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Brodie Brickey
Registered: June 2004
Location: Long Beach, CA
Posts: 126
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Bernie,
An absolutely beautiful piece. Thank you for posting.
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May all your turnings be smooth,
Brodie
http://www.SmoothTurning.com
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Malcolm Tibbetts
Registered: May 2004
Location: South Lake Tahoe, CA
Posts: 362
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Bernie, this was an absolute hit at the auction and the events immediately following were worth the trip to Richmond. Congrats for a wonderful piece of work and for your contribution to the EGO auction, not to mention, the new young owner's joy. I had a chance to speak with the aspiring fiddle player at the hotel after the auction and his smile said it all.
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Malcolm Tibbetts
South Lake Tahoe, CA
AAW # 8573
www.tahoeturner.com
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KurtB
Moderator
Registered: April 2007
Location: Northwest Arkansas
Posts: 485
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Tue July 8, 2008 9:36pm
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Rating: 10.00
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Bernie, I understand that there are many more turned pieces on this work than meet the eye! Amazing!
POD 07-08-08
AAW Home Page Photo Of the Day
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Kurt Bird
AAW Forums Moderator
President,
Stateline Woodturners, NW Arkansas
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jlsalter
Registered: March 2007
Posts: 4
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Thu July 10, 2008 5:09pm
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Rating: 10.00
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I had the opportunity to sit next to Bernie on the flight back from Richmond to Detroit after the conference. Bernie is not only a brilliant designer and talented woodturner, but he is also one of the nicest and most up-standing persons you’ll ever meet.
Bernie, congratulations on this wonderful instrument and the success you had at the symposium. I’m looking forward to your next stringed masterpiece.
-Jeff Salter
www.JeffsTurnedWood.com
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Bernie Hrytzak
Registered: June 2008
Posts: 7
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Tue August 5, 2008 2:31pm
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Thanks to everyone for their wonderful comments, I was away earlier in the month. The violin pieces turned on the lathe included the: soundboard and backboard, the neck started as a turning, the tuning pegs were turned as was the endpin. It was a moving experience to have contributed to the live auction and the finale with Andi Wolfe, Harvey Fein and Knick McKay I shall cherish those moments forever. Brodie thanks for your comments, Malcolm, your words gave added satisfaction to an already pleasurable experience. Kurt, thanks for the POD, much appreciated.
I had the pleasure of conversing with Jeff , (who I met at the airport in Richmond), for about 3 hours at the airport due to flight delay, and then we found out we were seatmates! He said all these nice things about me, but the respect is mutual as we spent approximately 4 hours talking because I found it so interesting talking to Jeff.
My next instrument will be an accoustic/electric guitar of my own design (turned round) and the designs are already started in my head. Jeff, perhaps one of your band members will have a chance to test-drive it!
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