Dane Hancock Born
1979 on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.
Dane started to play the guitar when he was 11 years old. As Dane was a promising guitar student, his father Kim took
up the restoration and repair of guitars and owned many fine guitars,
which Dane could play. Kim
built his first guitar in 1992 and has since taught lutherie to both Dane
and his brother Sean. Along
with guitar building Dane still maintains a keen interest in playing
guitar Dane
always kept lutherie a hobby having obtained a Bachelor of Engineering and
working as a civil engineer for three years.
Being a professional engineer was not as rewarding a job as Dane
could hope for, so he took up guitar making again as a full time job.
Dane and Sean’s great, great grandfather Arthur Collingwood was a well-respected cabinetmaker and artist who worked on many landmark buildings in London, England including West Minster Cathedral. He also authored a book on wood carving before immigrating to Australia at the start of last century. Dane and Sean have inherited their great, great grandfather’s cabinet making tools which they use day to day to craft their instruments. © Hancock Guitars 2011. All rights reserved |
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