Category Archives: Guitars SO stoked that the spring archtops are nearing the finish line. Lots of paint work happening on all the guitars, all looking great. Check it out the latest pics! Me and the crew have about another week of paint work before they are ready for setup. yessssss!  All projects are going great! The spring batch of instruments are all assembled and painted for the most part. Only a couple more weeks until they start rolling out completed. As usual, while the paint is curing on one batch of instruments I start on the next batch of projects, so there are plenty of […]  I started planning out the summer run of instruments here at the shop, gathering specs and acquiring some needed materials etc (more on those guitars soon!), and I realized that we are going to hit serial No. 400 with this batch. I try to do some special features for every 50th guitar we do (100, […]  Here’s the first of two exciting new projects that is in the planning stages here at the jazz guitar laboratory. đ I’ve been working several years with my good friend Gilad Hekselman. He’s a super creative inspiring musician and even cooler guy, check out some of his music if you havent you’ll be glad you […]  Here’s another project I am cooking up. I’ve been seeing a huge trend in smaller guitars as the years pass. I get a lot of traveling / touring players who are in need of something lightweight and portable, but that can serve well as a jazz instrument with a big warm open and woody tone. […]  Lots of forward progress on all the current projects the last week or two! These shots show a lot of the body assembly stages, and how the compound neck mount angles on my guitars are braced up. This method is heavily influenced by classical guitar construction, and while it takes some precision set up work […]  Hey all here is a bunch of shop shots of the spring projects! A lot of work has been done to the various components. It wont be long until the parts all come together and these start looking like guitars! Lots of model 14’s and 15’s in this batch. I think more and more players […]  It’s the first day of spring, and that is ALWAYS a good thing after a long winter in New York. Lots of great projects are taking shape in the shop. The first run of VB’s has started now that I am back to business as usual after my long project last year. Feels great, heres […]  After a long hiatus working on a different project, I finally am back on VB projects full force, and I’m also making some time to start up the guitar shop blog again! Its good to be back in the saddle. Things have been crazy busy here on all the projects since March of last year […]  Hey all! A lot of people have been askin’ me how things are going on the new D’Angelico guitar project. Well heres a huge photo gallery of the first New Yorker coming together. In case you arent quite ready to get to work on a Monday morning, look no further! Plenty of distracting pics here […]  All systems go baby all systems GO! Some great archtop and electric projects taking shape. Not a dull sight to be seen, I’m so stoked!  Yay! Lots of cool guitars went out to their owners recently- here’s the photo finals! Model 14’s Model 15’s Model 16’s! All kinds of shapes and flavors!  So a while ago I posted an offer for a discount student model in order to give my apprentices some experience in handling a full project with my guidance. Its been great, we made several of these and it really got the guys up to speed on many of the needed skills. I dont need […]  SO many goings on in the shop- the 3 of us are full speed ahead. I’ve been thoroughly occupied with a special project and haven’t had any time to post! (More on that special project soon- I will unveil it all at once. Its def a big one!). But we’ve been taking all kinds of […]  The winter guitars all all together and looking great! Assembly stage is a wrap, and the guitars were all prepped and detailed for stain and finish work this coming week. Looking forward to seeing the finish pop the wood! These pics show a bunch of assembly shots and a healthy dose of binding steps. Was […]  Chugging along at a nice pace on the winter guitars. Lots of components shaping up. Basic assembly should be done by mid week!!  Big Huge post!!! All cylinders firing in the guitar shop now- tons of guitars coming to life and looking sweet! Should start to look like instruments in the next week or two! Woohoo!  Well the holidays are always a great but crazy time of the year, and I’ve been behind on the blog as a result. The clouds are beginning to part and I finally had some time to sort a bunch of pics from the shop we’ve been taking. I should be able to get some regular […]  Heres the guitar I made for David Ullmann, its basically the same as the guitar I made for Gilad Hekselman with the addition of an ebony pickguard. This one turned out great! Yotam Silberstein said he had a dream about it after playing it when he was at the shop the other day checking out […] Well, its one of those milestone markers in the projects when the color goes on the guitars. One of my favorites too! The guitars are all dressed up after staining and coloring an are getting clear coats. Not a bad one in the bunch, I’m very excited about all the projects. Lots of fantastic things […]
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 This great Model 16 laminate just shipped to live in sunny Florida! SUPER heavy flame faces on this one. Smaller body depth for a comfy feel. The Peter Bernstein style pickguards are very popular right now. Having the controls that close is definitely convenient. The sound was very crisp and defined with the maple faces […]  The summer guitars are going great! Lots of pictures again. The shop benches are covered with parts and tools for all the cool projects going on. Most of the guitars will be assembled by the end of the week. Stoked! Then on to staining and painting. Guitar mania with no end in sight! >chest pump!<Â  Ok… so this is an absurdly huge gallery of pics. I’ve been snapping away with the phone camera the last couple weeks, but weekends have been too busy to blog. I finally have a minute to upload em all. Wow lots of stuff going on!! The spring projects are almost finished- a few of them […]  These pics are a little late arriving, I thought I lost them. But they surfaced thankfully- yes! This is the guitar I made for Jan Sturiale in Italy. Great little guitar I had fun playing it for a while. Jan is a great player in Italy, I did a showcase page for him here. I’m […] |
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