Alvarez Dana Nashville Scoop on CL with interesting C&P info...

Not a Westone in the strictest sense but the copied & pasted info in the listing does make a decent read.

http://tulsa.craigslist.org/msg/3586452645.html

I recall seeing this lore somewhere before, possibly on a Dana Sutcliffe site?...

Lots of good information I hadn't heard before, at least.

Well I'll be dipped in buttermilk! I thought I'd seen that somewheres before...

http://danamusic.com/category/westone/

Followed the link from our very own westoneguitars.net site page on the brand history to his site.

A note to John and Barry... this is a second separate page of info on his years of association with SLM / Westone that our information page has no link to. Perhaps a second link could be added?

Good stuff, tho. I hadn't gone back to his site since late '11 because he hadn't updated in a while, guess I shouldn't have given up so early.

I'm going to have to pay Mr Sutcliffe a visit a few weeks from now. His shop is only about a 2-hour drive from my house. Let him look over some guitars and see if they stimulate any thoughts or information not currently in the broader knowledge base.

Way Kewl !!

You should touch base with Chad as he met with Dana earlier last year for a spell and had a very good experience in his time there. He posted a thread on it somewheres around here... Ahhh! Found it...

http://forum.westoneguitars.net/t3280-going-to-meet-with-dana-sutcliffe?highlight=dana+sut

Please post your experience as well Brain!

Iceman wrote:...Followed the link from our very own westoneguitars.net site...
A note to John and Barry... this is a second separate page of info on his years of association with SLM / Westone that our information page has no link to. Perhaps a second link could be added?

That page is already referenced from the original article at the bottom:
"Please see the Alvarez Dana Scoop article on this site."

Let us know when you go see him. He's a great guy. Maybe don't just visit him though, maybe give him some work while you're there (he's a busy guy)? He does set ups, and does a GREAT job with them I can say!

Of course. I have two Scoops (not of raisins) that need some work/restoration. I should let the designer do it.

Although one of them is a modulus graphite. I'm not sure if I should bring it to spark commentary, or leave it at home to avoid offending.