And it's a big 'if'. 
Just flying a kite here, I think they call it. I'm thinking about possibilities for next year. One option is to restart on a slightly smaller scale initially, one order at a time, same basic models as a basis for custom amps, but also some of the common 'standards'.
I have a couple of ideas that have been bubbling for a while, and some of the orders I had last year I was disappointed not to build.
Anyway, just floating the possibility. 
Well, we've got plenty of poorly guitars to repair, upgrade and set up and now we're looking for an enthusiastic new recruit to help us out.
Whilst some training is available experience is preferred for sure. Job skills needed are a mixture of woodworking, metalworking, electrical work, finish work and of course a musical ear always helps! Finish work is of particular interest.
Jack's Instrument Services has been in business 8 years now and we're based in Cheetham Hill, Manchester its a small crew of 3, Adam Tom and myself, Jack.
We meet and chat to customers and discuss exactly what we can do for them. A keen eye for accuracy is essential and each of us take our work very seriously
Initially we're looking at part time with an eye to expand hours. Applicants should email in CVs through the email address on this link
http://jacksinstrumentservices.com/jobs.html
There are of course loads of fun and challenging tasks in this job, take a look round the rest of this site to get a feel for what we do
Thanks!
Jack
You may remember a few years ago I posted some pictures of the fan fret bass I made, it was a prototype to see how to make a fan fret, also if the scale length I was going use worked plus being playable. The low "B" was 36"scale and the "G" was 34" scale. The perpendicular fret was the twelfth. It was also a test for Wudtone finish, just a quick reminder what happened initially.
The first attempt at Wudtone was okay, went on quite easily although it didn't take several weeks to apply. The bass went out on loan to band to see how it stood up to the rigours of being giged regularly. To be honest it was okay when I got it back. It definitely had signs of wear on the back of the neck and the back of the body. Although I was told the bass player treated it with kid glove's, so it wasn't really a good test. I stripped off the Wudtone and refinished it, but putting on lots more finishing coats on. That was several years ago, it’s been out on loan ever since's. I've now got it back and to be honest with you and I hate to say this the Wudtone has come back looking as good. The bass player who used it I'm told, did clean it after every gig, never ever wore anything that would scratch the back of the guitar, so I had a fairly easy life, but even so it's in very good nick.
I don't use Wudtone any more and haven't done for several years. I found the clear to be okay, but the dark colours to be total rubbish really blotchy very difficult to get on. And of course it meant dealing with Mr Wudtone.
For those of you who never saw the bass first time round here’s a breakdown of its components. The body is two-piece Swamp Ash not to light as I didn't want the bass to neck dive,with a Quilted Maple cap with a black veneer between the cap and the Swamp Ash. The neck is a five piece made up of two out of pieces of maple two black veneers and a flame maple centre. The fingerboard is rosewood, slab cut, not quarter sawn, the frets are JD 6100.
Tuners are BM's. Not sure what make the single string bridges are by think they come from Northwest supplies or somewhere like that, quite cheap, but do really good job. The electronics are all EMG, two 6 six string soap bars, the on-board preamp consists of, a master volume, pan, bass and treble cut and boost, plus a mid control with sweep. I've used a nine volt battery, but think it would have been better running it on 18 volts.
