News to me, and I have no idea which one. Although no neck was ever perfect on delivery, at some point not so long ago, he started talking about the one about ten years ago with the perfect neck shape. usually the neck shape, which seems an elusive target for me. That's literally ten times as many guitars for the one customer, Eric, as I have made for my second most active customer! We would analyze each guitar when I delivered it, and he was never perfectly happy with one. Because I have built nearly 70 Schoenberg guitars, one at a time and refining the results as we went along, the OM/000 concepts really came into focus for me. He asked for Martin templates and sensibilities, but did not insist on actual Martin Clones, so I was able to bring what I already knew after 25 years of lutherie and put it in a Martin-esque package. How would you describe the impact Eric Schoenberg has had on you as a builder?īefore Eric I had only made my own designs.
Over the decades, you've become one of the best luthiers in the world. or the opposite, but my track record argues for the former.ġ2:25 AM - Apr 13Question for you, Bruce. I predict that there will be a relatively quick ramp-up in my results. Now I can build what I like and then sell it, if I can, on merit. That means that any changes I make in building their guitar must be relatively conservative lest I fail to deliver what they expect. For instance, I have a responsibility to a customer to have the guitar perform as well or better than my historical work which has generated the sale. I believe that in some ways having orders for specific guitars has damped my growth as a builder. Also, I know the reasons why, which mean that barring actual sudden personal degradation, death for instance, next years guitars are likely to better yet. So far, all of this years guitars seem as good as the best of last years guitars, at least to me.
While I probably said something like that, the truth is that the bar has indeed risen constantly throughout my entire career. Thanks for your support up to this point.People quote me as saying that each of my guitars is better than the last. I am still able to handle packing and shipping for those who may want grab any of the guitars I have in inventory listed on this page. I have been expecting something in this vein, and do not actually have any committed work until the first of January, so I don't have to be flakey with anyone about scheduling. This means I will NOT be at the bench from mid-September to somewhere toward the end of the year no matter how well things go. If I understood correctly, I am low risk for trouble, and they have a 95.5% expectation of success. They tell me to expect 8 weeks of highly compromised recovery time, with the understanding that that may prove optimistic. I plan to enter the hospital on September 18 for a double bypass open heart procedure, and to have my Aortic valve replaced with an organic valve at the same time.
They made some recommendations however, and I have agreed to a course of action. The procedure went well and I am feeling fine though I am disallowed for a couple more days to drive or play my instruments.
Last Wednesday I spent in the CathLab while they literally poked around in my heart. Of course I have mostly stayed in touch with my cardiologist since!Ībout five years ago I first heard the words "heart murmur" applied to myself, and I have monitored myself since looking for degradation of my quality of life, which slowly but surely has eroded my experience. I was 53 and a non-smoking athlete with very little body fat and a decent diet, so I was quite surprised. 18 years ago I had a cardiac event which necessitated the installation of a stent in a coronary artery.
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