b'Chris WhileBack in 1978 I walked into Sounds Acoustic music shop in Manchester and fell in love with a Fylde Orsino Guitar.Two years previously my Yamaha FG180 had been stolen and the replacement was an awful thing. I found that I couldnt afford the Orsino which was now my hearts desire especially since Nick Jones, a hero of mine, played the same guitar. I used to hang around in that shop and play snooker with my old friend and actor Geoffrey Hughes when he was on his break from Corrie in the pub next door.One day my husband Joe came home in an old Vauxhall Viva estate, he had sold our nice car and gave me the money to buy the Orsino, I loved that guitar and my playing went up ten notches.A couple of years later I formed a duo with Howard Lees, another Fylde devotee and later still with Ken Nicol.My Daughter Kellie owns the Orsino now, she loves it too and it still sounds incredible.When I joined the Albion Band in 93 Roger built me a fantastic Falstaff which I toured for a number of years, then I wanted a smaller bodied guitar.Trouble is when you visit Roger, you always find something that you want to take away with you!He built me my beloved Oberon in 1996, its my guitar and always will be. I have dragged it all around the world. It has seen Australia 10 times! When he first built it, with so much love and thought, I said to myself,it will be ok if it gets broken on the plane, Roger can fix it or make me a new one,of course this didnt last. As I fell in love with it I started to worry, I called Roger and he said dont worry about it, just loosen the strings one half turn and dont put anything under the headstock.That advice has worked so far.That guitar gets better with every year.I found Julie Matthews Falstaff in a model railway shop in Southport in 1993, I rang Roger with the serial number and he told me it was a 1977 model, its an awesome instrument and has been Julies only guitar since then. One day in 1996 she opened up the case and the headstock was detached from the neck, it had been knocked the night before by a over zealous chair stacker! Of course, Roger fixed it with his usual casual aplomb and its been perfect ever since.Roger and I have been friends since the early 80s, he has a wicked twinkle in his eye, I love his company so much. I get his sense of humour and he gets mine. He is a truly gifted instrument maker, we are really proud of him and spread the word where ever we go.10'