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I’ve never asked about those specifics, but from the people I’ve talked to and what I’ve noticed in the shop, there is a constant training program going on, and jobs get rotated to keep people from getting too burnt out in any one position. They hire luthiers who have gone through luthiery school primarily, but not exclusively. Richard, and the more senior luthiers, work with the newer people to make sure they understand the “Santa Cruz” way, and the internal procedures since they work on so many customs. Now, most of this was gathered and my interpretation was determined based on their pre-Covid operations, and I do know that their general operations and working conditions have changed considerably since then, but I don’t have any specifics on what those changes are. I do know they have modified their air handling systems to increase air changes, and installed more barriers to keep work areas more isolated, but how it affects their on-going training and shop safety sessions – no idea –
Richard is amazingly generous and happy to share his knowledge, so perhaps we can add those questions to a podcast in the future –
It’s a terrible price we ask of the few to try and defend the lives and protect choice for the many. Prayers to those who gave all, and condolences for those who loved them. Amazing Grace it is –
Thats interesting – it appears they’ve disappeared during some website update – or been moved to somewhere I can’t find them!
a quick email to the mothership should get you what you need, and maybe they’ll realize they need to put them back up!
Thats a great question! We’ll need to get in touch with Carolyn and Richard, and see if they’ve made some plans, or maybe we can give them a little nudge – 😉
The first two albums I ever had were S&Gs Parsley, Sage, Rosemary, & Thyme, and Crosby, Stills & Nash Deja Vu – got them with the Radio Shack stereo my parents bought me for my 12th birthday. I still remember everyone thought it was broken when the news came in during Silent Night. Shortly afterwards Harvest came into my life, and I learned every song on that album on the guitar with my friends – probably remember most of them –
But other than the discs that friends put out, I don’t think I’ve bought a CD in a long time. Whats been pretty influential in my listening recently have been the California Honeydrops, Cactus Blossoms, Larkin Poe, The Mavericks – stuff that we’re trying to do more and sound more like in the band –Got our second real gig this weekend – I was enjoying the playing so much, I didn’t notice the hand pain until after we ended and had to pack everything up and load it up. Hard to say if its gonna be like this more often, or if I’ll build up more strength and have less pain with more playing. I think what I really noticed is that when we practice, we can take breaks frequently as we talk about changes or modifications to what we’re playing, and its a time to “shake out” my hands and rub the joints a bit, which we don’t have when we just keep playing for an audience –
Honestly, the new cell phones have some pretty great recording capability, and if you really want even better sound, there are a number of microphones available that plug in and can give you even better response. For quick recording on the fly, its pretty sweet. If you want to buy a dedicated unit, there are a lot of good hand-held recorders from companies like Zoom that have some great features, but are very easy to use. Step up from there, and izotope makes the Spire, which is a stand alone device that records, and can do multiple tracks very easily when used with an iPhone or iPad, including effects and such.
But for pure simplicity, an iPhone or iPad with a add on mic and mic stand, is pretty darn good – and Garageband is included, too!
James is a left coast guy, but I’m imagining you could fly him out there to install and help you train some Tonedexter wavemaps as well – he’s a real nice guy, and a darn good musician –
Start talking to some of those techs – maybe James could do some training out that way, and add UltraTonics to some shop inventories!
A bit of that sapwood could be included in the back, but thats an aesthetic choice more than anything else – personally, knowing a little about the intended decoration and concept, I’d be concerned it might be a bit of visual distraction rather than appeal –
Any time! But I’ll say, installation is a breeze (any decent tech should be able to install the UltraTonic), but adjusting the switches for optimal balance takes a little more time, and is somewhat subjective. I completely believe it’s worth it, though!
as far as having SCGC install and adjust it – well, they haven’t done one yet, but maybe one of these days. Maybe you could be first!
