Making a Guitar Bridge on a Milling Machine
Some of you may remember back a few articles that I made a 9-string pin less bridge by hand. Well, it came out pretty good but after getting this cool…
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SBM Skateboard Lapsteel Guitar!
This one is pretty cool folks…At 49, I was dragged into skateboarding by a very persuasive kid I know who talked me into boarding into town for lunch. In addition…
New Old Tool in Shop!
Sorry it’s been so long since the last post…I’m soooo busy! I have several cool things saved up and will hopefully post some of them soon. This article is about…
Making a pinless guitar bridge
I had a challenge with the new custom 9-string acoustic guitar I’m building. In order to utilize the bracing pattern I designed, I couldn’t go with a bridge using bridge-pins…
Great New Guitar Book
Hand Made, Hand Played, The Art and Craft of Contemporary Guitars, Robert Shaw Published by Lark Books. $35.95 This new book is wonderful and I’m not just saying that because…
Cool Antique Guitar Mold Table!
I found this neat little coffee table on eBay for $30! It is a late 1800-early 1900’s parlor guitar sized mold used for building guitar bodies. Someone who really knew…
New “Yellow Sub” guitar neck
Sorry for not posting for so long! Very busy in the shop! I am building a guitar for a customer who LOVES the art from Yellow Submarine. The original artist…
Weissenborn Ukulele Repair
This stunning little 1920’s Weissenborn style 3 ukulele fell into my lap on eBay. I’m very happy. There are so few of these in existence that even most hard-core Weissenborn…
The Natural Wonder is Finished!
I finished making “The Natural Wonder” this week, the guitar featured in some of my previous articles. I’m very proud of it and its owner Eric Weingrad of the Pittsburg…
Electric Guitar Body Finishing
Hi everyone, I’m back with more on the guitar I’m making for Eric Weingrad of TheCause It should be complete in a week or two…These photos show my ultraviolet curing…