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Date: Tue, 16 Sep 2025 16:46:59 +0100
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To: Paul Waller <paul@atkinguitars.com>
Subject: Re: Atkin Guitars 2026
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Hi Paul,

Good to hear from you and thanks for the update.

12 slots for 2026 sounds good with us. Please do keep us in the loop if 
there are any cool bits and bobs hanging around.

Kind Regards,
Harriet
Express Music

On 2025-09-16 16:42, Paul Waller wrote:
> Hi Phil, Harriet and Tim
> 
> We are now looking at our 2026 build schedule, and so wanted to
> discuss how many you would like to book in.
> 
> We appreciate that forecasting can have its challenges, but equally,
> we have many existing  dealers that will all be scheduling their
> builds for the year, and we do have new international dealers that we
> will be trying to accommodate too, and so having our committed builds
> slots from our dealers in advance will obviously allow us to see
> where/if they can be given build slots, and what territories we have
> representation for our guitars.
> 
> Including your October back order (Essential D), and your final build
> slot in December, that brings you up to 10 acoustics for the year, and
> so based on that, for 2026, I have tentatively allocated you 1 build
> slot each month and if you'd like to increase, we can look at the
> schedule to see if that's possible.
> 
> Whenever we have available stock, we will of course keep you in mind,
> and let you know what we have available too, and we'll always do our
> best to accommodate additional customer builds as and when you receive
> them.
> 
> I hope this finds you all well, and please let me know if you have any
> questions.
> 
> Best regards,
> 
> Paul.
> 
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