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On this page I will include photos of guitars and mandolins that
I am currently building in the workshop......your instrument might be here. Click
for larger image.
Archtop Jazz Guitar
My latest project is an Archtop jazz guitar these are one of
my favourite jobs in the workshop. It will be using Sitka spruce for the sound
board and Birdseye Maple for the body. I have some nice curly maple for the
neck.
A few years ago I built some custom electrics for Ben McGregor a hot
young guitarist who now lives and plays around Noosa. On a recent trip Ben
returned one of the electrics for some work, this entailed adjusting the feel of
the asymmetric profile on the neck and refinishing the Quiltey maple top to a
stunning blue stain to bring out the quilt. Well the work is finished and you
can see the results here.....nice quilt ...I also added a little burst around
the headstock.
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Blackwood 12 string
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