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One of the unfortunate aspects of playing guitar is that you have to care for your nails. I ripped this one up while making up a bed for a guest coming later this week. It doesn’t hurt, but it needs … Continue reading
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The Spanish Guitar, inspiration, and Leonard Cohen’s song voice
Here is a voice that appreciates the guitar, and the spirit, of the guitar as an inspirational voice. This is powerful. Let it touch you.
Rod’s Mom’s Guitar (son of) … Repairing the back braces
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Previously on the blog: I introduced the CF-100. Here are some pictures documenting the back braces problems and the fixes. All four back braces were partially detached! All four now attached and doing their jobs. Reaching inside for the brace … Continue reading
Rod’s Mom’s Guitar
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It seems like I have been doing repairs this summer more than building. I got a guitar in to repair last week from Rod, who fixes my car when needed. Unlike most of the guitars I work on, this is … Continue reading
After action change
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About three weeks ago I posted about a guitar that needed an intervention. Built by another luthier about 8 years ago, the guitar (a double top) has many issues. The most sever one being the action… the height of the … Continue reading
Picture studio
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Here is how I usually set up to take pictures of completed guitars. I have clamp lights which I cover with gauze or paper towels to soften shadows. The background is one of several that can use (but it is … Continue reading
High action treatment
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A friend brought his guitar to me to fix. The most serious problem was the action… about 1.6 mm too high at the 12th fret for both the bass and treble E strings. The cause: the neck had pulled up … Continue reading
New Guitar Photos – “Juno”
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Here are some pictures of JUNO, (as in the name of the space probe) Romanillos style body and top East Indian Rosewood sides and back European spruce top. Box Elder rosette background, with torch theme 650 mm scale length Contact … Continue reading
Duo Tenebroso
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I spent the afternoon in Weigand Hall with Kristen Waligora and David Franzen, also known as Duo Tenebroso I met both of them as individuals before, but this is the first time I heard them play as duo live. Great … Continue reading
A Strad Story
How can you be sure that you have found the instrument for you? What is important? The fame of the builder? The romance of the story behind the instrument? The actual instrument? Mythology? Snobbery? Practicality? If you were blindfolded, if … Continue reading