Madtwins
03-05-2007, 06:07 AM
Today was a birthday of our old friend Vadik. And this year we made a "name" guitar strap for him. It was a difficult gift and we really didn't understand that at the beginning. But idea was so good so we decided play this game to the end.
From the beginning we want to made an order to somea merican customer and sent many e-mails to different people which we found in i-net. Some of them does guitar straps for stars like Dick Dale, David Bowie and Richie Sambora. But all of them said that our design too difficult to do so they can't do it for us or it will be mega expencive. So we try to find a good craftsmen here.
There is a many good craftsmen in Ukraine but all them doing common stuff - bags, leather gloves and never do the guitar straps. After long search we found one organization which work with leather to do our design. It was good that we made it a long beforehand before 4 of March - dte of Vadik's birthday. So after nearly a month we have a Mad Heads strap! Woo-hoo!!! So we made a little styled box for strap and packed it.
Today we went to district where Vadik lives and waited for him at the flat of our another friend Den from Hellfire Sox band. It's was luck Den lives in the same building where Vadik's family flat situated. We looked through the window and search when Vadik's car appears near his doorway. When he arrived we went to his flat and made a surprise ;) We didn't want ask him but it looks like he was really excited! He though at first that it's a belt for pants. But then he understood what it is and go to put it on one of his guitars. All was well and fits well too.
So we'll wait for Mad Heads local club gig on that friday to make some live photos with new Vadik's guitar strap.
http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j301/TLE42/1_O_strap2.jpg
http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j301/TLE42/2_O_strap1.jpg
From the beginning we want to made an order to somea merican customer and sent many e-mails to different people which we found in i-net. Some of them does guitar straps for stars like Dick Dale, David Bowie and Richie Sambora. But all of them said that our design too difficult to do so they can't do it for us or it will be mega expencive. So we try to find a good craftsmen here.
There is a many good craftsmen in Ukraine but all them doing common stuff - bags, leather gloves and never do the guitar straps. After long search we found one organization which work with leather to do our design. It was good that we made it a long beforehand before 4 of March - dte of Vadik's birthday. So after nearly a month we have a Mad Heads strap! Woo-hoo!!! So we made a little styled box for strap and packed it.
Today we went to district where Vadik lives and waited for him at the flat of our another friend Den from Hellfire Sox band. It's was luck Den lives in the same building where Vadik's family flat situated. We looked through the window and search when Vadik's car appears near his doorway. When he arrived we went to his flat and made a surprise ;) We didn't want ask him but it looks like he was really excited! He though at first that it's a belt for pants. But then he understood what it is and go to put it on one of his guitars. All was well and fits well too.
So we'll wait for Mad Heads local club gig on that friday to make some live photos with new Vadik's guitar strap.
http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j301/TLE42/1_O_strap2.jpg
http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j301/TLE42/2_O_strap1.jpg