“I am always doing that which I cannot do, in order that I may learn how to do it.”
– Pablo Picasso
Since 1993, I have wanted to build guitars.
The first instrument I ever built was an electric guitar from a kit I purchased at a local music store in Mendocino, California where I was living at the time. All the pieces were there and I basically bolted the neck on, wired the pickups and stained & lacquered the body. Wasn’t really craftsmanship, more assembly.
But I got the taste of stringing up your very own guitar. Years later, at one point while living in Seattle Washington, I even apprenticed for a short time with a builder, worked in a shop that built Harps & Hammer Dulcimers, and later built a Mandolin. All the while really wanting to build guitars, but never being settled enough to have a workshop.
Meanwhile, playing the guitar became a priority, and to this day that feeling of working with wood and hand tools to build guitars has been on my mind ever since.
On April 4th, 2013 I received a fantastic birthday gift (Thank you Christy & Beth!) – all the wood and parts to build my own Flamenco Negra guitar.
TOP : Carpathian Spruce
BACK & SIDES : East Indian Rosewood/Palisander
660mm Scale – Big Boy
Mechanical Tuners
I got my chance to learn from a great master Luthier – Hans Pukke. I am so grateful for the experience, and the friendship with Hans. He not only has wealth of knowledge, he has more patience than one can imagine. Not only did I come away with a fantastic hand-made guitar, I now have the skills and confidence for the next one.
Enjoy the gallery – Enjoy the process
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- My Gift
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- Glueing Neck and Headstock
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- Spanish Heel
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- Shaping Headstock
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- Custom Rosette
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- Neck Attached To Soundboard
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- Bending The Sides
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- Gluing The Label
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- Attaching The Back
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- Binding & Purfling
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- Carve The Neck
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- Shaping The Bridge
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- Installing Frets
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