Hirundinidae martin
Headstock Inlay
'Ow do? The name's Barney & I shall be silently hunting Voles, Shrews & Mice...
Some more Tyto Alba action...
The common kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) - piss-hunter...
A little fun fact for you; Kestrels' vision allows them to see into the ultraviolet light spectrum. This enables them, while hunting, to see the trails used by voles as they mark their routes with urine which has a natural fluorescence
Meanwhile, back at the workshop...
Alcedo azurea - the king of the fishers
Haliaeetus alopeciacephalos (The bald eagle)
From the Greek hali- =sea, alētos =eagle, alopicia- = bald, cephalos = head...
This bald eagle headstock inlay has now worked it's way through the workshop, has been united with the correct body, been given a nice shiny protective coat of lacquer, gained some machine heads, a set of strings and finally been packed up and shipped off to the states into the protective custody of her new owner
Kilmarnock 1 - Celtic (did k)not...
Some more Celtic knot inlay work here done in mother of pearl to match the Brook logo, I've done quite a bit of inlay knotwork over the years and let's just say it's always challenging!
BROOK INLAYS.......GET YOUR BROOK INLAYS........
A lot of brook guitars inlay individualisation has been finished at the workshop recently, a nice oak leaf design, some initials on a heel cap along with a Celtic design based on a customer's pendant & finally a little shinyback victim of the diving blingfisher for BAS (Brook Acquisition Syndrome) sufferer Tony Kerry. You can also find these pictures on the new brook guitars website in the news section along with more pictures of our beautiful guitars.
Always remember you're unique.......just like everyone else
Meanwhile, back at the workshop...
Have been working on this diving kingfisher inlay this week & although I do prefer to work with wood I must admit that a bit of bling is nice too...
