Below is a gallery of projects I'm working on. Just scroll down to see the pictures. Hopefully descriptive text will pop up when you hover.
The projects listed are:
The projects listed are:
- Redwood Guitar
- Antoniotsai Guitar
- "Cats" banjo neck
- "Frog" Mandolin
- Gibson Classical Guitar
- Granada Banjo neck
- Ibanez Mandolin rebuild
- Lions Head fiddle rebuild
- 1934 000-18 Martin rebuild
- "Star" banjo neck
- Stewart open-back restore
This guitar was started by my son Ben (age 18). He sized the top, back
and bent the sides. He cut the end blocks. Unfortunately he
joined the Navy before he had a chance to do any more. I am
finishing it for him to his specifications. The neck, back and
sides are black walnut and the top is redwood. The braces are all
sitka spruce. The banding on the sides are curly maple. The
theme is "Liberty and Justice for All".
Stay tuned as it develops.
and bent the sides. He cut the end blocks. Unfortunately he
joined the Navy before he had a chance to do any more. I am
finishing it for him to his specifications. The neck, back and
sides are black walnut and the top is redwood. The braces are all
sitka spruce. The banding on the sides are curly maple. The
theme is "Liberty and Justice for All".
Stay tuned as it develops.
This guitar is built by Antoniotsai. They sell mostly through
Bay. The Inlay work is amazing. I bought this guitar from
Craigslist. The previous owner said it had been hanging for a long
time and was unplayable when he took it down. The strings were
too low. Upon closer inspection, I found that the top had sunk due
to a broken internal brace. There were also several cracks in the
back. While this is not unusual in aged rosewood, it is unusual
for a guitar of this age. the materials of this guitar appear to
be excellent but the construction methods leave something to be
desired. The damage to the guitar looks like it took a compression
hit, probably to the bridge, resulting in the cracked brace and the
cracks in the back. It is also remotely possible that the damage
was just a result of storage in an environment with too low
humidity. This is very rare in Tennessee. In this case, the
damage is a good thing in that it provides the opportunity to rebuild
the top as it should have been built in the first place. The
builder used a white glue, similar to Elmers. While this glue does
glue woods well, it never cures to a crystal structure that has good
acoustic qualities. It also will allow for glue "creep" if subject
to both high humidity and stress. The pictures herein show
the complete repair and restoration process
Bay. The Inlay work is amazing. I bought this guitar from
Craigslist. The previous owner said it had been hanging for a long
time and was unplayable when he took it down. The strings were
too low. Upon closer inspection, I found that the top had sunk due
to a broken internal brace. There were also several cracks in the
back. While this is not unusual in aged rosewood, it is unusual
for a guitar of this age. the materials of this guitar appear to
be excellent but the construction methods leave something to be
desired. The damage to the guitar looks like it took a compression
hit, probably to the bridge, resulting in the cracked brace and the
cracks in the back. It is also remotely possible that the damage
was just a result of storage in an environment with too low
humidity. This is very rare in Tennessee. In this case, the
damage is a good thing in that it provides the opportunity to rebuild
the top as it should have been built in the first place. The
builder used a white glue, similar to Elmers. While this glue does
glue woods well, it never cures to a crystal structure that has good
acoustic qualities. It also will allow for glue "creep" if subject
to both high humidity and stress. The pictures herein show
the complete repair and restoration process
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