Progress on the little O

This weekend I got -THE- four piece Cocobolo back joined, thinned and profiled. The center reinforcement is also glued on. I really like this piece of wood, and with the Italian top and Brazilian rosewood bindings I have planned for it, it should be a killer little finger style guitar.

Bracing on the Flamed Mahogany E2

I am really counting on this guitar to stand out amoung the batch I bring to Healdsburg Guitar festival next summer.
This is the only one that will have somewhat of a traditional wood combination, with its mahogany back and sides and Adirondack top. So far it is shaping up to be a good one. The addy top has a fantastic tap, very stiff and should be well complemented by the slighter larger E2 body.

Another shot....

Another shot of this coco back.

Brace Carving and center strip installation.

This week as been productive, here is Paul F's Coco OMFS back with the braces carved and the center reinforcement strip installed.

Could not resist -- Brazilian Rosewood

I admit it, I'm a sucker for sapwood, as you can see by my current work and some of the sets that I have posted here I love the stuff! To me it sets the back of a guitar off just perfectly.
Cocobolo, Ziricote and Brazilian has some of the nicest looking sapwood centers and more recently Malaysian black wood. Anyways, I came across this set of Brazilian Rosewood about a year ago. Just this weekend while shuffling my wood around I came across this set and was reminded of how beautiful it was. Its a small set and will only make a parlor size guitar.

New Arrival, Madagascar Rosewood

Just in today, a very nice set of Madagascar Rosewood! Just had to share this picture!

Just a thought?

Mitch, is this what you were thinking? LS over insane Cocobolo in an E2 format :)

A closer look

Here is a closer look at the exceptional beauty of this Cocobolo.

Joined and profiled

Joined and profiled! The Cocobolo twins for Jack. These two sets are unbelivebly dense and glassy.

Jacks OMFS Twins!

Here is a little progress on Jacks OMFS Twin. Not a lot of work got done this Labor Day weekend as I spent most of it doing family things, but I did manage a little shop time Monday morning. Here are the back sets for Jack W's matching OMFS guitars.

New addition to the woodshed!

I never get tired of buying wood, its a sickness that most guitar builders have :)
This week I was able to score what might be the nicest set of Cocobolo I have ever seen!

This set was found, cut up and stored away by my good friend Brock Poling.

Brock had this set earmarked for a special "Poling guitar" down the road.
Brock sent me this picture and I begin the long process of "Whaddya want! How much ! How about this! OK and ill throw in that!
Eventually Brock caved under my relentless pressure :) Well, not really "caved" But instead knowing that I wanted to making this into a show guitar for the Healdsburg Guitar Festival next year he gave it up.! ----- Well, he didn't really "GIVE" it up, but you get the idea :)

Suffice to say, If you would like this made into your "Dream Guitar" contact me and well chat!
Otherwise, look for it at the HGF next August 17,18 and 19th.

Sycamore L1 GP back is braced!

Well, not a real exciting evening in the shop, but that as it may, I did get this Sycamore back braced up, This is sort of a pet project, Ive been wanting to build an all domestic guitar for a long time and I am finally getting around to it! This guitar is going to have a Douglas Fir top, walnut/maple/walnut neck, walnut bindings, and Texas Ebony Fretboard, bridge and headstock overlay given to my by my good bud Steve Kinniard.
Steve is a heck of a guitar builder too!

Anyways, If your watching my building blog, fell free to make a comment and say hey!
Lance

Cocobolo Sisters!

While searching for a matching set of Coco for Jacks Cocobolo Fingerstylists I came about these two sets. I think they are just fantastic! Watch the Building Blog in the coming weeks as these two sets come together.

Jacks Cedar Top

Here is Jacks Western Red Cedar Top being joined.

Engelman Top for Jack W

Starting a new set of guitars, this time I'm building a pair of fingerstylist models for JackW. This is the Engelman top, being joined. Both guitars will have Cocobolo back and sides.

Blackwood Gets braced

Not too exciting, but today the Malayasian Blackwood back got its back bracing, once again West Systems Epoxy was used, I love that stuff! I also joined the off cuts to the back set to make a really nice matching headstock overlay.

Bracing Cocobolo

PaulF's Redwood/Cocobolo Fingerstylist gets its back braces.
For this guitar I am using Adirondack Brace wood through out and West Systems Epoxy to glue the back braces to the naturally oily and resinous Cocobolo.

Flamed Mahogany E2 getting back braces.

Flamed Mahogany E2 back being braced.
Each of these braces are .250 thick, 1/4 sawn Sitka spruce.

Nice Koa!

A nice set of Koa I now have in stock.

Flamed Mahogany Adirondack E2

Flamed Mahogany Adirondack E2

Another in the queue for Healdsburg Guitar fest 2007.
This one is a Flamed Honduran Mahogany E2 with an Adirondack top.

This guitar is for sale, but will be shown at HGF before it becomes available.

Kragenbrink Guitars Desktop Image!

This shot was sent to me by John Creech Jr.

I built this guitar for John in 2005. It is an E2 model, LS Redwood top over East Indian Rosewood back and sides.

Feel free to download this image, it makes a great desktop image for your computer.
To download, click on the link below.

http://kragenbrinkguitars.com/APMpics/kragenbrinkguitarsdesktop1.jpg

Pauls LS/Cocobolo Fingerstylist

On the bench today is a Fingerstylist being made from this incredible set of Cocobolo. It will be topped with one of my LS Redwood Tops. More on this in the coming months.

The Long awaited and over due 12 Fret Dreadnought!

Sign sealed and delivered!
Finally! The long awaited and over due 12 fret dreadnought!



This guitar has a quality set of Tasmanian black wood back and sides and a AAA Carpathian top. Snakewood bindings and a flamed maple top pufling with a matching rosette.

Sitka Malaysian Blackwood E2 for HGF 2007

Here is one that I hope to be taking to the Healdsburg Guitar Festival next summer.
More updates coming later this week. As I write this the Back has been joined and thicknessed.
The top for the E2 will be a Master grade Super silky Sitka top.

This guitar is for sale.

Greetengs!

Welcome to my blog!
This is where I will begin to document all the current guitars that I am building.
Feel free to contact me if you have any questions.

Lance Kragenbrink