GEIB CASE REVIEW smaller builders too long to enumerate. Among the custom work: a case for Eric Clapton; a case for Les Paul, covered in fine full-grain brown leather with“ The Wizard of Waukesha” embroidered on the exterior and a specially designed interior. Dougherty attended the presentation at the Iridium.
To fit a Martin dreadnought, Dougherty once talked a Martin plant manager into selling him a D-18 off the office wall, brought it back to Virginia, digitized it, and used it as the model for a new case line. It
then took two years to land an order from Martin. He describes this without any bitterness.“ I’ m fairly persistent and also an eternal optimist.”
How They’ re Built
The process begins with five-ply hand-laminated wood, bonded with formaldehyde-free adhesives. Sustainability and eco-friendliness have been part of TKL’ s approach from the beginning, before either was a buzzword. Dougherty declines to share every detail.“ It’ s our secret
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