instruments
Mini Guitars*
In standard E-Tuning ...
Acoustic - Classical Custom Nylgut Strings
tenor ukulele and guitalele style
rosettes in progress
*New Project - August 2023
Archtop Classic Nylon*
An attempt to blend two different worlds of sound and construction into one instrument.
Acoustic - Classical Archtop
Spruce top
Flamed Maple back & sides
Cedar neck
*French Polish almost finished
Martin Concert Ukulele 1
Slightly adapted body with salvaged Cuban Mahogany
Acoustic - Classical Nylgut String
all Cuban Mahogany
Friederich 1969
Using the Esteso contour with a specific 1969 Friederich soundboard lay-out
Acoustic - Classical
Spruce top
Indian Rosewood back & sides
Cedar neck
Esteso 1925
A Flamenco guitar is light, very light ...
Acoustic - Classical Flamenco
Spruce top
Cypress back & sides
Cedar neck
Martin 1 - Didactic Guitar
This guitar makes it easier to explain how a steel string is build
Acoustic - Flattop Steel String
Spruce top
Ash back & sides
Cedar neck
RedCaster Special
Based on a renowned brand and a famous artist
Electric - 6-String
chambered Sapele body
Hardmaple neck
Red Violin Guitar
Build with certain aspects of a violin in mind
Archtop - Acoustic
Spruce top
Flamed Maple neck, back & sides
BlueByrd
Make it anyway you want, but make it blue (S.C.)
Interpretation of the D'Aquisto Centura Deluxe & the 'Blue Guitar' collection.
links: the blue guitars
ES-Archtop
all Flamed Maple
and in Blue
Flow
Attended a workshop "Voicing a top"
with Dana Bourgeois.
Acoustic - Flattop Steel String
Sitka spruce top
European Flamed Walnut back & sides
Cedar neck
PLY Banjolele
A tambourine becomes a ukulele ...
Acoustic - Classical Nylgut String Banjolele
Readymade tambourine with plywood neck
Typographic print
Resophonic Radiotone
A plywood interpretation of a very well known resonator brand
Acoustic - Resonator
Plywood top, back & sides
Cedar neck
Octave Mandolin
An archtop inspired by a folk artist's song
Acoustic - Archtop Octave Mandolin
Spruce top
Flamed Maple neck, back & sides
PLY#001 Plywood
Thinking out of the box
Acoustic - Flattop Steel String
all Birch plywood with typographic print
Gibson L-0
Down in the blues with a wink to Flamenco
Acoustic - Flattop Steel String
Spruce top
Cypress back & sides
Cedar neck
Martin 00 Local Wood
Local tonewood version build for the LGRP*
Acoustic - Flattop Steel String
Spruce top
Oak back & sides
Chestnut neck
*Leonard Guitar Research Project
Martin 00 Tropical Wood
Tropical tonewood version build for the LGRP*
Acoustic - Flattop Steel String
Spruce top
Zebrano back & sides
Cedar neck
*Leonard Guitar Research Project
Martin Tenor Ukulele 2
Yes, a ukulele will bring a smile to your face.
Acoustic - Classical Nylgut String Tenor Ukulele
all Mahogany
Martin Tenor Ukulele 1
A gift from far or a jumpin' flea?
Acoustic - Steel String Tenor Ukulele
Spruce top
Indian Rosewood back & sides
Cedar neck
United Fingers
You think you hear a 12-string ...
Acoustic - Flattop 8-String Steel String
Sitka top
Flamed Maple neck, back & sides
6+2 strings: E-A-dD-gG-B-E
Martin 1
I build my first real six string.
Acoustic - Flattop Steel String
Spruce top
Indian Rosewood back & sides
Cedar neck
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