User talk:Andre4999

I noticed that you edited the Matsumoku Wikipedia entry on Oct 18 by adding "Mako (Traditionals line)" to it. I have been collecting Makos and gathering info on them (difficult as that has been). As far as I can tell, Makos were not built by Matsumoku. The ones I've seen (and I've seen some nice ones) did not have an inspector's hon, 3-piece neck, or neck plate stamp. I'm not certain that Mako Traditionals were even made in Japan. The only thing I'm confident in stating is that Mako became a Korean made budget line by 1985. The connection between Mako and Matsumoku was speculated in 2003 by str2bud@aol.com on GuitarSite.com (incorrectly I believe), and repeated by others since, but I have not seen any verifiable evidence. I'm curious what you might be able to share on this, and welcome an open discussion about it. Regards, Alanwcollins1 (talk) 06:40, 22 December 2010 (UTC)