Just read a great article by Terence with Chuck Moore.
http://www.guitarbench.com/2012/11/21/c ... -inteview/
I especially like the part were Chuck talks about giving some customers the flick if what they want isn't going to inspire him. Life being too short to waste doing something you don't have a passion for.
Chuck Moore featured on Guitar Bench Magazine
-
Taffy Evans
- Blackwood
- Posts: 1064
- Joined: Wed Apr 30, 2008 6:54 pm
- Location: Charters Towers North Queensland
Re: Chuck Moore featured on Guitar Bench Magazine
Thanks for that Allen, the paragraph you highlighted is so true for me too.
Back in 1991 I had a customer give me a list of inlays they would like on their guitar, I thought about it and suggested what I would use out of their suggestions and pretty much politely told them that's the way it is. What I agreed to out of their list was a bird, a butterfly, a rabbit, and their initials. They agreed. The bird I chose was a Wedge-tailed Eagle, the rabbit was a Hare [in full flight] butterfly was ok and the initials were engraved on a silver plate and inlaid into the heal. Customer happy I'm happy too.
On the other hand I had a not so happy build when a customer ordered a guitar like the one he played that I had on show, but after I started it he started making suggestions to change things. These included changing the shape of the body, solid body guitar, changing the style of finish, from clear to solid colour, and a few other major changes along the way. I drew the line a changing the body shape. I did not really enjoy the building process and could not wait for the guitar to go.
But in all honesty the guitar turned out really well and at least the customer was happy. Next time I'll get all the details up front and agreed upon, and stick to the most important building rule [for me anyway] I've got to enjoy the journey as well as the destination.
Back in 1991 I had a customer give me a list of inlays they would like on their guitar, I thought about it and suggested what I would use out of their suggestions and pretty much politely told them that's the way it is. What I agreed to out of their list was a bird, a butterfly, a rabbit, and their initials. They agreed. The bird I chose was a Wedge-tailed Eagle, the rabbit was a Hare [in full flight] butterfly was ok and the initials were engraved on a silver plate and inlaid into the heal. Customer happy I'm happy too.
On the other hand I had a not so happy build when a customer ordered a guitar like the one he played that I had on show, but after I started it he started making suggestions to change things. These included changing the shape of the body, solid body guitar, changing the style of finish, from clear to solid colour, and a few other major changes along the way. I drew the line a changing the body shape. I did not really enjoy the building process and could not wait for the guitar to go.
But in all honesty the guitar turned out really well and at least the customer was happy. Next time I'll get all the details up front and agreed upon, and stick to the most important building rule [for me anyway] I've got to enjoy the journey as well as the destination.
Taff
Re: Chuck Moore featured on Guitar Bench Magazine
Me, I'm going to make a great grumpy old man. I'm really getting to the point that if I don't like the idea, or I'm not given creative freedom, I'm really not interested. I work 80 hours+ a week between the day job and this one. It's gotta inspire me to want to go out and glue up some wood.
Who is online
Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 50 guests