Category Archives: Rosette

Guitar: Sophie

Posted on August 10, 2025 by steve

This guitar is available for purchase. She’s lovely. Labelled in March 2024, Sophie is a 640 scale guitar. 52 mm nut Romanillos plantilla with Ganz customization. European spruce top. East Indian rosewood back and sides. If you are interested in … Continue reading →

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I made Mel a guitar 20 years ago, and here he is buying this lovely…. And seeming to appreciate it, even though it is slightly used. Before sending it off, I touched up the finish, and made and attached an … Continue reading →

Posted on January 31, 2024 by steve | Leave a comment

For your consideration:Wood for rosette

Posted on October 10, 2022 by steve

Here’s some wood I am considering for use in the rosette of an upcoming guitar.

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Carina Nebula – New Guitar

Posted on July 15, 2022 by steve

This is a guitar I built for Valerie in Vancouver. Dark cedar, dark East Indian rosewood. She studies with Stanton Jack in Vancouver. This guitar: It’s great in so many ways. Some new pictures of the Carina Nebula by the … Continue reading →

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On the bench – 640 Cedar

Posted on June 29, 2022 by steve

640 Cedar top (5 fan bar bracing I’ve been using on cedar for a few years).Movingui back and sides. Body is my “Bebe” style. Just a bit smaller my typical full size, but not as small as my Torres FE … Continue reading →

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Left-handed complement?

Posted on May 11, 2022 by steve

I made a custom guitar for Jake Carlon in Pullman WA. Jake came to Blaine last summer to meet me and look at my shop and some of my woods. He expressed a couple of preferences then. First and most … Continue reading →

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Cedar top, 640 scale length, cut-away

Posted on June 14, 2021 by steve

Here is a quite nice instrument. Very easy to play. I wrote about it before on this blog. It is a sibling of the one I built for Pedro Cortes in 2019. It has been here all that time. I … Continue reading →

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Rosette evolution

Posted on April 7, 2021 by steve

Brazilian background.

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New Guitar – Hello, Goodbye

Posted on February 19, 2021 by steve

About as soon as they are born, they leave. The conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn happened in December 2020. The guitar “Conjunction” is a blend. A combination of many elements. Jazz, Flamenco, Classical. Also, a team effort with the customer. … Continue reading →

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Sweeping up around the computer….odds and ends

Posted on May 29, 2011 by steve

I have been way too busy at my .5 time day job… too busy to spend enough time on guitars, that’s for sure.  The quarter ends in a week or so.  I’m right in the middle of grading exams.  It’s … Continue reading →

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