May 2023
You may remember this dismantleable Taw we made for T.V.
During the encore at one of his recent German gigs the strap came off and, as you can see, the guitar came apart in a way we’d not originally planned for – luckily Frank, a local craftsman, was in the audience, he offered to take it back to his workshop, glue it back together and return it to Tim at a following gig.
Frank did a fine job just leaving us to tidy up the lacquer and fit new strap locks when Tim got back home.
Here’s TV’s latest disc, a collaboration with Richard Strange: their original 1978 demos along with new versions of the old songs plus new material.
Thanks to Will Riding who sent down his new album earlier in the month. Concisely summed up by the excellently named iDreamofPiesPhotography – “Acoustic vignettes of life with its passions, desires and aspirations delivered with wry acerbic wit and wordplay at its foundations”
Richard, who’s fond of a pun, also brought down his solo CD titled ‘Stirring My Torridge‘ …. for obvious reasons!
Mike had a cherry Taw from us back in 2016, his second Brook is this reclaimed mahogany nylon strung Lyn.
Here’s the full length shot,
And a close up showing the koa rosette and purfling.
John, who ordered this twelve fret cedar Torridge, has a collection of twenty Brooks!
This, the latest, has a stunning English walnut back.
This email came through the other day offering to rejuvenate our building. Andy and I have got to the age where we’ve grown accustomed to our weathered look… and are happy with a workshop to match – what do you think?
Paul Downes brought in these four handmade instruments for us to fettle,
Here’s a close up of them. Check out Paul’s site for his latest gigs http://www.pauldownes.com
We’ve a rosewood and Sitka spruce Tavy that’ll be with Coda Music by the time you read this,
And a rosewood and Sitka spruce Lamorna which we’re taking up to Project Music.
As for repairs this month, amongst other things, we’ve glued the loose bridge back on this Santa Cruz, re-fretted a Collings, and also fitted a K&K and set-up an Eastman.
