Monthly Archives: April 2010

My client Ernie and I came up with a cool guitar to make- it’s based on my personal 7 string. These guitars will be a semi hollow 15″ laminate, with a spruce core and beech laminations. The outer shell on one is traditional spruce top maple back. The outer shell on Ernies is some gorgeous […]

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Here’s how I finished up the Epoxy “Ebony” cast tail piece… A heavy duty brass strap is fashioned to wrap over the butt of the guitar. A cast cover makes it look nice and neat from the end view.

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Birdseye Laminate Model 16- Setup Day! Installing all the new hardware and stringing it up for the first time! These posts show the old experimental composite bridge… since replaced with an ebony version.

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Birdseye Laminate Model 16- Ebony Bridge This Post documents how I fabricate an ebony bridge! This one features a graphite saddle which adds a nice sparkle to the guitar’s tone.

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Ive got a gig coming up at Chris’ in Philly this week. Drove down to do a rehearsal with those guys on Friday, here’s some tracks i recorded on my Zoom. Dont mind the clams or poor sound quality- its a rehearsal! During the Move First Born I Am Not There Long Walk Short Plank […]

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Birdseye Laminate Model 16- Composite parts This post shows some parts I cast in the same epoxy method described in my earlier tailpc post. The pickup ring is a simple cast, and is then machined out to accept the handwound Kent Armstrong pickup. Perfect match to Kents pickup, which is “ebony” cast in the exact […]

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