b'I did send out an occasional postal newsletterIf I am ever forced to stop making guitars, I know for a few years.Design, printing, envelopes andwhat I would like to do - I love writing. My first job postage cost a fortune, and responding to it wasntwas as a technical writer, and I have loved writing easy. Eventually I just stopped doing it. The emailthis book (twice), it hasnt caused me any allergic newsletter is easier, more effective, and we canresponse, splinters, sawcuts or blood loss, and I send one almost every month. dont notice time passing when Im doing it.I can build a newsletter around an interestingFame At Lastguitar, or around an ordinary guitar made for someone interesting. Every week I find new videosIn 2011, I received an email from NAMM - the featuring one of my babies. As often as possible INational Association of Music Merchants in feature a Personal Selection Guitar for sale, andAmerica. Dan Del Fiorentino was travelling the links to a friends new album or tour.Its as usefulworld making archive films for their Oral History to the artists as it is to me. Readers say thank youProgram of persons of note in the music industry, for bringing a particular player to their attention,and they wanted to film me!I may not be much and they send me links to things I didnt knowgood on stage, but I can work in front of a camera about, so that everything snowballs. I try to write awell enough, no machine has ever frightened me.newsletter every month, and I usually have to cutThey set up the equipment, asked me a question, things out, there is so much to say.and let me ramble on for hours. I really enjoyed myself.I think I was the only UK guitar maker to It has been remarkably successful, and I dont knowbe part of this project at the time. Its on the net of another maker who has so many stories to tell. if you look hard.Again it seems as if I am better It is also a way of extending my working day, I sit atappreciated in the US than I am here.Dan sends home at my computer in my dressing gown (thatsme birthday cards and asks afterMy lovely me, my computer doesnt wear a dressing gown)wife.A few years later, NAMM put together a and put together little stories and my silly littlecompilation video explaining some of the different jokes. approaches to guitar making.They featured all the major manufactures in the USA, plus me!SEAL Premier Guitar Feature Seal was staying with Trevor Horn (the man who invented the eighties) in Los There have been a few articles in USAAngeles, where he came across one of publications featuring Fylde recently, andNick Hooper Pete Townshends Ariels. Seal emailed this time Im honoured to be in very goodme and we discussed possibilities and company- Dana Bourgeois, Isaac Jang,Nick is a musician, composer and author.practicalities, but really, all he wanted Kevin Ryan, Kathy Wingertand littleHe has won two BAFTAs for his TV work,was one like Petes.ole me, all get to expand our philosophy. including scores for Prime Suspect andI had a few bad moments when I realised We agree on lots, disagree on some.My Family and other Animals. He wrotethat Seal is left handed and we had I feel I never manage to explain myselfthe scores for two Harry Potter films,made this guitar right handed, but then properly in interviews, it seems ok athas been nominated for a Grammy andI saw that Seal plays Hendrix style the time but then I realise Ive left outfor the 84th Academy Awards for hisso I stopped worrying.He says Its something important and its too late.work on Disneys African Cats. I met himexquisite! An absolutely wonderful piece Premier do seem to have added aboutthrough Gordon Giltrap and he asked meof art. ten years to my age, maybe that explainsto make him a guitar just the same asI told him I wanted 10% of any royalties it.Gordons, but I made the wrong one byfrom songs written on this guitar. I think mistake. thats fair. He hasnt replied yet but Im Ive asked Nick to write a new tune: Thesure it will be ok.Right Guitar, at Last113'