Does anybody know or heard about this artisan's work?

Check out the Campy Only website it has an extensive write up from begining to end result.

http://www.campyonly.com/mypages/campysachs.html

Does anybody know or heard about this artisan's work?

I've never bought a frame from Richard but let me tell you about his customer service. Last Friday I ordered a Selle San Marco red saddle from Richard. We had a nice brief phone conversation. Friday night I received an email from him asking my tee shirt size. What was amazing about this is I didn't give Richard my email address. He tracked my email address down from Road Bike Review. Yesterday I received the saddle, a Sachs t-shirt, and an autographed water bottle.

Richard makes fantastic frames but his customer service is also second to none.

in many circles, he's considered one of the best american framebuilders around. best being quality, etc. i definitely wouldn't mind a frame from him.

you could also find into about him at his own website or classic rendevous.