Brook Guitars News January 2024

January 2024

Andy’s commute into work the other day required some of his off-road riding skills,

Andy on the way to work 2

Lucky he chose to come on his motorbike that day!

Andy on the way to work 2

Tim Carter’s delighted with his new Teign,

Tim Carter and his new Brook Teign

With a Venetian cutaway,

Cutaway Brook Teign

A Baggs pickup,

Cutaway Brook Teign Close Up

A buzzard inlay by Jack around the twelfth fret

Buzzard Inlay on Brook Teign

And English walnut back and sides.

Brook Teign English walnut back

To complement the new guitar he brought along this stylish new strap handmade by Kath Eastham of Kirkstone Leathercrafts.

Custom Guitar Strap

This Taw has just gone off to Project Music,

Brook Taw for Project Music

Check out the wild grain on the Indian rosewood back and sides!

Rosewood back on Brook Taw for Project Music

Mick sent us these two photos with his new Torridge accompanying his older twelve string version of the same model.

Mick and two Torridges

Marcus had to cut his latest visit to India short when his Taw was severely damaged by baggage handlers when he arrived. We’ve a two week turnaround on this one as Marcus has already booked his return flight.

Marcus' broken Brook Taw

Chris’ mandolin also suffered a headstock break at the hands of an over-enthusiastic baggage handler on a return trip from Portugal recently, Andy didn’t take long to repair this one and get it strung up again.

Chris' broken Brook Mandolin

Jon played his song By The Wind Sailor to the coastguards at the 130th anniversary memorial service for the crew of the Iota and all who helped with the rescue. Here he is before the event.

Jon in church

Here’s the Bovey we showed in the November News repaired and now back with its happy owner.

Brook Bovey break repaired

Another Martin has been brought in with the binding and purfling shrunk away at the waist, Andy’s heated and glued it all back in place and is in the process of repairing the finish.

Martin binding

Yet another headstock break!

Another headstock break

Early stages in the production of the necks for the next batch of guitars – roughly cut out, planed and the head veneers glued and clamped.

Preparing necks in the workshop

See you again next month.