-SINCE 1980-

 

Star Tribune

Prince guitar fetches record $700K in auction

 

GuitarWorld Magazine

Prince Guitar Nov 1997 | The Guitarist, formerly known as Prince

Back in 1996, Andy had the opportunity to manufacture 31 guitars for Prince, of which, 27 were crafted as The Cloud, and 4 were crafted as The Symbol. The Symbol is the guitar that Prince played during the Super Bowl XLI halftime show in 2007!  You will find The Cloud guitars displayed at the Hard Rock Cafe Restaurants around the world.  

Here is the full article that is in the Guitar World Magazine, by Alan di perna, and photographs by Nicole Nodland

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.Prince - GuitarWorld

 

ABC NEWS, April 26, 2016

http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory/man-recounts-making-super-bowl-guitars-prince-38694889

 

 

CBC News

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/prince-guitar-maker-1.3554717

podcast:  http://www.cbc.ca/player/play/2687561104

 

ROLLING STONES
http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/meet-the-luthier-who-made-princes-one-of-a-kind-guitars-20160512

 

KOMO 4 NEWS, Seattle April 26, 2016

http://komonews.com/news/local/bellingham-man-recounts-making-princes-iconic-super-bowl-guitar    

KOMO 4 News interview d'haitre guitars, Andy Beech - On Prince Passing

  

WhatcomTalk.com

Whatcom Talk on Prince's Passing

 

 The Bellingham Herald, April 27, 2016

 

BY DEAN KAHN dkahn@bhamherald.com

 Andy Beech of Bellingham never met or talked to Prince, and he never saw the music superstar perform live. But Beech has much more than a mere fan’s reason to feel saddened by Prince’s unexpected death Thursday, April 21.

During the 1990s, Beech made a total of 31 mahogany-and-maple guitars for Prince — 27 of them called Clouds, which have their own unusual shape and an elongated top horn, and four Symbols, including one that Prince used when he played “Purple Rain” during his famous halftime performance at the 2007 Super Bowl.

Read more here: http://www.bellinghamherald.com/news/local/article74090177.html#storylink=cpy

 

 

 

Q13 TV FOX NEWS, Seattle     April 26, 2016

Washington man has ties to Prince and his iconic Super Bowl guitar
BELLINGHAM, Wash. – As fans around the world mourn the death of pop legend Prince, one Bellingham man is reflecting on his ties to the iconic musician.

 

 

KGMI Radio

KGMI Radio, Bellingham, April 27, 2016 Interview at 6:30am not posted yet on website.

 

KISM Radio, Bellingham  April 26, 2016

PODCAST
http://kism.com/brad-and-john/the-local-man-who-made-guitars-for-prince/
 

Andy Beech is a local guitar builder who’s made over 30 guitars for Prince.

Most of them were cloud guitars. He’s from Maple Falls and began making guitars as a hobby and found he was very good at it. He moved to Los Angeles as a young man and ended up on tour with Ozzy Osbourne as the guitar tech for Ozzy’s guitarist at the time, Zach Wilde.

- See more at: http://kgmi.com/news/007700-local-guitar-builder-made-guitars-for-prince/#sthash.WBG7PGo5.dpuf

 

CTV News.ca

April 27,2016

http://www.ctvnews.ca/entertainment/man-recounts-making-super-bowl-other-guitars-for-prince-1.2876765

 

 

AP - The big story...

http://bigstory.ap.org/article/9f0c41e9713945ac9bbc7e13df490c95/man-recounts-making-super-bowl-other-guitars-prince

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 











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360-319-9139

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