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Sculpting a neck
Carving the neck is one of my favorite steps in building an instrument. The many curves and angles each have a function, but when it all comes together,…
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A Reqinto is Born
Sent my first requinto out in the world. This is the 3rd instrument I’ve built from Mninga (Pterocarpus angolensus) wood that I salvaged from the top of a…
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A Sonic Fingerprint
The backs are on the two guitars I’m building to compare bracing patterns, and this allows me to measure the main frequencies of each guitar body. The results…
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More on Guitar bracing
Last month I described an experiment I’m conducting with 2 different bracing styles on 2 guitars I’m building. The tops are now attached to the ribs, so I…
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Head to Head with a loar
One of my highlights of the Wintergrass festival was visiting the vintage instrument room. How amazing to be able to pick up and play 100+ year-old guitars and…
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A Child comes home!
Last week, before heading to the Wintergrass festival, I had a visit from Neal Curran, who bought an F-5 Mandolin from me 12 years ago. Neal has been…
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What’s On My Bench
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