The owner of this 12 string chose to have his guitar overhauled with a new soundboard, tasteful inlay, a special finish and more.
Read moreWhat should have been a simple bridge repair ended up being a complete remake of a Mahogany archback dreadnaught Guild 12 string.
Read moreThis Guild needed a neck reset but an opportunity arose to spend way more time on this guitar than I had originally intended.
Read moreBy the winter of 2014, my venerable 1980 Guild F-412 12 string was in need of a neck reset. The time had come to put things right.
Read moreMy favorite 12 string needed a neck reset along with a new soundboard, new binding, frets, tuners, pickup and a complete refinish.
Read moreDuring Christmastime of 2012 I was able to spend some invaluable time with master luthier John Greven in his shop.
Read moreThanks to a Let’s Talk Guild meet-up in Nashville, Tennessee in April 2013 I was privileged to spend a Saturday with George Gruhn.
Read moreSpending a week with master luthier Kent Carlos Everett was a career-altering event, as it took my guitar building to a whole new level.
Read moreThis pickup from James May Engineering is a passive, brideplate-mounted, multi-transducer pickup with on-board feedback suppression.
Read moreThis pickup from James May Engineering is a passive, brideplate-mounted, multi-transducer pickup with on-board feedback suppression.
Read moreWith so many pickups from so many manufacturers available, and so many differing needs amongst different players, where do I start?
Read moreHow to replace an onboard preamp / pickup system with an L.R. Baggs Anthem Stage Pro (when the existing opening is too large).
Read moreHow to make a custom acoustic guitar body mold, a wooden form that holds the precise shape of the guitar body during construction.
Read moreMy pegboard rack is housed in a sturdy shadow box frame made with hand-cut dovetails, and uses magnets and plastic accessories.
Read moreA completely non-instrument-related topic: This is how I made my kitchen table made from 100+ year-old Southern Pine floor joists.
Read moreThe right wood, worked the right way by the right person becomes more than simply the sum of the parts.
Read moreI have owned many handcrafted and factory-built guitars. I build guitars mostly by hand. Here are some thoughts on the topic.
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