Morgan Custom Guitars

Evilmags · April 2014

My daughter was nine when I ordered one. She is now 17. I paid in full and still don´t have the guitar, or any contact from the luthier in over two years. If anyone is still in contact with the guy, tell him my (nasty, expensive city of London based) lawyer will be handed the case in two weeks, with instructions to seek damages an serve a winding up order on any companies still registered as Morgan guitars.

This is a major pisstake and I´m beyond unhappy. I´ve given the guy every chance to sort it out. So now my lawyers are getting sent in.

TTony · April 2014

I believe Sporky is still in touch with Neil.

underdog · April 2014

Jesus, what happened, Neil was a nice guy or at least seemed it. I think you've been beyond patient.

fatherjack · April 2014

It's a shame, as he makes (made?) very lovely guitars, but it seems to further demonstrate that if you're thinking of turning a hobby into a business, most of your planning needs to be about being a business.

Neil · April 2014

Eight years!

I don't care how nice the luthier is that is simply ridiculous.

Just as an aside Mags, you obviously know your stuff but don't let your understandable ire disregard the lawyers bills, assuming the defendant has anything of value.

Good luck.

octatonic · April 2014

Doesn't @Clarky have a couple of his guitars as well?

fretmeister · April 2014

If the dispute is for a sum under £10,000 then it's a Small Claims matter and then the lawyers fees are not recoverable from your opponent.

Fretwired · April 2014

He was an airline pilot wasn't he? I thought he gave up making guitars in 2010.

underdog · April 2014

I thought he gave up being a pilot to make guitars?

fretmeister · April 2014

He was an airline pilot. I thought he was doing custom cars too at one point?

underdog · April 2014

I remember the telecaster he made as a raffle prize for the old forum, twas gorgeous.

frankus · April 2014

Best to get in touch with @timmyo - he was the last registered xlr8 apologist

I know he went through a rough patch but that doesn't excuse no comms

good luck fella

Fretwired · April 2014

frankus said:

Best to get in touch with @timmyo - he was the last registered xlr8 apologist

I know he went through a rough patch but that doesn't excuse no comms good luck fella

It doesn't excuse hanging on to someone's money. He could have refunded mags and apologised.

And I thought he had decided to focus on his Bird of Prey model ...

http://www.musicradar.com/news/guitars/introducing-the-morgan-guitar-works-bird-of-prey-257536/1

underdog · April 2014

Fretwired;220462" said:
frankus said:

Best to get in touch with @timmyo - he was the last registered xlr8 apologist

I know he went through a rough patch but that doesn't excuse no comms good luck fella

It doesn't excuse hanging on to someone's money. He could have refunded mags and apologised.

Agree, in business customers shouldn't suffer for you having "a tough time", it's quite simply not their problem.

digitalscream · April 2014

Yeah, pretty sure he wound up Morgan Custom Guitars and started up again as Morgan Guitar Works to concentrate on specific models instead of customs.

It's kind of silly to pull a stunt like this, though. Anybody who's got enough money to splurge on a guitar like this and be even vaguely patient is also likely to have access to some pretty heavy-duty legal representation, and pissing them off is putting yourself in a pretty difficult spot.

Good luck, Mags.

ddlooping · April 2014

Good luck, Mags.

NickBotfield · April 2014

Jesus. He had my Les Paul for a couple of years, but that seems like small beans now! (In fairness he did a properly nice job.)

chrisj1602 · April 2014

I'd send him a letter telling him you will be making a claim if he doesn't resolve it within a time frame. Maybe fill out the claim forms and send them to him, not the court, telling him that is what you will send to court if he doesn't respond. It can only help if you do claim that you have tried to resolve and advised him what action you will be forced to take.

https://www.gov.uk/make-court-claim-for-money/overview

Jalapeno · April 2014

If Mags wants to PM me his current mobile number I'll ensure Neil gets it.

underdog · April 2014

NickBotfield;220530" said:
Jesus. He had my Les Paul for a couple of years, but that seems like small beans now! (In fairness he did a properly nice job.)

I remember that saga from MR but it turn out lovely.

joneve · April 2014

Jalapeno said:

If Mags wants to PM me his current mobile number I'll ensure Neil gets it.

Beat me to it.

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