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Good thing I built my surf guitar before they stopped making the Clark Foam
Jazzmaster
blanks!
I wonder is one of the big surf companies, such as Rusty, will buy them out?
Interesting news note.
Gavin
--- In , "gunkadisc" <Mike@A...> wrote:
>
> Slightly off thread, but of some interest. Yesterday was one of the
> most significant days in surfing history (since the switch from Balsa
> Wood to Foam). Clark Foam, witch supplies 95% of the blanks used in
> surfboard manufacturing has closed its doors. This is the equivalent
> of being told that effective today the production of guitar strings
> will end! Since I have been involved in the production of kustom
> surfboards for the last year, I am trippin' out! This is huge news,
> with many complicated implications. Only time will tell how the
> industry will adapt. One thing is for certain, the cost of a
> traditional surfboard just jumped up by $100 overnight! ~Mike
>
There goes my somewhat longterm goal of owning a
surfboard and learning to surf.
Richard
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Richard,
While the shortage of blanks will surely hurt the shapers in the short-term, I
think we can
confidently say, the market will find a way to meet the demand, even if Clark
Foam folds. So,
don't despair, Grasshopper, for surely there will be boards a-plenty when it
comes time for
you to get wet.
Gavin
> There goes my somewhat longterm goal of owning a
> surfboard and learning to surf.
>
> Richard
>
>
>
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