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pinner
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 Posted: Fri Feb 12, 2010 5:47 pm Post subject: RIP Taku Sakashta |
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Just heard this over at TGP. Cliff at destroy all guitars has confirmed it.
http://www.thegearpage.net/board/showthread.php?p=7717467#post7717467
A true tragedy!! He was an amazing artist. My prayers to Taku, his family, and his friends.
http://cbs5.com/localwire/22.0.html?type=bcn&item=MAN-SLAIN-%28UPDATE-ON-BCN26%29-16-34
ROHNERT PARK: UPDATE: MAN FOUND SLAIN OUTSIDE GUITAR BUSINESS
ROHNERT PARK (BCN)
Police said a Rohnert Park man was found slain outside a guitar business in an industrial park area of the city early this morning.
Lt. Jeff Taylor said the man's name is not being released until the family positively identifies his body.
The body was found outside Sakashta Guitars at 643 Martine Ave. Calls to the business were not returned this afternoon.
Taylor said the wife of the business owner told police her husband did not return home Thursday night. She found the business "in a suspicious state" when she went there and called police around 3:50 a.m., he said.
Police arrived within two minutes and confirmed a crime had occurred at the business, but Taylor would not disclose the nature of the crime.
Police then searched the area and found the homicide victim's body outside the shop.
"The dead man is most likely the owner of the business,'' Taylor said.
Sakashta Guitars' Web site says Taku Sakashta is the designer and maker of the hand-crafted guitars. |
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| Posted: Fri Feb 12, 2010 6:16 pm Post subject: |
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| This is very sad news. Last time I saw Robben on the Soul On Ten tour here in DC he was playing two Taku guitars. |
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Metrodome
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| Posted: Fri Feb 12, 2010 8:04 pm Post subject: |
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| Man this is so sad, saw Taku at a Robben Fords show last year at Yoshis.Very Humble man and built Super Quality products.Hope its not true. |
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PierreL
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| Posted: Sat Feb 13, 2010 9:35 am Post subject: |
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| Wow wow wow. That's just terrible news... |
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I've been in contact with Robben about this. He's told me that Toru Nintuno (our luthier of choice in L.A. and Taku's apprentice) told Robben about this the other day.
He is deeply saddened and wishes all to pass their blessings on to Taku and his spirit as they begin their new journey.
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