First John & Pete comb the world for the best timber, only the truest grain and the straightest trees will do, a tree must be found with an honest soul and a desire to put that soul into making good music for the generations to come, A warped twisted or bitter tree will not do, and will be rejected immediately.
The tree on the left is ideal, a straight and true tree
Unlike the one on the right which would be rejected at once.
Once a tree is selected for use it must be transported to the "Picstrum" design workshops in Biscopham, Lancashire, UK, this is done by hand picked specialist (all of which are also musicians) who will gently remove the tree from its old housing, float it on a bed of water (to save any damage) and guide it to the port of Fleetwood along the Wyre estuary, then on a bed of feathers to the Picstrum studios. Once it has recovered fully from its journey and adjusted itself to its new environment work will begin on the Picstrum......
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