Just got back from a trip over to Lazzarides Timber. Bad news guys, they have closed down. For good.

I was only there a week or so ago, picked up some Rosewood, Makore and Wenge. I had my eye on some Vic Ash and bloodwood they had there. So I went over there to get it this morning. I should of phoned first. I walk in and the guy asks if he can help me, I tell him I'm just after some of that ash there in that rack, that's when I notice it's actually the only rack with stock in the whole place.

He goes on to tell me it's not for sale as they are shutting down and all the stock was auctioned off and that's the last rack they had to load up on the trucks.

The whole place was empty, if you've ever been there before you'd know that's a crapload of stock, all gone. I almost shed a tear as I asked the guy where I'm supposed to get timber now. I just got a sorry blank look.

I wish I had known about the auction, the other guy that works there never mentioned a thing about it the other week.
It's hard enough as is to find decent stock for guitars without paying an arm and a leg for. It looks like it's only going to get more difficult from here on out.