NCAL in Kensington, California:
June 1999 Meeting Photos
Frank Ford, 6/6/99; Photos by FF, 6/6/998
These three guys share shop space at 437 Colusa Avenue:
Builder and repairman (right) John Mello, greeted us as we arrived:
Al Milburn was on hand for workshop tours:
Steve Swan walked us through his retail showroom:
Steve has earned the reputation of being the definitive source for custom built Santa Cruz guitars. Take a side trip to visit Steve Swan Guitars website if you're interested in his stock of Santa Cruz guitars!
The walls of his showroom are lined with the best selection of Santa Cruz guitars I've seen:
Here's a great storage idea:
Instead of drawers and shelves under the benches, John and Al have these little "tea carts" which not only pull out to reveal their contents, but roll around the shop to the different work stations.
A Mello classical guitar in progress:
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