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Building a Harp Guitar Part IV
Now we come to the point where it is looking like an instrument! The top and back have been trimmed and the binding channels have been cut. This is pretty much the same as on any guitar… just m… more →
Geiger School of Lutherie
Workshop 'Goings On'
wrote 16 hours ago: I’ve been away for nearly a month now for work, and unfortunately it has definitely shown on t … more →
'Ukulele #11 Progress
wrote 5 days ago: I’ve made some progress on #11 these past two weeks. The neck has been profiled, shaped, sande … more →
Guitar fever ....
wrote 1 week ago: I entered the hobby of woodworking indirectly. It was in fact, my passion for beautiful guitars that … more →
!@<>@! New Art & Lutherie Antique Burst Solid Cedar 12 String Acoustic
wrote 1 week ago: [[]]New Art & Lutherie Antique Burst Solid Cedar 12 String Acoustic New Art & Lutherie Antiq … more →
Day 0 - A few notes from the author, some useful, some not.
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wrote 3 weeks ago: First off, I’d like to thank my good friend, Julia, for coming up with the fabulous name for m … more →
Custom guitar body with CNC machine!
wrote 3 weeks ago: It has been way too long since my last post! However, my negligence has been due to a very happily b … more →
'Ukulele #11 well underway . . .
wrote 4 weeks ago: I started ‘Ukulele #11 in the summer of 2012 and had intended to complete it by the end of the … more →
Pickups and installation
wrote 4 weeks ago: Pickups and installation for your guitars. I am now a representative of LR Baggs, pickups and fine a … more →
A fiddle (or is it a violin?)
wrote 1 month ago: Building a musical instrument from a kit can be a rewarding experience, and a great way to get start … more →
The Armadillolele
wrote 1 month ago: Yes, an Armadillo! An acquaintance in the Ukulele Union brought me an Armadillo Mandolin that was in … more →
'Ukuleles Eight/Nine/Ten
wrote 1 month ago: So, why no ‘ukulele seven? Longer story, in a later post. There is, or will be, an ‘ukul … more →
Neapolitan Mandolins
wrote 1 month ago: My first Neapolitan mandolin restoration was a minimal restore only to put an instrument back into p … more →
Rebuilding a Balalaika
wrote 1 month ago: I have a Russian-made (read “Soviet”) balalaika, which was originally built in Moscow in … more →
Acoustic guitar building presentation at the CJWA by Jay Rosenblatt
wrote 1 month ago: On May 8th., 2013, I held a presentation on how I build my JR Acoustic Guitar at the Central Jersey … more →
'Ukulele Six
wrote 1 month ago: ‘Ukulele #6 started out to be a traditional tenor ‘uke with a Spanish heel, Mahogany nec … more →
A 'Uke for College? Number Five
wrote 1 month ago: This one was a gift for my son Jeremy. Everyone who goes to college should have an ‘ukulele, r … more →
'Ukulele Four - almost like Three
wrote 1 month ago: This walnut and spruce tenor ‘ukuele was also begun in the summer of 2006 along with ‘Uk … more →
'Ukulele Number Three
wrote 1 month ago: ‘Ukulele Number Three (my personal ‘uke which I play regularly) was begun in the summer … more →
I no longer hate my low angle spokeshave.
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wrote 1 month ago: I have a retirement dream of building guitars and other instruments. Right now its just that, a drea … more →
