Two Short Stories...

[Taffy Evans]

How long is your warranty period…
I had a phone call the other day from a guy for whom I had done work over the years and his call started like this “…Hi Taff, I’m just wondering what your warranty policy is?”. I know I had not done any work for him in some years, so I asked him to tell me more.
He reminded me that I had built him a mandolin and built a case at the same time to accommodate the mandolin and his violin, I said he was correct and that was fifty years ago. He agreed and he said that the mandolin was great but the handle on the case had broken. After a bit of laughter on both ends of the phone, I told him I did not make the handle. He said he would drop it in for repair. Mind you he lives 2000klm away.

Some guitars take a while to come alive…
I have recently finished a guitar, a 000 size, but after completion, I was not fully happy with it. It was the first guitar I had built a guitar with laminated sides and a none pore filled shellac-finish. Also, it lacked the sparkle I had hoped for. It had a great bass response for that size guitar and everyone who heard it commented on the great volume. I did some fine-tuning and achieved decent sparkle in the treble. I then played it in for a while before a final setup. Now here’s the thing.
A friend of mine said he would like one of my guitars, I said I had one not spoken for and put the 000 in his lap. He played it for a while, well really, we jammed for forty-five minutes or more. He asked how much, and, I said mates’ rates. I did not tell him I was not happy with it.
I put it back in its case and did not get it out until the next day. When I played it I was amazed at the fantastic improvement in the sound. I played it to another customer who said WOW. Now I’m sorry I priced it so cheap. If only I had played it harder for longer.

cheers Taff

[kiwigeo]

My warranty is comprehensive....but becomes immediately null and void if Stairway to Heaven or Smoke on The Water are played on any of my instruments