Thursday, April 30, 2009




Hi Jim,

The baby arrived in great condition.You certainly packed it well.

I must say I am fully convinced of your creative genius at this point.

I just love the wood grain on the body, the nitro finish,the binding on the top and the grain on the neck its awesome.
The guitar is as light as a feather !!!
I concur with your choice of vol and tone knobs and white switch real cool....
The intonation is perfect and the body tone gives a great percussive sound I can't get on my other Tele.

Its truly awesome THANKS so much.....

Cheers

Ian F Somerville

Sunday, April 26, 2009

Tom Doyle Guitars

Hey, Hey, Hey

I'm just back from my first day of internship with Master Luthier Tom Doyle, People say his is one of the top ten builders in the world.I'm honored to be there, One of the prerequisites of the program is you most show your past history and already be a reputable builder.I'm expanding my line to include a Nikita Jazz arch top model. I'm working with Tom one on one to learn the secrets of the master. He has build guitars for some of the most talented and famous musicians on the planet and has been working with Les Paul for over twenty years. I met Tom at the Iridium in Manhattan where he is Les Paul's sound engineer. We had a great conversation and now I'm part of the group. I will be posting my progress with Tom and my new Jazz guitar each week on my blog.

Stay Tuned

Thursday, April 23, 2009

Gaijin Band

Hey Everyone,

Take a look at this band site from the UK, I will be building them a signature series guitar for them to use on there summer concert tour. A completely new hand made Custom Nikita Guitar.

I can't wait to get started.


www.gaijinband.co.uk
www.myspace.com/gaijinlondon

Wednesday, April 22, 2009

Hi All,
This post is about a client of mine in Poland, I made him a LH body and neck made with Macassar Ebony, I shipped it raw and he did all the finishing and assembly himself. He also engraved my name/logo on the peghead. I think he did an extraordinary job one this guitar and I'm very appreciative of the addition of my name. He also said the sound is excellent. Take a look at the picture and see for yourself.
Jim