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July 2010

Well, got married, and had a wonderfull time, so now back to more serious matters.The first batch of prototypes have been built and evaluated, so that I have been able to finalise the first of the new designs. These have now been rendered into CAD files with Phil Norsworthy's help. This is a crucial step as all the templates that I am now making are based on these drawings, so it's pretty important to get it all perfect. Graphtech in Canada, the people behind the fantastic Trem-nut and MIDI systems, have been really helpfull. I have used their products for years, but this is the first time I have sampled their hitech range of electronics and bridges, and so far I am impressed. The acoustic and midi systems work particularly well with my German custom ABM hardware.

It is really liberating to only have to deal with quality suppliers of high end gear. I am really pushing to find all the best parts, from wood to capacitors, hardware to finishing products. Not only does it make for a better end product, but it is a lot easier to work like this.

March 2010

Well, nothing much to do with guitars, but a short personal entry. While the Wolford Guitars project is progressing nicely, I am taking a short "time out" to get married to my long term girlfriend Helen.

February 1st 2010

Website for Wolford Guitars should be going live within 24 hours.......mmmmm. Had a couple of days machining bodies and preparing some guitar necks, as well as spare fingerboards. 24+ Scarf-Jointed maple neck blancks are now ready for trussrods to be fitted. Luckely I don't have to glue them all in at the same time....

January Blog

Well, here I am, it's snowing like it's going out of fashion, and I am working on getting the website for Wolford Guitars off the ground. CAD drawings are arriving for the dAXE as well as for the new 3+3 headtstock and WGDC body. The workshop is now operational, and 80% of the jigs made and machines in place. Finally, the hardware I ordered ( and paid for...) 6 months ago ( yes, it took that long) has been delivered. Target: get the first prototype Wolford Guitars ready before the end of February. Sounds mad, but it helps to have prepared some body and neck blanks that are part machined and ready for the final stages.

December 2009

Born in Germany, luthier JJ Hucke grew up in France and moved to England London in the late 80's to study, but ended up staying and launching a small custom guitar shop in Battersea. The first public show was the famous Guitarist Show held at Wembley in 1992. The first review was in th UK's leading and most respected magazine of the day, Guitarist magazine. Tim Slater was the reviewer, and the article covered 2 seperate instruments, the Antarctica, and the Stormbringer.

The Stormbringer even made it into the colour supplement of the Evening Standard, the well respected and popular London Newspaper, also appearing on the BBC TV programme Peble Mill at 1 as part of a special on guitars.

Over the last 20 years, Jens J Hucke has been an avid participant in the UK's Luthier and Guitar making scene and is now preparing to launch a new concept with his brand Wolford Guitars.

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