Symmetrical 7 fan construction
Open lower harmonic bar, made with European Spruce for a classical guitar.
Spartan Model with Uprades
This guitar got a complete french polish on the back and sides with a matte finish on the neck only. Torrefied Western Red Cedar top with East Indian Rosewood back and sides, 20th fret and sound port.
Torrefied Cedar Top
Torrefied Cedar top with the Spartan rosette and Honduran Rosewood binding.
Spartan Headstock with Gloss Finish
Gloss lacquer finish on the front face of the headstock, Gotoh 35G510QC machines with ivoroid buttons
New Standard Concert Headstock
Cedar and Ziricote
Cedar and Ziricote with a sound port and 20th fret
Cedar "Wave" Rosette
v joint detail
Three Piece Ziricote and Ebony Back
20th Fret
custom buckeye burl and black mother of pearl rosette
custom buckeye burl rosette with black mother of pearl inlay
Ebony, Maple, & Padauk Rosette
Heel Detail
Elevated Fingerboard
Standard Six Hole Bridge
Bearclaw European Spruce & Rosewood
Rosette in Pearwood and Dyed Green
End Graft Detail
mosaic log
wave rosette
Engraved black mother of pearl inlay
engraved black mother of pearl inlay
Myrtlewood
burmese rosewood with rosewood binding
claro walnut sides with ebony binding
Claro Walnut Back and Sides
Myrtle & Sinker Cedar
Western Red Cedar and Ziricote
Concert pau ferro with african blackwood
Natural Sound Hole Tenor Ukulele
Natural Soundhole Tenor Ukulele
Natural Soundhole Tenor Ukulele Soundport
Koa natural sound hole tenor
Parlor guitar with Rainbow Cedar Top
bloodwood, dyed maple and curly maple rosette
Flamed Mrytlewood
Washburn Size Parlor
Flamed Myrtle Back and Sides
dynamic symmetry mosaic idea
"Spartan" model classical guitar
640mm scale Cedar top with Myrtlewood binding and headplate
Spartan
Matte finished back and sides
African Blackwood
Claro Walnut with Black Walnut Binding
Claro Walnut with Black Walnut binding end graft detail
African Blackwood Back
Multi-scale European Spruce and Ziricote
Multi-scale fretboard with custom inlay, an arm bevel and sound port in European spruce and Ziricote; a very fun and different project for me.
V Joint
Ziricote back
Ziricote heel and cutaway detail
Western Red Cedar
Dynamic symmetry rosette on Cedar
Sound Port on Brazilian rosewood
2015 brazilian rosewood and European spruce with elevated fingerboard and sound port, 640mm scale length
elevated fingerboard
Long scale european spruce and east indian rosewood
Gluing Braces
Gluing braces using go-bars to apply pressure.
"Wave" Rosette in Pearwood and Green
3 Piece Back
Gluing up a 3 piece back in the jointing fixture.
Burmese Rosewood and Engelmann Spruce
Mosaic Log
"Wave" in pearwood, hand dyed green and maple.
Spartan headstock
"Spartan" Headstock in matte finish with individual Gilbert Tuners with ebony buttons, abalone dots and black rollers.
Black Mother of Pearl buttons
Here are some nice black mother of pearl buttons on a set of Rodgers tuning machines that this customer opted for as an upgrade.
Spartan
Minimal decoration with a matte finish and an added sound port and elevated fingerboard with a 20th fret.
Cedar and East Indian Rosewood
Western Red Cedar and East Indian Rosewood
This is a unique looking cedar top with east indian back and sides with ebony bindings
brazilian rosewood with honduran mahogany binding and curly maple purfling
"D-28"
Traditional Martin Copy
"D-28"
Heel/neck detail
"D-28" style copy
"D-28" style copy
Redwood and Claro Walnut
Cedar and Indian Rosewood
Italian Spruce and African Blackwood
brazilian rosewood back and sides
Rosewood bridge
Myrtlewood Back
Myrtlewood back with ebony binding
Myrtlewood and Western Red Cedar
Two V Joint Necks
Mock up of V joint
doing the final test fit before glue
Cedar and Indian Rosewood
D-18
This is a D-18 style guitar with flamed mahogany and a Lutz spruce top
D-18
This is a D-18 style guitar in flamed mahogany and Lutz spruce
headstock with waverly tuning machines
D-18
Lutz spruce and flamed Mahogany
Spartan Style Engelmann Spruce and EIRW
Cedar & East Indian Rosewood
Custom Spalted maple tail block inlay for a Spartan Style guitar
Custom rosette of Spalted western maple burl for a Spartan Style guitar
Spartan
Honduran rosewood headcap with Gilbert tuning machines with ebony dots and buttons
Spartan
Colorado Engelmann Spruce with East Indian back and sides and Honduran Rosewood binding
Euro spruce and EIRW
New Standard Concert Headstock
Oiled finish
Spartan
Colorado Engelmann Spruce with a custom spalted maple rosette
mitered purfling detail
Spartan Model as base with upgrades
This guitar takes the spartan aesthetic of minimal decoration but dresses it up with stunning ziricote wood and a gloss finish with added black mother of pearl accents
Upgraded Spartan Model Guitar
This guitar takes the spartan aesthetic of minimal decoration but dresses it up with stunning ziricote wood and a gloss finish with added black mother of pearl accents
Spartan Headstock with Ziricote
Signature Bridge Design
Arm bevel in the white
Custom Small Jumbo
African blackwood and Redwood small jumbo with custom inlays and flamed maple binding
flamed maple headstock veneer with asymmetrically carved neck
African Blackwood back
custom flamed maple arm bevel
Sipe 2014 Indian Rosewood and Euro Spruce
custom pinless bridge
inlay of buckeye burl
v-joint, headstock is veneered with ebony
Simple lined Rosette
Rosette in Black, pearwood, and maple.
Bridge
Spartan Model with Sound Port
East Indian rosewood with flamed maple binding
Bridge Blanks
For classical bridges I can do most of the roughing out on a table saw.
classical bridge construction
Bridge Shaping
bridge construction
wing detail
unfinished bridge
raw bridge pre finishing with oil or buffing and waxed or shellaced
"Wave" Rosette in Spruce
Bloodwood and Blue "wave" rosette
Headstock Detail
V-Jointed Headstock Detail
Finishing
Both bridges are East Indian Rosewood. The Bridge on the left is buffed and the bridge on the right is oiled.
Oiled and beveled ebony headstock
Simplified Bindings in a Matte Finish
Simple Line Rosette on Cedar
Triple 0 Shape
Spartan style 000, European Spruce
000 Size Guitar
East Indian Rosewood back and sides and flamed maple binding
000 Headstock
Flamed Maple on the back of the headstock.
8 String Tenor Ukulele
Oregon Walnut and Western Red Cedar with custom abalone shell inlays
Walnut Back and Sides
Flamed Oregon Walnut
Headstock Detail
Mahogany Inlay on back of walnut neck.
Spartan with Cutaway and Bevels
Engelmann Spruce top with Honduran Rosewood Bindings and Arm Bevel
Spartan Headstock
Headstock in East Indian Rosewood with a Honduran Rosewood Accent
Back Bevel and Sound Port
East Indian Rosewood Back and Sides with Honduran Rosewood Bindings and Bevel.
Florentine Cutaway
Large cutaway to enable easy access to beyond the 12th fret. East Indian rosewood with Honduran rosewood bindings
18 Hole Tie Block
Finished 18 Hole Bridge
D-18 Style Dreadnought
Martin Style Dreadnought
Wenge Headstock Veneer with Schaller Machines