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Why buy a custom built classical guitar?

Here is one player’s perspective. Click to go

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Santa’s guitar progress

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For the last 3 weeks, I have been trying to get my shop in order. I have two pretty important machines that are down. My thickness drum sander and a bandsaw are down. I won’t recount exactly what is wrong, … Continue reading

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Jason’s Classical – Learn Learn Learn

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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)

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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!

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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….

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