Lowe Shop Notes

[BTL]

It was a good day.

[BTL]

Opening up the pipeline.

[Dave W]

Nice looking necks.

[BTL]

Nice looking necks.

Thanks! I'm trying to stock up on the necks that sell best (32" scale conversion necks) while finishing out a portfolio of complete builds with graphic finishes and bottle-opener headstocks. It will be a busy summer.

[godofthunder]

  As always beautiful work Brad.

[BTL]

Thanks, Scott!

[BTL]

Behold, the only commercially available 10-string bass guitar bridge in the western spiral arm of the Milky Way galaxy.

[Basvarken]

Congrats! Looks fantastic. 

[BTL]

Congrats! Looks fantastic. 

Thanks! I just noticed there are no height adjustment screws in this one.

[Dave W]

Behold, the only commercially available 10-string bass guitar bridge in the western spiral arm of the Milky Way galaxy.

What about other galaxies?

[BTL]

What about other galaxies?

It’s hard to know with certainty, and I don’t like to engage in hyperbole.

[Dave W]

 

[BTL]

I've been busy on the supply chain side of the business, focusing on getting materials back in-stock. This weekend is the first concentrated bench-time I've had in a while.

It feels good getting back to things. I finally have enough 8-string bridges in-stock to build out this Jayluxe.

[BTL]

From a business perspective, my conversion necks and 8-string bridges have been a success. By contrast, my complete builds with traditional finishes have been loss leaders. I enjoy the building process, but the return on investment has been disappointing.

With that in mind, I'm going to discontinue offering complete builds with traditional finishes to all but existing customers and return to where I started, graphic finishes. I plan to build these on spec for myself as stand-alone pieces and price them at a premium. If they sell, they sell. Otherwise, I'll keep them as art pieces.

These will be the first bodies in a new series of graphic finishes. I'm excited about the possibilities.