Today we’d like to introduce you to JAMES SCOTT.
Hi JAMES, can you start by introducing yourself? We’d love to learn more about how you got to where you are today?
I STARTED SCOTTARIO MUSIC OFFICIALLY JANUARY 6 2020 IN CAPE CORAL FL. SHORTLY AFTER WAS THE COVID PANDEMIC SHUT DOWN. SO I WAS NOT ABLE TO DO MUCH BUSINESS. THAT DID GIVE ME TIME TO DEVLOPE MY GUITAR LINE EVEN THOUGH I COULDNT BE “OPEN” FOR REPAIRS.
AFTER THAT BUSINESS WAS GOOD EVEN WITH SOME SUPPLY ISSUES THAT ARE STILL ON GOING WITH SOME THINGS NOW.
I REPAIR STRINGED INSTRUMENTS SUCH AS GUITAR, BASS(ACOUSTIC OR ELECTRIC), VIOLIN, CELLO, BANJO ECT.
I STARTED PLAYING GUITAR WHEN I WAS 9 YEARS OLD( I’M 51 NOW), LEARNING FROM A FRIEND ACROSS THE STREET.
I LEARNED HOW TO RESTRING AND TUNE MY OWN GUITAR AND THROUGH THE YEARS AFTER I LEARNED ABOUT INTONATION AND ACTION AND MORE OF THE PARTS AND PEICES OF THE GUITAR. PEOPLE I JAMMED WITH WOULD PLAY MY GUITAR AND COMPLIMENT HOW WELL IT PLAYED AND SOUNDED. I WOULD HEAR ” IT PLAYS LIKE BUTTER”, I DIDNT KNOW WHAT THAT MENT BACK THEN. MEANS PLAYS SMOOTH AND EASY. THAT TURNED INTO THESE PEOPLE WANTING ME TO SET UP THEIR GUITARS AND THEN SOME PEOPLE SUGGESTED I SHOULD BUILD THEM. EVENTUALLY A FRIEND OF MINE GAVE ME A COUPLE ENTRY LEVEL GUITARS TO HACK UP. THATS WHEN I STARTED LOOKING AT HOW TO DESIGN A BODY AND LEARNING ABOUT THE SCIENCE THAT GOES INTO THE NECK AND FRETS.
NOW IM REPAIRING IN MY LOCAL AREA BUILDING SOME ORDERS AND ADDING TO MY INVENTORY AND REACHING OUT TO FURTHER AREA LIKE TAMP. ST.PETE.
We all face challenges, but looking back would you describe it as a relatively smooth road?
I ANSWERED THIS LAST QUESTION, BUT HERES MORE DETAIL. SO, I STARTED THE BUSINESS IN JAN. 2020. I THINK IT WAS MARCH WHEN ALL NON ESENTIAL BUSNESS HAD TO CLOSE. I WAS WORKING OUT OF MY HOME GARAGE SO I REALLY DIDNT HAVE MUCH OVERHEAD. I HAD TROUBLE GETTING TONE WOODS FOR MY FIRST FEW PROTOTYPE BUILDS SO I WENT TO HOME DEPO AND GOT SOME OF THE COMON WHITE PINE AND PEICED THEM TOGETHER TO BUILD MY FIRST FEW GUITARS WHICH I USED IN MY BAND. TURNED OUT TO BE A GOOD TEST RUN FOR MY DESIGNS.
Can you tell our readers more about what you do and what you think sets you apart from others?
I HAVE AN ELECTRIC GUITAR LINE, HANDCRAFTED, NO CNC MACHINES. MY DESIGNS CAN ALSO BE DONE IN ELECTRIC BASS GUITAR. RIGHT HANDED OR LEFT HANDED. IM VERY PROUD OF MY DESIGNS. IVE BEEN TOLD BY MANY THEY ARE LIKE A WORK OF ART. I HAD A RESTAURANT MANGER BY A GUITAR TO HANG.
What quality or characteristic do you feel is most important to your success?
TENACITY. IVE MADE PLENTY OF MISTAKES, THERES BEEN “THOSE DAYS”, BUT I KEEP GOING.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://WWW.SCOTTARIOMUSIC.COM
- Facebook: https://FACEBOOK.COM/SCOTTARIOMUSIC
