rjsanders Posted October 3, 2009 Posted October 3, 2009 all, i searched hereabouts and have seen notice of Steve's passing, so thought i'd add a note of thanks to Steve Rowen, who made the intonatable bridges on our H-137s and so much more for others. i had the pleasure of talking to Steve a couple times about my 137 and a Black Beauty i was doing some serious upgrades (if Steve made it, i wanted it - it turned out ideally). our conversations were on the subject of the work at hand, but also about our favorite stuff in general (mostly guitars. e.g., i had a '68 Black Beauty when he got one of the Goldies). a great guy and masterful craftsman. obit: http://www.tributes.com/show/Steven-Rowen-86670516
tulk1 Posted October 4, 2009 Posted October 4, 2009 Jeff, thanks for posting about Steve's passing. I'll have to admit I had not heard of him. It's sad to hear of anyone passing at such an early age. And with the Heritage connection, it's a shame more of us were not aware of him. RIP Steve Rowen.
rjsanders Posted October 4, 2009 Author Posted October 4, 2009 yeahman, there's lots of talent most of us don't know about and it's a pleasure to stumble across them every now and then (my main reason for being on The Gear Page). Steve's talent was appreciated by such well-respected luthiers as Mike Stevens and Bill Chapin... sad loss, indeed
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