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Jason wound up his residency as he strung up his guitar. Well it had strings on, but only a few frets. Still he got pretty far on it. Way to go Jason! He has his own techniques! Some of his … Continue reading
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Removing the guitar from the work board.
And Voila! A guitar is born… sort of. (video)
Jason doing good work
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Jason has been working on his Romanillos style guitar. (Jasonillos? Wehranillos?) Here are a few pictures. Is he a trainee? Is he an apprentice? Is he an artist in residence? Some of each!
Wood for a ‘deluxe’ Sundog
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These are just a few sets I have that would be suitable for a Hauser style instrument… “Deluxe” The dark patches are where I applied Naptha to simulate the color when finished. I have more that would be good, but … Continue reading
Jason Wehr
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An acquaintance I made in Portland a few years ago, when he was working at The 12th Fret, Jason is staying at my place in Blaine for long enough to build a couple of guitars. From what I know, Jason … Continue reading
Nacio and the birthday (8 string) guitar
About a year ago I delivered an 8 string guitar to Nacio Yesterday I got a message from him… Nacio: 8-strings by Steve Ganz = Tone Machine!!! Friggin’ Awesome. Me: What happened? Nacio: All of the sudden it just started … Continue reading
Almost done….
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A new ‘Ganzanillos’ style guitar. Built by Ganz, an homage to the Romanillos design (I studied with Jose in 2004). 650 mm scalelength Italian Spruce top East Indian Rosewood Maple binding Amboyna burl rosette As it happens, I have no … Continue reading
Rosette. March 2014
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Sometimes I get too busy with other stuff to pay attention to the blog. And I don’t say much anyway. I’m close to bringing this guitar to completion. Here is one of the first steps….
Alain’s Frets
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Alain has had his guitar for about 10 years, give or take a month or two. It has served him really well during that time. (see and hear some of his many videos here) He has an upcoming concert with … Continue reading
Absence Makes the Heart
I took a break for a couple of months. From building guitars, that is. I had lots of stuff going on, working on my house, coping with winter… This is the first time in a few years that I have … Continue reading