- Jul 9, 2018
DB Original Dobro - Pickup Install and Repair
This quick, but interesting, job came through the shop this weekend. It's a DB Original Dobro from the late 1950s. The owner filled me in...
- Jun 26, 2018
Upcoming Guitar for Sale
This could be yours! I'm close to finishing up this Mayfly. Indian rosewood back and sides, mahogany neck, sitka spruce top, cocobolo...
- Jun 26, 2018
Baritone Uke Ready for Strings!
The baritone uke is complete. Just waiting for the pickup to arrive (K&K Uke) and for final setup. The TruOil finish really worked well...
- Jun 7, 2018
Baritone Uke Update
I've made great progress on the baritone uke lately. The neck is now attached with hide glue and the fretboard is loaded with frets. I...
- May 21, 2018
Tinting the Neck
Getting the color right is often a part experience, part chemistry experiment, and part luck. I usually leave my necks natural, but...
- May 15, 2018
Guitar Setups This Week
I had a couple of setups to do this week. Nothing dramatic. A Gibson J-15 that never had a decent initial setup. It played well for a...
- May 7, 2018
Shop Update
It's spring in the Rockies and you never know what the weather will bring. The past few days it's been in the 70's and I've had the shop...
- Apr 12, 2018
Custom Waverly Tuners
For the baritone uke we worked with StewMac to have a custom set of Waverly tuners made. For those of you who are not familiar with...
- Mar 30, 2018
Mayfly Emerging
My apologies for the fishing reference. But it is spring and my mind is starting to drift towards trout streams. At this point in a...
- Mar 30, 2018
Warning to Super Glue Users!
I hate it when this happens!
