck Jon!!!
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Òåìà: Re: CS-1952 - Shamray Custom Shop "Pinson, Esquire" for Jon Pinson (England)
Âðåìÿ: 14.05.2006 02:25 



Nice nice nice ! :D. Jon what is that bridge pup like ?
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Òåìà: Re: CS-1952 - Shamray Custom Shop "Pinson, Esquire" for Jon Pinson (England)
Âðåìÿ: 14.05.2006 13:20 



The pickup(s) are supposed to be accurate copies of those found in Roy Buchanan's '53 tele 'Nancy'.
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Òåìà: Re: CS-1952 - Shamray Custom Shop "Pinson, Esquire" for Jon Pinson (England)
Âðåìÿ: 14.05.2006 14:32 
Moscow
RGA Prestige

Jon, are you going to use a black or white pickguard?
fenderEsquire7018.jpg
Esquire2.jpg
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Òåìà: Re: CS-1952 - Shamray Custom Shop "Pinson, Esquire" for Jon Pinson (England)
Âðåìÿ: 14.05.2006 15:05 



wireesq.jpg
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Òåìà: Re: CS-1952 - Shamray Custom Shop "Pinson, Esquire" for Jon Pinson (England)
Âðåìÿ: 14.05.2006 14:34 
Moscow
RGA Prestige

One other thing -- What does the pickup selector switch do on an Esquire?
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Òåìà: Re: CS-1952 - Shamray Custom Shop "Pinson, Esquire" for Jon Pinson (England)
Âðåìÿ: 14.05.2006 15:07 



Here is a nice scheme but maybe not the right thing.
wireesquiredirect.jpg
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Òåìà: Re: CS-1952 - Shamray Custom Shop "Pinson, Esquire" for Jon Pinson (England)
Âðåìÿ: 14.05.2006 17:12 



Ben:
* Front Position: Mellow sound due to capacitor connected to ground. Tone control inactive in this position.
* Middle Position: Variable tone control adjustment. Only position tone control works. You can have maximum treble or maximum bass. Swells and Wah Wah effect.
* Bridge Position: Full treble in this position and tone control inactive.
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Òåìà: Re: CS-1952 - Shamray Custom Shop "Pinson, Esquire" for Jon Pinson (England)
Âðåìÿ: 14.05.2006 17:13 



Not sure about pickguard yet...I have a blackguard esquire relic replica arriving next week...I honestly don't know yet.
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Òåìà: Re: CS-1952 - Shamray Custom Shop "Pinson, Esquire" for Jon Pinson (England)
Âðåìÿ: 14.05.2006 17:40 



Here is the ash
CS-1952_7855.JPG
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Òåìà: Re: CS-1952 - Shamray Custom Shop "Pinson, Esquire" for Jon Pinson (England)
Âðåìÿ: 15.05.2006 21:11 



May well be white guard/blonde finish.
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Òåìà: Re: CS-1952 - Shamray Custom Shop "Pinson, Esquire" for Jon Pinson (England)
Âðåìÿ: 15.05.2006 21:24 
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IF you decide on the 2-pickup version (rather than the Esquire), please let me know ASAP.

I gave the workorder and Swamp Ash to Maxim today, and he's gonna get going on it very shortly...

It wouldnt hurt to get all the parts out to us pretty quick, as well! :-)
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Òåìà: Re: CS-1952 - Shamray Custom Shop "Pinson, Esquire" for Jon Pinson (England)
Âðåìÿ: 15.05.2006 21:39 



In theory (with crossed fingers and so on..) a 1 pickup esquire should be routed for a neck pickup...the old ones were at least.
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Òåìà: Re: CS-1952 - Shamray Custom Shop "Pinson, Esquire" for Jon Pinson (England)
Âðåìÿ: 15.05.2006 21:40 



Just noticed the work order has a black overlay for the headstock...don't want that.
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Òåìà: Re: CS-1952 - Shamray Custom Shop "Pinson, Esquire" for Jon Pinson (England)
Âðåìÿ: 15.05.2006 22:48 
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thats NOT going to happen (black overlay!) :-)

I will check out our 'old tele reference' and see if i can verify the routing thing (it does seem like Leo's style to just "route 'em all"...)
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Òåìà: Re: CS-1952 - Shamray Custom Shop "Pinson, Esquire" for Jon Pinson (England)
Âðåìÿ: 15.05.2006 23:55 



Oh I know for a fact it was standard to rout for a neck pickup...oddly.
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Òåìà: Re: CS-1952 - Shamray Custom Shop "Pinson, Esquire" for Jon Pinson (England)
Âðåìÿ: 16.05.2006 00:02 
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not so odd - STANDARDIZATION!

Thats why its not uncommon to find a sunburst finish under an old "custom-color" Fender - they just made up heaps of bodies in advance, and refinished as neccessary...
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Òåìà: Re: CS-1952 - Shamray Custom Shop "Pinson, Esquire" for Jon Pinson (England)
Âðåìÿ: 16.05.2006 00:13 



Just my 2 cents ;)

As said the oldies where routed for all PU´s.
But this is your customguitar Jon :)

And to my 2 cents.
Why not keep the wood in just that area that transfers vibrations and not rout for the neck PU?

I have no scientific explanation to that theory at all, but it feels good ;)
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Òåìà: Re: CS-1952 - Shamray Custom Shop "Pinson, Esquire" for Jon Pinson (England)
Âðåìÿ: 16.05.2006 00:20 



Thats a thought. I may just go for 2 pickups though, I have an esquire arriving this week. Maybe I should have a play with it and see if I like the 1 pickup wiring before any decisions are made...
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Òåìà: Re: CS-1952 - Shamray Custom Shop "Pinson, Esquire" for Jon Pinson (England)
Âðåìÿ: 17.05.2006 00:39 
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SPEC UPDATE: 7.25" ( super vintage! ) fretboard radius...
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Òåìà: Re: CS-1952 - Shamray Custom Shop "Pinson, Esquire" for Jon Pinson (England)
Âðåìÿ: 18.05.2006 18:02 



IMG_0936.jpg
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Òåìà: Re: CS-1952 - Shamray Custom Shop "Pinson, Esquire" for Jon Pinson (England)
Âðåìÿ: 18.05.2006 20:18 



Wow...didn't even know it was started! For interest, who is that making it?
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Òåìà: Re: CS-1952 - Shamray Custom Shop "Pinson, Esquire" for Jon Pinson (England)
Âðåìÿ: 18.05.2006 20:27 



Max Ushkalov is on the picture. BTW, we choosed the neck wood for you - Michael will send some pics.
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Òåìà: Re: CS-1952 - Shamray Custom Shop "Pinson, Esquire" for Jon Pinson (England)
Âðåìÿ: 18.05.2006 20:37 



Thanks!
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Òåìà: Re: CS-1952 - Shamray Custom Shop "Pinson, Esquire" for Jon Pinson (England)
Âðåìÿ: 25.05.2006 02:40 
Ìîñêâà


Estimated shipping date: JUNE 16th (assuming that all the parts arrive in time)
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Òåìà: Re: CS-1952 - Shamray Custom Shop "Pinson, Esquire" for Jon Pinson (England)
Âðåìÿ: 25.05.2006 02:45 



Are telebuilding that fast?

;)
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Òåìà: Re: CS-1952 - Shamray Custom Shop "Pinson, Esquire" for Jon Pinson (England)
Âðåìÿ: 25.05.2006 22:31 



Parts are slowly coming together. Ebay is a wonderful thing.
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Òåìà: Re: CS-1952 - Shamray Custom Shop "Pinson, Esquire" for Jon Pinson (England)
Âðåìÿ: 26.05.2006 12:10 



Anyway, Maxim will finish guitar soon and leave us for hollydays. But we can complete it without him.
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Òåìà: Re: CS-1952 - Shamray Custom Shop "Pinson, Esquire" for Jon Pinson (England)
Âðåìÿ: 26.05.2006 14:22 
Moscow
RGA Prestige

So, with Maxim going on holidays I guess all his other guitars will have to wait :( :( :(
How long will he be away?
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Òåìà: Re: CS-1952 - Shamray Custom Shop "Pinson, Esquire" for Jon Pinson (England)
Âðåìÿ: 26.05.2006 15:29 
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Since he is our senior crafter, Maxim gets at least 4 weeks of holidays - (maybe even six?)
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Òåìà: Re: CS-1952 - Shamray Custom Shop "Pinson, Esquire" for Jon Pinson (England)
Âðåìÿ: 26.05.2006 18:31 



He is going to finish all guitars before. I hope we shall get the binding soon and he need only 15-20 days to finish your LP.
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Òåìà: Re: CS-1952 - Shamray Custom Shop "Pinson, Esquire" for Jon Pinson (England)
Âðåìÿ: 26.05.2006 20:06 



Oooh...senior crafter...didn't know that.
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Òåìà: Re: CS-1952 - Shamray Custom Shop "Pinson, Esquire" for Jon Pinson (England)
Âðåìÿ: 26.05.2006 20:36 



Michael I will email you some pics tonight for colour reference.
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Òåìà: Re: CS-1952 - Shamray Custom Shop "Pinson, Esquire" for Jon Pinson (England)
Âðåìÿ: 28.05.2006 19:40 



May be a change on pickups.
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Òåìà: Re: CS-1952 - Shamray Custom Shop "Pinson, Esquire" for Jon Pinson (England)
Âðåìÿ: 09.06.2006 22:44 



Update: Will be finished in butterscotch, i.e '52RI colour.
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Òåìà: Re: CS-1952 - Shamray Custom Shop "Pinson, Esquire" for Jon Pinson (England)
Âðåìÿ: 09.06.2006 22:47 



52.JPG
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Òåìà: Re: CS-1952 - Shamray Custom Shop "Pinson, Esquire" for Jon Pinson (England)
Âðåìÿ: 09.06.2006 23:07 



Where in the process is it know?
Finishing soon?
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Òåìà: Re: CS-1952 - Shamray Custom Shop "Pinson, Esquire" for Jon Pinson (England)
Âðåìÿ: 09.06.2006 23:31 



It had the first sealer coat a week ago and I've only just finalised the finish colour so I doubt it has gone any further since then. All the construction work is done...I think.
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Òåìà: Re: CS-1952 - Shamray Custom Shop "Pinson, Esquire" for Jon Pinson (England)
Âðåìÿ: 09.06.2006 23:34 



Nice!!!
Hope there is some pictures here soon.
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Òåìà: Re: CS-1952 - Shamray Custom Shop "Pinson, Esquire" for Jon Pinson (England)
Âðåìÿ: 10.06.2006 20:45 



Jon
is the photo flipped or did they build it backwards?
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Òåìà: Re: CS-1952 - Shamray Custom Shop "Pinson, Esquire" for Jon Pinson (England)
Âðåìÿ: 10.06.2006 21:42 



Thats just a pic to use as colour reference...although crazier things have happened.
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Òåìà: Re: CS-1952 - Shamray Custom Shop "Pinson, Esquire" for Jon Pinson (England)
Âðåìÿ: 17.07.2006 14:09 



I am bumping!!!
I want to see some pictures here soon ;)
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Òåìà: Re: CS-1952 - Shamray Custom Shop "Pinson, Esquire" for Jon Pinson (England)
Âðåìÿ: 17.07.2006 19:01 
Ìîñêâà


I don't think we shall see anything new here until we receive the parts that Jon is sending...
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Òåìà: Re: CS-1952 - Shamray Custom Shop "Pinson, Esquire" for Jon Pinson (England)
Âðåìÿ: 17.07.2006 21:26 



A delay in the build and its the customer's fault...who'd have thought it!
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Òåìà: Re: CS-1952 - Shamray Custom Shop "Pinson, Esquire" for Jon Pinson (England)
Âðåìÿ: 17.07.2006 21:53 



Too bad!
I wanted to see something really nice.
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Òåìà: Re: CS-1952 - Shamray Custom Shop "Pinson, Esquire" for Jon Pinson (England)
Âðåìÿ: 17.07.2006 23:09 



Its going to be pink.
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Òåìà: Re: CS-1952 - Shamray Custom Shop "Pinson, Esquire" for Jon Pinson (England)
Âðåìÿ: 17.07.2006 23:15 



Nice to hear that you follow all guidelines for a 1952 Esquire ;)
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Òåìà: Re: CS-1952 - Shamray Custom Shop "Pinson, Esquire" for Jon Pinson (England)
Âðåìÿ: 18.07.2006 00:08 



Hey, I can't help if some idiot repainted it in the '60's...besides I have a 50s esq.
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Òåìà: Re: CS-1952 - Shamray Custom Shop "Pinson, Esquire" for Jon Pinson (England)
Âðåìÿ: 18.07.2006 03:27 



http://www.tdpri.com/telephoto/data/519/medium/Bigsby_Pink.jpg
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Òåìà: Re: CS-1952 - Shamray Custom Shop "Pinson, Esquire" for Jon Pinson (England)
Âðåìÿ: 18.07.2006 07:53 



Yeh something like that.
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Òåìà: Re: CS-1952 - Shamray Custom Shop "Pinson, Esquire" for Jon Pinson (England)
Âðåìÿ: 05.09.2006 00:03 



Parts must be there by now, surely? 3 1/2 weeks...
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Òåìà: Re: CS-1952 - Shamray Custom Shop "Pinson, Esquire" for Jon Pinson (England)
Âðåìÿ: 05.09.2006 00:56 
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no word from Shamray! Actually he wasnt at the shop today, and i couldnt reach him by phone.

But "i dont think so" - because if the parts were THERE, then im sure i would have seen the body out on Maxim's bench...
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Òåìà: Re: CS-1952 - Shamray Custom Shop "Pinson, Esquire" for Jon Pinson (England)
Âðåìÿ: 03.10.2006 01:15 
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Its been a while since this thread saw any action!

here's how CS-1952 looked on Saturday:
CS-1952_2124.JPG
CS-1952_2123.JPG
CS-1952_2122.JPG
CS-1952_2121.JPG
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Òåìà: Re: CS-1952 - Shamray Custom Shop "Pinson, Esquire" for Jon Pinson (England)
Âðåìÿ: 03.10.2006 20:37 



WHY THE HELL IS IT LEFT HANDED?????

;)
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Òåìà: Re: CS-1952 - Shamray Custom Shop "Pinson, Esquire" for Jon Pinson (England)
Âðåìÿ: 04.10.2006 00:56 
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Yes, it just looks "all wrong" doesnt it? :-)

I'm actually toying with the idea of getting a simple little lefty guitar made. I rather enjoy playing a lefty guitar "upside-down-and-backwards" ... i do this now and then when visiting my lefty friends, and after an hour or so my brain adapts, and I hardly notice the difference (though the fingering changes dramatically in some cases!)

Its probably good exercise for the brain wiring circuits...
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Òåìà: Re: CS-1952 - Shamray Custom Shop "Pinson, Esquire" for Jon Pinson (England)
Âðåìÿ: 04.10.2006 01:00 



That is easy fixed!!!
Just flip the neck over ;)
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Òåìà: Re: CS-1952 - Shamray Custom Shop "Pinson, Esquire" for Jon Pinson (England)
Âðåìÿ: 30.10.2006 23:38 
jonpinson



parts this week...maybe...
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Òåìà: Re: CS-1952 - Shamray Custom Shop "Pinson, Esquire" for Jon Pinson (England)
Âðåìÿ: 31.10.2006 01:25 
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maybe even TOMMORROW.. I'm told we got "something" from the EMS truck today (wont find out exactly what until after i get back from the airport tommorrow though...)
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Òåìà: Re: CS-1952 - Shamray Custom Shop "Pinson, Esquire" for Jon Pinson (England)
Âðåìÿ: 31.10.2006 09:38 
jonpinson



Trying to escape?
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Òåìà: Re: CS-1952 - Shamray Custom Shop "Pinson, Esquire" for Jon Pinson (England)
Âðåìÿ: 10.11.2006 15:54 
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ALMOST DONE: Should be ready for playtesting by MONDAY! (check yer email for NEW PICS)
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Òåìà: Re: CS-1952 - Shamray Custom Shop "Pinson, Esquire" for Jon Pinson (England)
Âðåìÿ: 20.11.2006 22:55 



Come on Dima, hustle up.
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Òåìà: Re: CS-1952 - Shamray Custom Shop "Pinson, Esquire" for Jon Pinson (England)
Âðåìÿ: 21.11.2006 01:40 
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actually - come to think of it - Monday is Dima's day off... (he works Saturdays)
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Òåìà: Re: CS-1952 - Shamray Custom Shop "Pinson, Esquire" for Jon Pinson (England)
Âðåìÿ: 04.12.2006 21:22 



We are getting dangerously close to x mas and are currently a week beyond the latest estimated shipping date I was given...
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Òåìà: Re: CS-1952 - Shamray Custom Shop "Pinson, Esquire" for Jon Pinson (England)
Âðåìÿ: 04.12.2006 23:03 
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Shamray was living out of town for three weeks (he lost his apartment here and had to move his family 200Km outside of moscow!) and this has played HAVOC with the shipping schdule (we have a backlog of 5 guitars now...)

As of this weekend he has moved back to Moscow, and I hope he will do everything in his power to get back on schedule
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Òåìà: Re: CS-1952 - Shamray Custom Shop "Pinson, Esquire" for Jon Pinson (England)
Âðåìÿ: 21.12.2006 14:08 
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new estimate: Shamray reports he will ship CS-1952 "on the weekend" (Saturday or Sunday...)
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Òåìà: Re: CS-1952 - Shamray Custom Shop "Pinson, Esquire" for Jon Pinson (England)
Âðåìÿ: 23.12.2006 19:55 



Ok, I'm going to take a breath in now and hold it until it ships...

or not ;)
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Òåìà: Re: CS-1952 - Shamray Custom Shop "Pinson, Esquire" for Jon Pinson (England)
Âðåìÿ: 27.12.2006 14:04 
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Its on its way... check your email for the EMS tracking number! :-)
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