This guitar is a little overdue but it was well worth the wait. I met Judith at an old timey jam on the absolute coldest night of 2009. My friend Walter had called and asked me to swing by the party with him as it was in my neighborhood and I brought long a guitar. It was a great time, I met a bunch of nice people and there was music going the whole time. Judith took an interest in the guitar I brought and spent a good bit of time playing it and talking to me about it. A few days later she called and we began planning a guitar for her. Read the rest of this entry »
Shop Update 11-19-11
It has been a while since my last post to the blog here and I apologize for that. A lot has been going on in terms of building out some new shop space and bringing some new machines into the workspace. Once they are all up and running I will be sure to document them here. I will say that they will add a whole new element as to what I am able to do, which is very exciting!
In terms of what I am working on currently there are a whole group of guitars in stages right now. Some will be finished soon and I will dedicate a whole post to them alone but for now I want to focus on one guitar in particular I am working on and very excited about. Read the rest of this entry »
Model CL Blackwood/Lutz glamour shots and sound clips
I finished this guitar few weeks ago and recently had the pleasure of delivering it to its new owner which is always a treat for me. This guitar was a 10th wedding anniversary from the new owners wife and I was honored to make it for that purpose. Construction began immediately after my own wedding which made it that much better. Read the rest of this entry »
Model LL prototype for sale
I recently finished a prototype guitar that has been in process for over a year. Made from Ziricote and Red spruce and in an older shape of mine, the LL, it has exceeded all my expectations and is a very responsive and dynamic fingerstyle guitar. I also took the opportunity of a spec instrument and put together some visual elements I have been excited about for some time. The result is something I am very excited about and I am happy to offer this guitar up for sale. Read the rest of this entry »
Price increase for 2012 guitars
I will be increasing my base price for guitars started in 2012 from $3000 to $3500. I expect that price to hold firm for all guitars built in 2012 of which there are currently 3-4 openings depending on a few scheduling issues. Read the rest of this entry »
Some nice words from a happy customer
I received a very nice note yesterday about a guitar I recently delivered to the happy new owner. It is always a pleasure to hear that the instrument you made is appreciated and actively making music. I will include the note below, the guitar that is referred to is also referenced here, here, and here.
Sunburst model CL glamour shots
After a long wait from the finisher this little guy made his way back East and was ready to get its final fit and get strung up for the first time. Read the rest of this entry »
shop update 11/21/10 part 2
Part 2 of my shop updates. We covered the new guitars so I guess it must be on to the old guitars and machines. Read the rest of this entry »
Shop update 11/21/10
It has been a very busy Fall here in the shop! There are so many exciting things going on that it is almost hard to know where to start. There are new guitars, old guitars, old machines, even older machines… Read the rest of this entry »
Ready for finish!
It is always an exciting time when guitar is completely built and ready for finish. This little model CL is at that stage now.
