Dowina Pure Dreadnought 100% Handmade Custom Shop Acoustic Guitar From Slovakia
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The Same - Just Better
Want a Better Guitar? Buy It From Richards Guitars - If you are serious about the guitar please do find the time to read this. I promise you that anyone offering you next day delivery are not offering what we do! Behind every guitar sold is our meticulous quality control and personalized setup service. We literally leave no stone unturned. From geometric to cosmetic - every aspect is checked and adjusted as necessary... |
We want your guitar to INSPIRE you.
In this first video I introduce you to a customers guitar which is about to go into our workshop for setup and I show you just how many modifications and improvements will be made to the guitar.
This second video shows the guitar going through the workshop process. This process takes around an hour but dont worry - its just highlights!
Its Not Always A Happy Ending
One of my favorite adverts was one by Honda which said at Honda they don't use the word "OK" and instead they use the phrase "What If". I LOVED that advert and found it so inspiring. This is the premise of every guitar setup we undertake. If that means rejecting guitars and starting again - that is exactly what we do.
No Time To Watch the Videos? Here Is the Summary...
If you have bought a guitar before you will know all too well that not every guitar feels or plays the same. You may also know that due to the nature of the major component of the guitar (wood) that they can feel great one moment and awful the next (say for example after traveling half way around the globe on a boat - from some factory in the far east to the UK!) Richards Guitars offers a unique service offering the more discerning/knowledgeable buyer a host of "players benefits" which will ensure that ANY guitar purchased will give you years of enjoyment - regardless of the price paid. I can demonstrate that a guitar purchased from Richards Guitars will... Sound Better Feel Better Play Better Stay In Tune - Longer Look Better Want more reasons to buy from Richards Guitars? After Sales support A second guitar setup to your new guitars standard for just £35 - Got a guitar at home that you think could be improved? Drop it in and we will do over £55 worth of work for just £35 6 & 12 month checks and "re-sets". A *FREE follow up service for any of my customers. We will ensure your guitar plays like the day it left our store (minus your own wear and tear of course!) saving you £££ on pricey guitar technicians bills. If we find any parts that are failing that are not due to normal wear and tear we will replace them free of charge! Over the past 20 years I have worked hand in hand with suppliers, reporting back with fault "trends" and ways to improve products supplied to us. Companys I have dealt with have been listening intently over the years and we know what value our input has brought to their brands. To summarise, a guitar supplied by Richards Guitars will not just feel like a new guitar, it will feel like YOUR guitar. * Due to the need to check your intonation & adjust accordingly you must bring in your guitar with BRAND NEW strings fitted (original guage as setup when sold) OR pay our technician to remove your old strings and fit new ones - guide price £16 including strings. It is impossible to check intonation accurately with old strings. Past 2 Years Of Customers (Image only shows some of the UK!) Every red marker represents someone who I have supplied a guitar to, possibly starting with guidance and advice online, telephone or in store. I have provided a guitar meticulously quality controlled and set up to their personal specification. I have personally play tested prior to dispatch and have continued to provide back up and support via my live chat service... |
- Call us during office hours (Monday To Saturday 10-4pm) on 01789 263333
- Why not book an appointment and spend a morning or afternoon in total peace and privacy? All the advice will be on hand whenever you need it
- Live Help is available which is run by Jon, Jake & Richard most hours of the day 7 days a week
- Richard has written many advice blogs relating to this brand, which can be found at the bottom of the page
- Richard has provided many hours of advice via our Youtube page at www.youtube.com/richardsguitarshop
- Special highlights are often featured on our Instagram
I have to thank Erika & her wonderful designers who helped me turn my dream project into reality.
My desire was to produce a guitar for my customers that was truly special. Something that had such greater meaning that just being an instrument - if that person so wished it to.
The Dowina Pure is the result!
For some it may simply represent a beautiful earthy & natural acoustic guitar. Beautiful but understated - Utilising all solid woods and the incredible artistry of the Dowina workshop.
For those who want to understand the greater symbolism its all there too.
This guitar is inspired by mindfulness!
Its a practice that is ALL so important to understand.
Stress in our lives is all so often caused by regret/guilt (looking back) or fear (looking forward) yet if we can be "in the moment" (especially with a guitar in our hands!!) we are neither looking back or forward but merely present - in the moment.
If we can all live to be "in the moment" our lives would be so less stressful - and I am hoping this guitar is the perfect "instrument" (pardon the pun!) to help you find that moment. Playing the guitar is the ultimate tool for mindfulness. For finding time for yourself - to take you away from the past or future by focusing your mind on the pleasure of music - and the positivity that is gained from building a skill that you can be proud of - and bring such joy to those around you.
If you take a look at the soundhole you will see it is more than just decoration - but a reminder of some of the great mindfulness symbolisms.
The Mindful Clock Face- I see this as a representation of our lives & a reminder to be mindful
12 o'clock
This symbol represents life itself. Our journey on Earth starts with our first breath. Breath is the mechanism we take through our lives from birth to death. Breath is your friend. Focus on your breath for calmness and tranquillity
6pm
A classic mindfulness image representing the mirrored droplet and the ripples coming from it When mirrored in this way the droplets represent past and future with the ripples representing your impact on everything around you. A reminder that your actions may not only influence you and your future but those around you too. I would like to think this image is saying "yep - I'm picking this guitar up today - its going to make me feel good and will bring joy to others too (when I have learnt this damn chord I am trying to master!!)
9pm
The "unalome" is a buddhist symbol to represent the path to enlightenment but can be simply looked upon as your lifes journey. Someone suggesting looking at it as a reminder you that your lifes path may go in many directions and often in a completely different direction to where you thought you were going!
Then of course back to the end of our journey at 12 o'clock - our final breath.
This guitar is basically reminding me - and I hope you - every time I pick it up - that life is for living. To try not to dwell on what I cannot control - the past or the future. Live in the moment and embrace each moment. To try and make positive choices that will impact positively on me and those around me.
Its also a guitar that I will hope to inspire positive conversation about mental health issues - maybe someone will ask you about the design and maybe you will read a little more about the symbols - or mindfulness itself.
If nothing else... its just a beautiful hand made acoustic guitar - produced with love and a desire that someone will play it - and love it too.
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