Mountain Whimsy Guitars

This always feels good. A major milestone in any build.

The neck is taking shape.  I even remembered that this is a lefty and put the side dots on the correct edge.

Subtle shadows reveal the details of an archtop carve. Here's the inside carve of the top plate.

Getting ready for installing the linings on the uke. The top and back edges were cleaned up on the radius dish, and a 0.5" taper was put...

A quick look at how the back and sides look together. Next up will be adding the kerfed linings to the sides.

I had some Chechen with nice figure and color left over from a Caddis build, so I thought I'd try it out for a rosette on the latest Mayfly.

Some of the joy of building instruments comes from the simple pleasures. I could make these little curly shavings all day and still have...

Progress on the custom baritone Uke. Sinker Honduran mahogany back and sides. Should be a treat!