Can You Tell Me About Dick Knight?
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Can You Tell Me About Dick Knight?
I understand that a Mr. Dick Knight was a luthier in Great Britain who has passed away. I confess to knowing almost nothing about him. I have done a brief search on the Internet but have found nothing as yet. What, if anything, can you tell me about him?
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Mark
This is an update to my earlier question about Mr. Dick Knight. I have learned much about him during the past short while.
I wish to report that I had the most pleasant conversation with Mr. Gordon Wells, a British luthier on October 5, 2000. Mr. Wells worked beside Mr. Dick Knight, ones of the world's finish luthiers, an provided some very interesting information with regard to Mr. Knight. Dick crafted Mike Rutherford's doubleneck around 1974 and put it together and refinished this instrument in a record 9 days.
Knight and Wells did work for The Beatles, Genesis, Paul McCartney, John Lennon and George Harrison among many others who are based in England. I have also heard, from others who have spoken with Mr. Knight, that these luthiers have done work for The Everly Brothers during their tours of the UK.
Knight and Wells have made adjustments to Paul McCartneys 4001S on several occasions particularly truss rod adjustments. they did not do the zerofret. These luthiers stripped the Beatles guitars after the "psychedelic period" restoring the instruments to their natural finish.
They removed the artwork from Lennon's J160 after the "Bed In". This was a most difficult task as Lennon had virtually carved the writing into the finish with his pen. They also stripped his Casino and refinished it natural.
During more recent times, Mr. Wells continues to do work for George Harrison who apparently has had an interest in "buying B Model Gibson acoustics." George apparently loves the sound of these instruments and feels that they have been underrated.
I wish to report that I had the most pleasant conversation with Mr. Gordon Wells, a British luthier on October 5, 2000. Mr. Wells worked beside Mr. Dick Knight, ones of the world's finish luthiers, an provided some very interesting information with regard to Mr. Knight. Dick crafted Mike Rutherford's doubleneck around 1974 and put it together and refinished this instrument in a record 9 days.
Knight and Wells did work for The Beatles, Genesis, Paul McCartney, John Lennon and George Harrison among many others who are based in England. I have also heard, from others who have spoken with Mr. Knight, that these luthiers have done work for The Everly Brothers during their tours of the UK.
Knight and Wells have made adjustments to Paul McCartneys 4001S on several occasions particularly truss rod adjustments. they did not do the zerofret. These luthiers stripped the Beatles guitars after the "psychedelic period" restoring the instruments to their natural finish.
They removed the artwork from Lennon's J160 after the "Bed In". This was a most difficult task as Lennon had virtually carved the writing into the finish with his pen. They also stripped his Casino and refinished it natural.
During more recent times, Mr. Wells continues to do work for George Harrison who apparently has had an interest in "buying B Model Gibson acoustics." George apparently loves the sound of these instruments and feels that they have been underrated.
Life, as with music, often requires one to let go of the melody and listen to the rhythm
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Well if they did the stripping work for Paul ,they did a horrendous job!
When i worked on it in the early 1970's ...I could not believe that anyone but Paul did the work.
Extremely amateurish work.The scrapping hacked away at the edhes and there is just no finesse to the work done .I can't imagine that a shop did this for him.
As to Johns Casino...I never got to see that but from the guys at Gibson that I know ,They say that it's really rough as well.
In fact the outer ply is paper thin .
I trust if they reall y did this that their technique has improved over time.
By the way,There was NO fine sanding done on Paul's bass at all.It looked to me to be the work of scraper blades and some extremely course sand paper like 60 grit with a little 150 after it .
There was NO attempt to smooth anything out like prepping for finishing.Something a shop would do.
When i worked on it in the early 1970's ...I could not believe that anyone but Paul did the work.
Extremely amateurish work.The scrapping hacked away at the edhes and there is just no finesse to the work done .I can't imagine that a shop did this for him.
As to Johns Casino...I never got to see that but from the guys at Gibson that I know ,They say that it's really rough as well.
In fact the outer ply is paper thin .
I trust if they reall y did this that their technique has improved over time.
By the way,There was NO fine sanding done on Paul's bass at all.It looked to me to be the work of scraper blades and some extremely course sand paper like 60 grit with a little 150 after it .
There was NO attempt to smooth anything out like prepping for finishing.Something a shop would do.
So you too want yours "ALAPWOB"?!?!
Mark: They made no direct claim that they refinished Paul's 4001S, but rather that they had adjusted the truss rods on several occasions.
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