The Captain Meets Daisy Tempest - Acoustic Guitar Building & Maintenance!

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» 0:00 Who is Daisy Tempest?
» 1:08 How Did You Get Started In This Business?
» 5:18 Tell Us About Small Builders?
» 6:54 How Did You Get A Scholarship?
» 9:17 Why Isn't There a Tempest Guitar In The Studio?
» 10:38 What Did You Learn About Building Guitars?
» 14:19 Why Good Bracing Is Important?
» 19:09 What Changes The Tone of a Guitar?
» 19:56 Size and Shape?
» 24:58 Dovetail or Bolt On Neck Joint?
» 29:55 Inlays and Decorative Elements?
» 32:38 Finishes?
» 33:27 How Long Does It Take To Build Your Guitars
» 35:20 Acoustic Guitar Maintenance and Humidity?
» 45:11 What Other Maintenance Do You Do?
» 46:54 Truss Rod Adjustment?
» 49:26 Thanks For Watching!
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[@DaisyTempest]

Thanks so much for having me Lee! Had a total blast chatting. And thanks to all the lovely comments, you’re so appreciated.

[@BathBombTheRussians]

Never lose your calm energy 😊

[@johnmurray3346]

Checked out your site Daisy, they are beautiful instruments. All the best.

[@paulstubbs4487]

Interested to know what you think of Taylor "V" bracing. No doubt protected by patent, but from what you say it should leave the central area between the bridge and soundhole free to resonate better than "X" bracing. Assuming of course it's strong enough to stand the test of time. I bought an 814CE 2014 before the "V" bracing and it's a lovely guitar.

[@bassnsax]

I just looked at your website, and your guitars are works of art! Also, I love the small touch of the magnetic truss rod cover! 👏👏👏

[@vantasnermeridian8674]

@@paulstubbs4487 that patent is bogus as it's fairly well known within the industry that a specific V-bracing pattern very similar to Taylor's was developed by a Belgian builder and put into public domain on a Dutch luthiers form years before AP and Taylor's "patent". Should any builder or manufacturer want to build instruments with a V-bracing, Taylor's "patent" wouldn't have a leg to stand on. It had even been used before the Belgian luthiers work although more dissimilar. Taylor's "patent" drawings are near identical to the earlier Belgian drawing.

[@carlom.3737]

Daisy's channel showed up on my IG feed due to my interest in guitars and I've been interested in commissioning a build perhaps in 2023/24. I'm so happy Anderton's has given her more exposure to the guitar community with this feature! Even though it will likely result in a build delay, due to more orders coming in, I wish nothing but the best for Daisy and Tempest Guitars, and thank you again for spotlighting one of the emerging talents in the guitar making world! With the passing of Bill Collings, and both Dana Bourgeois (69) and Richard Hoover (79) are entering their twilight years, we need new talent like Daisy to carry on the torch of the small builders (who may eventually become bigger builders). Bravo!

[@johnwelch557]

I watch Daisy's videos every time. She is such a satisfying young lady. If she were my daughter, I would go to sleep every night feeling calm and happy father. (Well grand father now that age occurs to me) LOL! She is ethical, driven and a comfort to observe. Best to both of you and Happy Holidays!!

[@patrickcollins6830]

Daisy is an inspiration. In art and luthiery, the work stands for itself, and everything Daisy does reflects commitment, joy, and the readiness to explore every good possibility. The identity she projects is simply awesome. Wonderful human!

[@89smokey]

It’s amazing and inspirational for such a young woman to jump into lutherie and becoming a entrepreneur. I wish her much success and a long future! Kudos, Lee for showcasing her.

[@Whiskeyklone]

I so want to try out one. Her guitars look and sound fantastic and she comes across as so charming and knowledgeable here and on her Instagram page.

[@marcpreddice2215]

F ☆▪︎

[@Mateplaysguitar]

fantastic interview, thank you. wishing Daisy and Tempest guitars all the best!

[@jeffbriggs4268]

This was a great interview with lots of design considerations and other important details! Thanks to both of you!!!

[@JGlassy]

Great interview all around- lots of depth, breadth, grit, and well founded opinion. Thanks Daisy and Lee!

[@welshboy69]

Such a brilliant, informative video. Even if you’re never in a position to commission a guitar from Daisy or her peers, this video offers so much insight 👏👏👏

[@staleyexplores]

excellent interview. glad to see more luthiers on the grind.

[@jmccaintx]

Such a great interview - best of success to Daisy!

[@wikolib6821]

This is one of the most amazing discussions of acoustic guitars that I've seen. Great job. The discussion of neck joints was great. Taylor's approach to the bolt on neck being easily able reset is very pertinent. It appears that Daisy has adapted this approach to her guitars. Also, the discussion of humidity was very pertinent to acoustics. I live in southern Arizona where the RH is usually 20 to 30 percent but can spike to 70 to 90 percent during winter rain and the summer monsoon storms. I humidify my acoustic guitars year around with in sound hole humidifiers. Sometimes I fall behind in maintenance, but I have yet so see any cracks in any of my USA acoustics. I have seen even Martins with split backs and other cracks in the GC acoustic room because of poor humidity control. The indication of a dry guitar is when the top starts sinking and the action starts getting high. If it's level its OK, if it's a little convex it's good and getting humid. There's an acceptable variance. I have seen a tiny bit of fret sprout on a couple of my acoustics, but I combat it by treating the neck with oil every time when changing strings. I'm very fortunate that with my collection of 7 USA and 2 Mexico acoustic guitars, all less than 15 years old, I haven't had a maintenance issue besides setup and converting to bone nuts and bridges. No neck resets, "knock on wood" hehe. Thanks, amazing job to both interviewer and interviewee. God bless.

[@oldmanzen6682]

I’ve been watching Daisy’s KZbin videos for a while now, and have a lot of respect for her work. Her guitars are stunning, and sound fantastic (and she’s entertaining to watch as well). Great interview, Lee and Daisy.

[@donaldfisher8556]

Hey Captain, very enjoyable interview. Very encouraging to see this young lady with her enthusiasm and courage. Very cool instruments on her website. I really liked the part where she has honed in on her best game / product. All the best Daisy Tempest.

[@frankachille6076]

Thanks a million Cap for featuring Daisy. I’m a fan now and will be following her.

[@edmiller4149]

Sounds like hard work, persistence, and determination paid off for you. Very admirable. Great story!

[@dannyprasetya2496]

I think this is a great idea. Inviting more guitar builders around the country to peek inside their mind about their take on guitars and promoting their small business as well. Seeing their opinions and personal believe on guitar building will benefits for the customers knowledge or perhaps in deciding what to look for in an acoustic guitar. I believe people at Andertons truly believe and appreciate in enterpreneurship since they are coming from the same root. Hats off to you ladies and gents in Andertons. Cheers.

[@heyitsandrewcraft]

Great interview, Daisy and Lee. Looking forward to more great things from Tempest Guitars in the years to come!

[@DavidVanmeterDutch]

Andertons has to be one of the best sources for guitar info and content for sure. Been watching for years and they have always produced top content. This is exactly that kind of content. Daisy is going to be quite successful for sure as anyone can see by just what she has accomplished already. I mean first year of business and she is already set in the boutique/high end guitar market. The simple fact that she seems to be making quality guitars and she puts that much work, thought and time into each guitar will make them sought after for sure!! Awesome!

[@paulmiller9023]

Great interview. Very informative. Great job Daisy!

[@mudwiser1391]

WoW, Great interview. A driven individual. No matter what road Daisy would have chosen, she clearly would have been a success, it just happens to be the acoustic guitar. No matter where the world leads you... Work, Work, Work. All the Best and much success Daisy!

[@robaire.b]

Great episode. Very enjoyable hearing about the techniques and craftswomanship involved in building acoustic guitars and Daisy’s fascinating story and insight

[@BetterCallJamie]

This opened my eyes to his acoustics are made and how much thought goes into one. Don’t loose hope and strong will.

[@scottfishkind5335]

Great interview, very informative! I wish Daisy the greatest success!! I'm in Michigan in the US, moved from Nashville TN last winter and the longer winters definitely made me realize about the importance of having hygrometers (including a D'addario Humiditrak) and religiously using D'addario Humidipaks. In fact I had a couple guitars develop a slight buzz prior to realizing that EVERY guitar, even my lower end ones, needed to be properly humidified. The Restore Humidipaks saved both of them thankfully and now I have the maintenance ones in every guitar and keep 12 packs on hand! I'm sure there are other great products for humidifying guitars but these are super simple and a relatively small investment to protect my precious instruments! I have also learned how to recharge them ( putting them in a plastic bag with a moist sponge) and do this for my less expensive guitars. My more expensive guitars get new ones every time.

[@w13rdguy]

Nice interview, well worth the watch. 👍

[@phillipasby9202]

I discovered Daisy on IG also - such a treat to get to know her and her story more in depth. And so encouraging seeing and hearing her passion. She builds lovely instruments ... one day perhaps I can have one of her builds!

[@joshoptical]

This is awesome! Want to see her guitars in person.

[@Clewerly]

I know my Dad's band had humidity issues when we lived in Brunei in the Far East. Every time the guitars needed transporting between venues, they had to be left for hours to adjust to the outdoors and then hours again when brought inside. It was a real issue!

[@albrechtjohnj]

Extremely informative. I learned so much. First thing I did was check my humidity.

[@SionynJones]

Daisy was amazing fascinating discussion captain.

[@GRBAquatics]

Very Interesting discussion. Awesome. Thankyou.

[@LPCustom3]

This girl is GREAT! I'm glad you had her in!

[@rrdee8138]

Awesome love daisy she's amazing and I love the way she explains the history of her trade and the history of the woids she uses thx

[@niclastname]

Super interesting talk! When it comes to artists, I won't usually watch if it's someone I don't know, but any builder will have stuff I like to hear about.

[@chrisgreenwood4713]

What an impressive young woman! Thank You!!

[@lovelyguy5345]

Wow. That’s amazing drive. Amazing story. this makes me happy so I’ll do this…..awesome

[@davidf2281]

This was interesting and different. Thumbs up.

[@flashwashington2735]

Thanks to you both. Gid bless.

[@StephenOshea]

great video . much appreciated

[@coegj]

Well done Lady and Gentlemen, interesting content, thank you both.

[@olubibabalola]

Wishing her the very best, and living the dream (and agony) vicariously through her.

[@svgitana2499]

Love Daisys channel and her charm, smarts and personality 👍🏻

[@AllanGildea]

What a great young woman. Very inspiring.

[@RByrne]

I've been watching her youtube stuff, and she's great! I'd love to try one of her guitars.

[@PLively]

If my boat ever comes in I will absolutely and definitely approach Daisy and commission a guitar. I looked at her website and they are not just musical instruments, they are works of art.

[@omarmukhtar6516]

thanks capt for noticing her talent,,

[@13thdukeofwybourne]

Well done Daisy. I wish you every success! Thanks for doing interviews like this Lee 👍

[@JuddLofthouse]

Very interesting she knows her stuff .very enjoyable 👍👍😁

[@CamsCampbell]

This was great!

[@marcomelillo4590]

Lovely and informative

[@wikolib6821]

Just became aware of Daisy, she makes amazingly beautiful guitars. I used to manufacture surfboards, so I know how difficult and how much time and how many steps there are to making something with your hands and eyes. Sounds like she had a difficult time of it in the beginning. Congratulations, keep up the good work.

[@PlayWithYourThumb]

RE: the temperature/humidity thing, I find here in Oz (Canberra) our temperature and humidity vary so much that I have to do a seasonal truss rod adjustment. I had one case of an acoustic that became so dry and split I had to make up a humidifier box just to get the cracks to close up.

[@chipsterb4946]

I live in Maine. My house is 55’ from a tidal river with a salt marsh on the far side, and I heat partly with a wood stove in winter. Like you, seasonal adjustments are necessary for my electric guitars. My poor acoustic should have one of those rubber worm thingys in it all winter… Been thinking about taking over a seldom used room, getting a humidifier and keeping the door shut to take care of the whole family.

[@maartenhappel9014]

Thnx for an interesing talk!

[@jimcastaneda]

Thanks so much !

[@timdone1902]

Daisy makes beautiful guitars, but she is also a master at promoting herself and her work. I expect we will all hear a great deal about Daisy in the future.

[@davect13]

Fantastic interview. Regarding humidity, I find that in the home (with central heating and no aircom), apart from exceptional dry heat days as we had this week, high humidity is more of a problem than low humidity. Normally UK, relative humidity avarages way over 60%, especially in the winter. You'll also be surprised how much just being in a small enclosed room beathing adds to the humidity. I find that apart from summer days when I keep the windows open during daytime, I need to use a dehumidifier to keep it below 60% and generally 45-55%..

[@TheAlanSaunders]

It is the high humidity that makes our islands feel particularly cold in winter and hot in summer. I agree, especially about the unusual dry heat recently. At 14:00 on 19 July it was ~37°C / 34%RH in St James' Park, London (max. 40.2°C). If you used aircon to reduce indoor temperature to 20°C you would have indoor RH ~98%. Thus the need for A/C to also control humidity. But, to take a common wintertime condition, if the outside air is 10°C / 90%RH and you raise the inside air temperature to 20°C the RH will be ~48%. Similarly, if the outside air is 0°C / 90%RH raising the indoor temperature to 10°C will reduce the RH to ~48%. I compromise with 22°C from 07:00 to 23:00 and a minimum of 16°C overnight. Survive these rare heatwaves with the aid of a fan. There are online calculators to determine these relative differences.

[@ledhendrix5054]

Awesome a really inspiring

[@glenproctor1999]

That was excellent! Daisy really knows her stuff. I'd love a Q&A with Daisy, a tree person and a timber specialist to talk about woods. Always seemed strange that some very common woods never get used for guitars!

[@bertagriese8282]

She didn't even know what shims are - so get real, man...! I find her cute, too - but let's stay realistic.

[@SkunkworksProps]

@@bertagriese8282 Are you talking about the neck joint section? She seemed to know perfectly well what they were, she just thought it was a good idea.

[@neildenman1776]

She seems great, quickly checked her website and she’s not taking any orders as she’s to busy , glad people are supporting her .

[@rrdee8138]

Humidity is huge I keep my guitar room at 45 percent humidity allways and daisy taught me that thx daisy. Since I've kept track of humidity I've even noticed that my guitars stay in tune amazingly well when I keep consistent humidity even wit my electric guitars

[@andsoistopped]

Fantastic.

[@jimmyjimmy951]

Very interesting young woman. Thanks for the interview..👍🇦🇺

[@luis566lc]

When I first started learning I was taught by my teacher to not mess adjusting anything and I never did for 10 years until recently. I wish someone could have told me that you have to set up the guitars you buy maybe not all but most of them. I use to just deal with all the problems the guitar had an played around them an made it work.

[@TheAlanSaunders]

Too many potential musicians have been dissuaded by the inadequacies of their instrument. Ideally, every purveyor of musical instruments should offer a service to set up your purchase for a beginner or to your preference. There are some small dealers who actually do this but you may have to pay a small premium. Larger businesses should consider employing competent teenagers (at minimum wage) to set up instruments in the evenings and at weekends. Every decent music teacher should be able to set up your instrument and advise you how to maintain it. This applies to *every* musical instrument! No doubt, you are accustomed to having a 'piano tuner' tune and overhaul your traditional piano twice a year? As an 'engineer' I have learned to tune and repair a piano; pipe organs are next on my list.

[@GuitarQuackery]

Yep, her channel also caught my attention. She's got a great future in this work.

[@AgimLubonja]

She is one of the best!

[@petrekguitars]

Thanks for the Video. Interesting discussion about Dovetail or Bolt Neck Joints. But I would say "Best Sounding" and "most solid" Neck Joint in Luther is the "Spanish Neck Joint" developed by Antonio de Torres. Traditionally for classic Guitars but I've build, decades ago a Acoustic Dreadnought with this Joint with stunning results. Maybe I will make a Video about the "Spanish Construction" but here a short explanation. -First finish the Top with bracing -Then glue it to the finished Neck with no Fretboard. "And here ist the Point" the Neck and the Top Block (that has a special C-Shape wich support the transmission of the String tension) is "one piece of wood". -Then glue on the Sides that are connected with the under Block. -Next step glue on the Back. -And at last glue on the Fretboard.. This is the most complicated way to build a Guitar, because you have do all the Binding work with the attached Neck but its worth it. My opinion about -Bolt on Neck : Easy to produce, easy to handle more a Industrie thing nothing to do with craftsmanship... -Dovetail: great connection but staticly not as solid as the "Spanish Construction" Best Regards Nik

[@TheAlanSaunders]

I do not even aspire to be a luthier, merely an engineer and sometime woodworker. The term 'bolt-on-neck' is a misnomer. Neither solid body nor acoustic guitars use 'bolts', they use woodscrews. For many 'bolt- on' necks on acoustic guitars it is merely the perfect way to clamp the neck to the body. It may also be glued and the fretboard extension is always glued to the top. Yours may be the most refined and traditional way to build an instrument. As mentioned in the video, after tens of years even the best instruments often require a neck reset. Extremely simple (DIY) on a 'bolted' solid body guitar, easy for a luthier on a 'bolted' acoustic guitar, often difficult on a dovetail, a nightmare process on your guitars! With the scarcity of *truly competent* repairers high labour rates can make a once valuable instrument unviable; just throw it away and buy a new one!

[@deaddoll1361]

It's always nice to hear builders opinions on guitars and I hope Daisy's business works out well for her. I've learnt a lot about guitars that I wish I'd known earlier from the KZbin channel twoodfrd, a Canadian luthier who, apart from being very knowledgeable, manages to impart that knowledge in an entertaining. articulate and often humourous manner. It's well worth a look.

[@TheAlanSaunders]

Ted is excellent! Knowledgeable, skilled and a pleasure to listen to.

[@chrislaarman7532]

I was recommended this video by KZbin after watching the two ones by Paul Davids (with Pepijn 't Hart from Eastman Guitars) on the shapes of acoustic guitars and then on the wood types used. - This video with Daisy Tempest does fit as a third episode. :-)

[@jrpipik]

Living in a temperate zone, the humidity gets very low in the winter and way high in the summer. My Larivee has major humidity issues, the frets popping so bad that it gets dangerous to run your hand along the sides of the fingerboard. It recovers in the spring. This year my guitar developed a little buzz that just cleared up in the past few weeks.

[@mikeg2939]

Different and interesting. Fair play to Lee for giving air time to a product that he doesn't stock.

[@DougMen1]

Taylor's NT neck is revolutionary in that it uses those horizontal and vertical shims to adjust the neck angle, but also the action. On most guitars, including Martin's bolt on guitars, you have to remove the bridge saddle and shave down the bottom of it to lower the action. Also, even on Martin's bolt on guitars, the part of the fretboard that is over the body is glued to the top, but that isn't the case on Talor guitars, so, as you showed, you only need to remove the bost to take the whole neck off, and it only takes a few minutes to do a neck reset. However, Martin now has their new neck joint, that is similar to Taylor's, but expands on it, to where the neck can even be moved fore and aft to adjust intonation. So far, that's only on their 13 series as far as I know, but it may be expanded into other lines in the future.

[@matthewtyler-jones8317]

I am not in the thousands of pounds guitar market, but ones pictured on her site are really lovely looking.

[@seanhallahan14]

Unfortunately, I think the introduction falls well well well short of exactly HOW SPECTACULARLY SPECIAL Daisy's guitars are. You can put her artisanship up against any builder in the world. Her work stands in that rarefied an air. So lovely to hear about her journey! At 17:00, having heard Daisy's guitars, I knew there'd be a Erwin Semogi somewhere in her luthier heritage.

[@diveatfivescubatraining9095]

Great video, I’m new to all this , been practicing for 15wks now 😀 I’m looking to buy new strings for my acoustic.. What am I looking for and to buy !!

[@gaetanj.991]

I live near Montreal, humidity goes from 20% in the winter and goes to 90% in the summer

[@johnconnearnmusic]

Wow what a legend!

[@tbeau6663]

Top woman. Best of luck to her for the future.

[@perjaeger1]

Hello, when did martin start with bolt on ??? I have an old framus from bavaria germany, it´s an bolt on... Great show...

[@baconaire3236]

That was very interesting.

[@nikverschuren4291]

She and the guitars she makes are gorgeous!

[@arygistonewood6320]

Both of my Idol

[@hellsSG]

Nice timing. Just planning to buy my first high end acoustic. Btw why are there like no Martins or Gibsons in stock in all of europe?

[@caprise-music6722]

COVID-19

[@stephenkenyon7055]

Super stuff. Re acoustic body size and shape, I think the basic thing is that a larger bodied guitar *tends* to be louder and produce a note with less complexity. Given these guitars are typically used for strumming, where you are typically whacking 4-6 notes, having too much complexity would make the sound congested and harder to fit into a mix. At the opposite end, a small bodied, narrow waisted guitar is typically used for fingerstyle, because you are usually playing 2-4 notes at a time and probably with less energy. The more complex sound is more interesting with fewer notes at a time, and it may be less likely to be in a busy mix. OM style guitars in a way are something of a blend of these two extremes.

[@paulstubbs4487]

As I understand it very low RH is worse than high, so in UK we don't have too much of a problem. Lots of places in USA suffer from dry heat, so double trouble (as Relative Humidity is "relative" to temperature) and owners really do have to take more care. Best advice I think is to keep all guitars in cases when not in use, but especially acoustics. My high end acoustics all have digital Hygrometers in the cases and I also have another one in the room, so I know cases do smooth out the variations in RH/temp. I also use Boveda (were Planet Waves) humidipacks that limit the RH in the case to between 30-60%. Having said that I have a near 40 year old Fender 12 sting acoustic that has never been in a case and is fine, but it does have a laminated (ply) top. 21st birthday present that cost £150.00 in 1984!

[@djrbfmbfm-woa]

very impressed with this young lady. j.

[@radoslavpenov]

Hello Captain :) This is an amazing interview, but there is one thing missing. The famous Russian writer Anton Chekhov, who wrote many theater plays, said: "If there is a riffle on the wall on the stage at the first act, it should fire till the end of the play". This is what I am only missing in this incredible story. And it's strange because you had the "riffle" :). But we didn't hear "the fire". Apart from that, the interview was fantastic. Many thanks, Rado

[@timbeaton5045]

Good to see that there is a fine tradition of women now in the luthiery business. Daisy here, of course. But also check out Rosie Heydenrych, of the Turnstone Guitar company. Found out about her instruments from the glowing review of her work by Ben Crowe over at Crimson Guitars. More beautiful instruments.... greater choice...what's not to like?

[@TheAlanSaunders]

Whilst the Corporate owned Guitar manufacturers fight legal battles over the shape of a headstock, decent Luthiers cooperate with each other, sharing ideas freely and promoting each other's work in a nice community! The 'Great Guitar Build Off' is a prime demonstration of the fellowship of luthiers, professional and amateur, worldwide. Note also their generosity in donating their creations to charity!

[@TheDiaboliq666]

Can't really go through comments, so apologies if someone already commented on this, but... When we talk relative humidity, consider it inversly proportional: So, you have some moisture content in your shop (as an absolute amount) that results in, let's say, 40% humidity. If you run the AC and lower the temperature in the shop, the relative humidity will actually get higher, because the (now) colder air has less capacity to withold the absolute amount of humidity in the shop (assuming closed environment of course). Theoretically, you could drive it up to so called dew point (100% saturation) if you cool it enough. As a rule of thumb, depending on the geographical area of course, when warm (or warming up a place) watch for dry air and VV. When it's cold outside and you have a warmed up room, Daisy's suggestion with the towels (or just small cans that constantly evaporate) would work. Also occasional airing of the room would work as the dry warm air in the room will suck up moisture from the cold outside air. Apart from dehumidifier, don't know how to battle the oposite situation, but luckily I don't really have to so :)

[@jeffxanders3990]

Interesting talk. Why wouldn't you want a tone bar or bass bar like a violin has and just brace off of it? Also, would thick layers of wood preservative thoroughly dried have a positive effect on the tone? Love the full tone of a 00 acoustic.

[@jerrycrabb9234]

Good luck Daisy you are knowledgeable and interesting hope you have a great career. Captain the reason we by guitars is the right amount of guitars to own is one more.

[@ianbrown4242]

She's wildly talented.

[@noRest4Gary]

Honest question, does steel wool remove a noticeable amount of wood from the fingerboard over time? I'm worried to use it on the fingerboard of my guitars. I'm just wondering if I'm being paranoid or if the worry is justified. I don't know... Thanks!

[@paulwright4535]

It’s more likely to remove all the surface dirt, grime, dead skin, before you ever hit the wood. By then you have may also gone through the surface oil/wax too. Use the 0000 steel wool, and you will be fine. The acoustic guitar is wood, and will out live your human lifespan 😂

[@PhilTaylorGuitar]

Daisy comes across very well and she is very much the new kid on the block yet her guitars are already at a fairly high price point. I really do wish her every success.

[@sacredgeometry]

Considering she's only making 3 a year they are pretty cheap.

[@S-T-E-V-E]

What's with these unknown Luthiers thinking they can start off charging £6000 for their Basic Model when Roger Bucknall at Fylde who has an OBE, 50 years experience and has forgot more about Luthiery than they know, charges £6000 for his most expensive guitar? You are taking the piss sweetheart!

[@tbe0116]

@@S-T-E-V-E Well, since people are buying them why shouldn’t she?

[@sacredgeometry]

​@@S-T-E-V-E Have you played both of their guitars?

[@S-T-E-V-E]

@@sacredgeometry I've owned a few Fylde guitars including a Custom made one which I went to the factory and hand picked the wood, Madagascan Rosewood, Ash Neck, Engelmann Spruce top and Tulipwood binding. Obviously I haven't played hers, but then again who has? Not even the Captain!

[@Les537]

She's great and she probably just created a waiting list.

[@jonathonrich8061]

I remember playing a 60's hummingbird that belonged to an old girlfriend of mines Mom. It was the best sounding guitar I've ever heard. Can't believe that was 20 years ago and I still remember it more than my old girlfriend. Lol.

[@akmt123]

Wow, female luthier!!! Cheers from Toronto.

[@vantasnermeridian8674]

You seem stunned by there being female luthiers....odd as Toronto is home to a woman that is likely the most famed and highly regarded female luthier in the world - Linda Manzer. Canada is also home to other well respected female luthiers such as Shelley Park, very well known for her Maccefarri style instruments and new comer Leila Sidi of Tunatone.

[@marcionobrega5117]

Parabéns 👏👏👏

[@xavierbacon7538]

Absolutely love the quality of Daisy's guitars - and Rosie's, but I'm sorry Captain, our 'temperate' British climate can be extremely humid, particularly in winter! I used to be a senior technical manager with the most respected natural ventilation group in the world (British, of course, - cue Dam Buster's theme) and most people are startled that the relative humidity on a misty or drizzly winter's day can be over 90% in the UK. The easiest way to think of it is: Summer high RH - muggy days where there is so much moisture in the air that there is nowhere for your sweat to evaporate to, or Winter high RH days where you are freezing cold because there is so much cold moisture in the air that its contact with your skin is taking heat from your body.

[@carlosreira2189]

True, but here in the SE US it goes from 100 percent RH in the summer to 35 in the dead in winter with the heat cranking. No wonder Taylor went to San Diego and Gibson to Bozeman MT. Martin is still there in historic Nazareth PA, and that's where it all began.

[@motokev2727]

About 50% avg. humidity where I live. Owned my Seagul acoustic 20 yrs never worried about humidity. The guitar shows no sign of problems.