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From: John Alderson <deltaresonators@gmail.com>
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Date: Tue, 17 Feb 2026 21:18:24 +0000
Subject: Fwd: LP replica
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To: Express Music <coventry@expressmusic.co.uk>


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Sent from my iPhone

Begin forwarded message:

> From: John Alderson <deltaresonators@gmail.com>
> Date: 17 February 2026 at 21:16:11 GMT
> To: Philip Buckley <PBuckley@edsons.co.uk>
> Subject: Re: LP replica
>=20
> =EF=BB=BFHi Phil
> I won=E2=80=99t be doing any more,   because I bought enough Honduras Maho=
gany while I had the chance, enough to do about 10 guitars, I=E2=80=99ve run=
 out and can=E2=80=99t get any more!
>  As I see it , fundamentally the sound comes from the wood, the correct wo=
od used by Gibson at the time, if I use African  =E2=80=98Mahogany=E2=80=99 I=
=E2=80=99ll be in the same boat as Gibson!   It was an opportunity as I saw i=
t to get as close to =E2=80=98that =E2=80=98 sound as I could.  My pal had a=
 real one, and at a gig I used his for 1/2 a set and one of mine for the sec=
ond 1/2, neither he, nor I , or my band could tell the difference!
> I=E2=80=99ve got some at express music Leamington, but I won=E2=80=99t be m=
aking any more,  just the occasional resonator when I feel like it, I=E2=80=99=
m 75 now, and so it=E2=80=99s time to please myself! Ha ha!!
> Kindest Regards John
> Sent from my iPhone
>=20
>> On 17 Feb 2026, at 19:07, Philip Buckley <PBuckley@edsons.co.uk> wrote:
>>=20
>> =EF=BB=BFHello there
>>=20
>> Hope this email finds you well
>>=20
>> I=E2=80=99d like to enquire about having a Les Paul replica made, specifi=
cally Bernie Mardsens the beast. What is the process, price and lead time fo=
r a custom build?
>>=20
>> Kind regards
>>=20
>> Phil
>>=20
>>=20
>> Sent from my iPhone

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v=3D"content-type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3Dutf-8"></head><body dir=3D=
"auto"><br id=3D"lineBreakAtBeginningOfSignature"><div dir=3D"ltr">Sent from=
 my iPhone</div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br>Begin forwarded message:<br><br></div><=
blockquote type=3D"cite"><div dir=3D"ltr"><b>From:</b> John Alderson &lt;del=
taresonators@gmail.com&gt;<br><b>Date:</b> 17 February 2026 at 21:16:11 GMT<=
br><b>To:</b> Philip Buckley &lt;PBuckley@edsons.co.uk&gt;<br><b>Subject:</b=
> <b>Re: LP replica</b><br><br></div></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite">=
<div dir=3D"ltr">=EF=BB=BF<span>Hi Phil</span><br><span>I won=E2=80=99t be d=
oing any more, &nbsp;&nbsp;because I bought enough Honduras Mahogany while I=
 had the chance, enough to do about 10 guitars, I=E2=80=99ve run out and can=
=E2=80=99t get any more! </span><br><span> &nbsp;As I see it , fundamentally=
 the sound comes from the wood, the correct wood used by Gibson at the time,=
 if I use African &nbsp;=E2=80=98Mahogany=E2=80=99 I=E2=80=99ll be in the sa=
me boat as Gibson! &nbsp;&nbsp;It was an opportunity as I saw it to get as c=
lose to =E2=80=98that =E2=80=98 sound as I could. &nbsp;My pal had a real on=
e, and at a gig I used his for 1/2 a set and one of mine for the second 1/2,=
 neither he, nor I , or my band could tell the difference!</span><br><span>I=
=E2=80=99ve got some at express music Leamington, but I won=E2=80=99t be mak=
ing any more, &nbsp;just the occasional resonator when I feel like it, I=E2=80=
=99m 75 now, and so it=E2=80=99s time to please myself! Ha ha!!</span><br><s=
pan>Kindest Regards John</span><br><span>Sent from my iPhone</span><br><span=
></span><br><blockquote type=3D"cite"><span>On 17 Feb 2026, at 19:07, Philip=
 Buckley &lt;PBuckley@edsons.co.uk&gt; wrote:</span><br></blockquote><blockq=
uote type=3D"cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite"><=
span>=EF=BB=BFHello there</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite"><=
span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite"><span>Hope this email=
 finds you well</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite"><span></spa=
n><br></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite"><span>I=E2=80=99d like to enqui=
re about having a Les Paul replica made, specifically Bernie Mardsens the be=
ast. What is the process, price and lead time for a custom build?</span><br>=
</blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockq=
uote type=3D"cite"><span>Kind regards</span><br></blockquote><blockquote typ=
e=3D"cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite"><span>Phi=
l</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite"><span></span><br></blockq=
uote><blockquote type=3D"cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote typ=
e=3D"cite"><span>Sent from my iPhone</span><br></blockquote></div></blockquo=
te></body></html>=

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