Regarding Rich Margiotta

[Shrimpman]

Hello, all.
I recently acquired a lovely rod, a Dennis Stone Dickerson 8012, built out by Mr. Margiotta. The thread and varnish work is superb, as is the rest of his workmanship.
I see that he is no longer active here as Eastbranch and am curious if anybody knows of his status in the World of rodbuilding. Thank you,
Kean

[eastprong]

Hi Kean:

I had taken a hiatus from rod assembly and restorations but I've recently jumped back in. I've been active on the Board under "Eastprong" all this time.
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--Rich

"The reports of my death are greatly exaggerated." ~Mark Twain

[munsey w]

Rich is very humble....I think he is one of the most knowledgeable and best rod finishers out there! Glad you are back at it.

[BGreer]

Munsey is absolutely right. Rich is a wealth of knowledge for threads, color preserving, and finishing.

[Canewrap]

+1

[16parachuteadams]

And a very fine cook it should be noted.

[czkid]

Amen to all of the above! And a genuinely nice guy too boot.

[BGreer]

And a very fine cook it should be noted.

...and that's a fact!

[Shrimpman]

It's good to know that you are active here, Rich!
My rod has no script, only a sticker on the tube stating that it was built by Mr. Margiotta. Here are some (bad cellphone) pics of the beautifully finished rod. I apologize for the dust specs.

[blackdog]

I have a Dennis Stone rod built on the Divine Fairy taper, and finished out by Rich. The finishing details are terrific, and it’s become one of my favorite rods. It names the builders on the hang tag, but I took the liberty of writing “Stone/Margiotta 7’6” 4 wt.” on the blank and put some varnish over it.