November 2024
Ken, from North Cornwall, will be along early next month to pick up his latest Brook, this time a Taw.
Ken asked Jack to inlay a Kingfisher in the headstock.
And sycamore leaves position markers down the fingerboard
The back and sides are spalted sycamore from a tree that came down locally.
Steve picked up the little nylon strung Cherry we featured last month
And coincidentally we came across Jack Dee playing his bubinga Holly on Taskmaster recently, the Holly is the smallest of our six-strings, with a 435 mm scale.
Spot the difference – Apart from all the different items on the bench Dave’s 1998 Taw now has a new fingerboard and bridge.
TV’s part way through an extensive tour with his Taw, he’s just completed nine dates in Japan, then off to the Canary Islands before the UK leg!
Chris Fisher and friends playing at the Rose and Crown in Beckley, Chris has a couple of Brooks and has just bought this 2019 Lamorna which he says is “One of the best acoustics I have ever owned, and that list currently includes Fylde, Martin and Lowden!”
Nick Barrett brought his new Taw in for us to fit a LR Baggs Anthem pickup.
Nick’s normally to be seen with his prog rock band Pendragon, his Taw will be featured on their acoustic numbers and the acoustic set at Pendragon Weekend ’25!
Thomas is really pleased with his new Lamorna and sent us this photo of himself with the guitar in his basement home studio!
We’ve had a colourful commute in to work now the clocks have changed
And we’ve had a couple of days off due to the heavy snow – allowing time for a breezy walk on the moor.
Andy’s about to take this rosewood Taw to Project
And Su is about to pick up her new Weaver.
Richard James bought this cedar and walnut Clyst from Mak’s recently, he sent us down this photo along with the latest in his series of music books, this time about Rush.
We came across this double cutaway, leftie, twelve string Dart on eBay recently, this was probably the last of this model that we made just over fifteen years ago!
Well, apart from about ten setups, pickup fittings and general repairs, that’s it for the November news, see you next month!