November 2023
Just another morning commute to the workshop! Looking over to Cawsand Beacon on the northern edge of Dartmoor.
We really enjoyed Mark Waistell’s latest CD ‘For A Sonnet Or A Shilling’. Check it out on Spotify, Mark’s playing his Taw and there’s a photo of our workshop on the back cover!
Also check out Michael Watts’ interview with Wizz Jones. Apart from being fans of both Michael and Wizz, we made Michael’s first custom guitar, a Tamar, and have also worked on Wizz’s beloved Epiphone Texan to keep it in fine fettle. https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/life-on-the-fretboard-wizz-jones/
David has just started expanding his Brook collection and added a Lamorna to the koa Otter we recently made for him, go to our YouTube channel to see his lovely version of The Mountains Of Illinois.
He sent this photo of the Lamorna‘s first outing – a wedding reception at The Great Barn in The Teign Valley!
We’re just waiting for a case for Jon Woode’s new Lamorna,
Cedar with rosewood back and sides, he recorded most of his latest CD using his Tamar……more of which in the December news!
The Weaver here is for Will Riding – to complement his Torridge,
It has a cedar top with mahogany back and sides. Will’s planning on coming down next month to pick it up.
Another parlour here for Mak, a Clyst with a cedar top
And English walnut back and sides, we’ll be sending it off to the shop when the case arrives.
In the October news we showed the split sides on the acoustic bass, it’s now back together with no sign of the damage.
This little twenty year old Bovey has had also taken a tumble, you’ll have to come back next month to see how Andy got on with this one.
And yet another breakage –
Back together again and this twelve year old myrtle Tavy is ready to be returned to its happy owner.
Three Martins in this month’s news, one with the familiar problem – the bindings coming loose at the waist,
One for a refret,
And the 1927 koa one we mentioned last month, undergoing a neck reset.
We’ll be posting the December News a little early so come back in three weeks and check out what’s been going on here in the workshop.