by Richard Lucas | Sep 19, 2015 | Blogs |
Guitar making is a glamorous art, right? At the very least it is interesting, not a dull moment! Here’s a breakdown of my Saturday. 6:30am Eyes open. Silence in the house. When you have a 10-month-old you’re never sure how much tranquility you’re...
by Richard Lucas | Sep 12, 2015 | Blogs |
If you read last week’s blog, you probably know how chuffed I am that the cold winter has nearly departed, making way for the joy of spring. Around my neighbourhood cherry trees have come out in the most amazing white and pink blossoms; there are entire streets...
by Richard Lucas | Sep 1, 2015 | Blogs |
It’s here! A change in season brings with it a welcome change in our outlook, and already I can sense by the number of recent custom build enquiries and guitars dropped off for repairs that the inspiration to play is returning with the departure of our winter...
by Richard Lucas | Aug 16, 2015 | Blogs |
So you spent a few thousand dollars on a guitar – only to realise that your prized instrument is covered in plastic. Volume/tone knobs, pickup surrounds, pickup bobbins, bindings, switch tips, tuner buttons, pickguards, cover plates… it’s like buying a Bentley...
by Richard Lucas | Aug 9, 2015 | Blogs |
Although perhaps not widely acknowledged, guitar building has traditionally been in many ways an environmentally irreverent art form. Mass single-species deforestation, solvent-based finishing, the widespread use of plastics in construction, overseas shipping,...
by Richard Lucas | Aug 2, 2015 | Blogs |
Chrysós Build Progress If you’ve had your eye on my Facebook posts this weekend, you may have seen a couple of key images revealing what’s going on at Camp Lucas Guitar right now: I’ve finished making templates for my current build; and I have...
