Category Archives: Personal

Today is really a special day, I just took pictures of the 400th guitar made here at the shop. Feeling stoked and a bit nostalgic. Pretty cool feeling, I started making guitars purely as a hobby between teaching lessons and gigging, and here I am all these years later. I cant wait for the next […]

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  In addition to all the guitar shop projects, I’ve also been working on some of my music that I recorded this year. Here’s the first rough mix of my tune “Chasing the Rainbow”. I’m playing one of the guitars I made for Gilad Hekselman. I didnt own a guitar there for a while (haha… […]

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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, […]

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Here’s a rough mixed track of one of the tunes I recorded (on my model 14 semi) Weds night with my band. Pretty fun, the studio is great– it has a 1929 Steinway D piano that is insane! This was the 2nd session for my new disc, first one was some trio in January. Cant […]

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Man where does the time go? I’ve started work on my 300th guitar this month along with 2 other spring projects. I started making my first guitar back in 1998, and if you would have told me then that in 2013 i would be starting my 300 guitar i would have called you a dreamer. […]

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Read this for info on my 300th guitar project! Plate Carving! SERIOUS Bearclaw Euro spruce top wowwwww mother nature is a genius. Super beautiful Euro Maple, and check out the new interior engraved label! I laid awake all night thinking up that one a while back. haha

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Here’s a track i recorded the other week with my group. Its one of my original tunes yet to be titled. I have to say i have come up with a great recipe for laminate guitars, I really am pleased with the tone. Not all laminate plates are created equal! I use high quality maple […]

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Here’s a trio track i recorded the other day with some friends. Its one of my original tunes yet to be titled. I have a great recipe for laminate guitars, i really am pleased with the tone. Not all laminate plates are created equal! I use high quality maple plys for each layer, as well […]

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All the paint is done! Parts and inventory items are on order! I’m about to go on vacation (I’ll be back in the shop Sept 3rd), but I wanted to do a quick picture post of all my current projects. I’ll be doing the assembly and set up work on the guitars as soon as […]

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I’ve started a recording project finally! I compose a lot of music, and i have tons of tunes hanging around. I decided to get off my butt and document some of it at my neighbor’s studio (Soundworks- http://www.soundworksrecording.com). The studio is right down the hall from my shop! NYC is great. I roped some kill’n […]

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Allies’ guitar project!!! Neck construction… Squeezed in a little more time on my daughter’s guitar!!! Neck looks like the right size for her little hand…

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Allies’ guitar project!!! bracing and plate prep work… Squeezed in a little time on my little girl’s archtop. Such a fun project. Cracks me up how small the components are…

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Designs and Roughing Work So this is epic awesomeness. I started out on an archtop project for my little girl Allie. She is a tiny little peanut of a 4 year old, and always asks to play daddy’s archtop. So I’vve decided to take some time out in the shop and make her first archtop […]

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Sitting in my room practicing and recording on my iphone again. Recording is excellent practice, even at home! This time my tune “I Am Not There” written for a friend that passed. I Am Not There Audio Clip PDF Chart

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Park Ave and Nostrand Ave Brooklyn NY 11205 The relocation is done! Im now a New Yorka- Im excited to be making jazz boxes in the place where it all started. Pics of the shop coming soon. Im sharing space in another collective-style shop with other woodworkers. Nice guys!

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