last I heard was he only works 1 day/week. He was thinking about total retirement, so you may be out of luck. I understand Dave has moved in, so he may be taking over the workshop, but I'm not sure.
He rarely builds frames these days due to lack of demand. Most of his work is repairing frames including titanium.
His forte are his frames and the paintwork is good providing its soemthing simple. I wouldn't give him a job where paint artistry is a priority and its something you are fussy about.