b'different shape. Because I was still having a hardwhile, we made a Leonardo with a Walnut body time working with Rosewood, this was anotherand neck, and a Sinker Redwood soundboard. Just opportunity to move to safer materials, so I wentmaking one was fun; when I started it, I didnt have for Maple. To suit the flat pickers I chose Sitkaa customer for it, and it wasnt cheap, but it sold Spruce for the soundboard, and just for fun, Maplewithin a few days and started a train of thought for the neck as well. I needed a name and oncewhich I will explain a little later.again, the list came out. Leonardo is a followerThis is a good place to talk about price. In my in The Merchant of Venice, which seems such asnooker cue days, if an item was selling well, or if small part, but I love the name, and the line MyI couldnt make enough, I just put the price up. If best endeavours shall be done herein just aboutsomething was not selling well, I put the price up describes the guitar, so that was that. anyway because it wouldnt make any difference. It isnt easy to make, but lovely looking and a reallyBut it did.All too often, putting the prices up impressive sound. Dick Gaughan visited one day,resulted in increased sales. It is a question of and fell for it from across the room - another caseperceived value, confidence in a cue is crucial, of it beckoned to me. That coincided with himand price was part of that confidence. I sometimes receiving an unexpected royalty cheque, so anothermade the mistake of trying to help young aspiring of my early heros became a customer. snooker players by selling them a top line cue at a knock down price. It never worked out, the deal didnt give them confidence and they went I could now go home covered in white dust thatelsewhere to buy cues at higher prices. The didnt damage me, which I suppose was a stepexperienced or professional players were different, forward. The design worked out well, but curlythey came to me because they knew I understood Maple really is difficult to work with; the figurewhat they wanted, and that I could make it. They in the sides makes it nerve wracking to bend, andalready had confidence; they didnt need to buy shaping a maple neck is very hard on my old andthat. Its exactly the same with guitars and its a tired hands, so I do offer another version madegood part of why I deal with so many professional from Rosewood with a Mahogany neck.After aplayers.Film:Meridian AudioThis came right out of the blue, I have no connection with Meridian Audio, but theyRedwoodsasked me to help make a film about craftsmanship, they even gave me a test interviewAt the end of my story, if I could be left over a telephone conference call, so they knew what they were going to get, poorto wander among the Giant Redwoods, things. It was really enjoyable, a team of about eight people, including a makeupI would be a happy man. I might ask for girl, and a proper clapper board. It was filmed in The Church studios, where Thea very big saw, but only for the trees that Eurythmics, Bob Dylan, Radiohead, David Gray, U2 and many others have worked. Ihave already fallen over. I would never wonder if anyone told them that Roger Bucknall would one day sit on that chair? Onewant to cut one down.more thing - Captain Pugwash was made there as well. 109'