GREAT interview.  Very interesting.  Long discussion on just how different the design of the nylon Rider is compared with the steel.  At one point Joe mentioned that a typical luthier makes about 12 a year, and that they make about 20 times that - suggesting their output is about 250/year?  Joe aims to put out one new model a year too.

Memorable quote:  NAMM stands for "Not available - maybe May".

Well forth the listen, really rescribes the process of manufacturing and their size of opporation.  They want to bring out one new model a year and they have a new one coming for NAMM next year, any guesses.

Steve

One part of the interview that had me rewinding to check if I heard right was his first guitar and his first repair.

My first acoustic was also a Hohner spruce top acoustic with bad action but nice tone and like Joes my neck broke as well and like Joe it was my first guitar repair.

Spooky.

You know I hadnt even thought about the fact that that was the first guitar I repaired until I heard the interview.

Unlike Joe however my Hohner is no longer playable. The neck is warped so far that its only good for slide.

Nice interview and I wish Joe all the best.

I am starting to b convinced the manufacture of carbon guitar only attracts the finest people.

Steve

I agree with your assessment there Steve!

As far as what they'll bring out for NAMM, my guess would be a 12-string.  Joe wouldn't disclose anything so I'm not going on "insider information", but looking at what they offer, what they don't offer, and what the market demands makes this an obvious choice to me.  I had asked him about Nylon, and I'm certain from his response that this category will not be the next that they'll address.

I'm glad you enjoyed the segment, and hope that you liked the show as a whole.  Thanks for taking the time to check it out!

I would not discount nylon as a possibility--Joe is doing a special edition that might be great for show and tell.

Sorry Evan, but you'll have to have one of those few 5 for at least a year.  Not saying that it won't happen eventually, but I'm really quite certain that it won't be Nylon for NAMM 2011.

Larry;

Fine with me--I have one and the rest of the world doesn't.  Na Na Na Na Na Na.  And by the way, I've really enjoyed your contributions to this forum. 

i appreciate you folks have bad memory (just kiddin'). don't you recall Joe asked us what would we change to get the definitive travel guitar? it was a very interesting thread. so, my bet, is that they will release yet another travel guitar. Emerald have two different travel guitars so, why can't blackbird do the same? ;)

if it is not, i hope a bigger guitar (but i don't think Joe is interested on it)... an acoustic bass would be mind-blowing coming from blackbird (super OM shaped, more or less)

i love this carbon guitar world. we are surrounded of such creative nice people. each new model is more avant-grade than the previous. guitar design is evolving so fast and nicely around this forum! future will be nice ;)

Thank you kindly Evan.  I've really enjoyed speding time here and learning MUCH from this passionate crowd.  The only problem is the amount of GAS that it induces.  I wonder if there's a mental equivalent of Beano...  (For now I rely on the physical version - BROKE-O!)