The owners of JW Handcrafted luthier services and amplifier repair and modification company Moddjobbs discuss their decades long work relationship. They also talk about the unique community and collaborative spirit of the building that houses their shops, the Stationery Factory in Dalton, MA.
Learn more about JW Handcrafted and Moddjobs in our full interview with the owners.
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Jack Waldheim, JW Handcrafted Guitars: The day I got my first guitar, I got my first job working on guitars. My parents went in and bought a guitar, and — and talked an interview in for me with the business they bought the guitar from.
You know, I started working there at 14 and a half. And worked there for twenty-five years, and I learned a lot about building guitars on my own and — and did repairs for years based on that.
Nick Winnard, Moddjobs/Berkshire Laser Co.: Jack and I worked alongside each other at local music store Wood Brothers Music for 20 years. You know, so we’ve — we’ve been through a lot together, you know, sharing benches and sharing, you know, musical ideas and, you know, things like that.
So, Yeah, he’s — we’ve known each other for feels like forever.
Jack Waldheim: The guy who is operating Shire now used to be involved at the local ski resort with their culinary side and – and I played music for him there. And I used to play at the old ownership downstairs as well.
So that all tied in to be something I do regularly down there now.
Nick Winnard: I helped…you know, Andy over at Berkshire Cat Records did some laser engraved tumblers for him to help promote his business. So, from my perspective, I mean it’s — it’s great. I mean, as you know, we’re walking down the halls, you know, we’re touching base seeing how things are going.
So, you know, maybe my perspective is a little more unique just because I have been involved in assisting, you know, kind of some of the promotion of those things.
But I would say that, you know, that’s one of the things that I enjoy so much about this building, you know, is the fact that there is that kind of built-in community.
