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I try to take as many photos as I can during a build. It's one of the best ways to document an idea. Later, you can see what worked and what didn't. I also do it to provide information to other builders just getting started who are interested in trying something I have done, or need a good reminder of what not to do. Click on either the link or the photo to see more details about the project.
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This guitar was modeled after Martin's J-16 Jumbo Guitar. East Indian Rosewood back and sides, Sitka Spruce top, Mahogany neck, ebony fingerboard and bridge, bone nut and saddle. |
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I was contacted by a gentleman in California to build a Martin-like OM to his specifications. East Indian Rosewood back and sides, mahogany neck, sitka spruce top, ebony bridge and fingerboard, and bone nut and saddle. This is also the first guitar I built with a sound port. |
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I saw this wood on Ebay, and just had to try it. It is the most amazing wood I have ever seen. Bends very easily, though moisture can make the wood ripple due to the wild grain. It smells sweet, cuts very soft but quickly hardens to a dry, toneful wood. Wenge trim, Mahogany neck, Bearclaw Spruce SOund Board, Custom braces and brace pattern, dual sound ports, no sound hole. |
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My sister decided she wanted to learn guitar, and asked me to build her one after spending a few months playing. She is one who like a lot of high contrast, so we started with a Zebrawood body, a black-tinted spruce top, zebrawood fret board, black-tinted mahogany neck, and wenge binding. |
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I obtained a back and side set of Macacuba from a forum acquaintence recently. Though in appearance it is quite different, it has a lot of the same properties and qualities as East Indian Rosewood. It is heavy, dense, and has a good rich tap tone. Grey in appearance when un worked, the colors really pop when scraped and sanded smooth. This Jumbo will be constructed using most of the same techniques as the Curly Mango guitar. |
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A neighbor and I collaborated on a custom OM similar to the Mango for a charity auction. This one is Padauk, Bearclaw Spruce, and Maple binding. |
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I have tried a number of designs...some successful, some not. Here are some of them in various forms of completion. |
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Cajons are Latin and African percussion instruments. Historically, they were made from simple boxes and fruit crates, but have since evolved. These are of my own design. |
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I have always wanted a 12 string guitar, but never got around to one. This guitar will have Padauk back and sides, Sitka Spruce top, Mahogany neck, ebony fingerboard and bridge, bone nut and saddle. |
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Some various tools and jigs I find extroardinarily useful and/or have made myself are shown here. Feel free to use them as ideas for your own. I have spent a lot of time with them over the years, and would be happy to share their good points and their drawbacks if you are interested in building them for yourself. |
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