New Cocobolo!

Just in are two wonderful sets of Nicaraguan Cocobolo.
These both will eventually make two stunning guitars!
Inquire if interested!

Update on Pauls OMFS

With the Newport in Miami show drawing near I had to set this little beauty aside for several weeks as I finished up the D14 and the 000-OMFS. Now that their off to the finishing booth and can concentrate on getting this baby out the door to one very patient customer! Thanks Paul!
This guitar has fast become my most popular model and wood combo for fingerstylists. The LS Redwood top provides every thing that a cedar top can with an added sparkle and more headroom. Just an amazing tonewood!
The Cocobolo is, well, stunning in every way. Beautiful to look at and sonically incredible. It is by far one of my most favorite woods to work with. I just added two more wonderful sets of Cocobolo to my stash, I will post pictures above.
The bindings are Flamed Koa as is the rosette and the Headstock overlay, back strap, fretboard and bridge are all deap black Ebony.

Last night I did the final neck set and glued it down. Tonight I will fret the board. This one will be off to its new home in New Mexico by the second week of March.

Mikes 000-OMFS ready for finish!

D14 Update.

Just the headstock overlay and final neck fitting and sanding to do and its off to finish. This will be getting a deep lustrous tobacco burst.
This guitar will be available to be seen at the Newport in Miami Guitar show. Also, its owner John Creech will be doing a mini concert using this guitar! I cannot wait!

Stunning set of Guatemalan Rosewood

I picked up two stunning sets of Guatemalan Rosewood today! It is said to have the same tonal properties as Brazilian! I cant wait to use it! If this set speaks to you, give me a call! ;-)

Update on John Creechs D-14

I often think of this stage of construction as the "ugly duckling stage" I can see the pending beauty, but as the guitar is sanded and scraped in to shape, its almost as if its molting its ugly duckling feathers and reveling its potential.
I don't know? May be silly but its how I see it :-)
So, here is Johns D-14, the body is bound, the fretboard and bridge are some of the finest Brazilian I have. Now its on to the neck.

Update on Mark Cashmas top

Update on Johns Dreadnought

Here is a quick update on John Creechs D-14.
The top and back have now been glued to the rims. Bindings are next! Then were on to the neck.






The pair. Mikes and Johns.

Update on Mikes 000-OM Fingerstylist

A few pictures from today.

Long overdue update!

Hi Folks!
A quick update on a few happenings. First, Mike Crixells 00-OMFS is looking more and more like a guitar!
The top has been glued down to the body closing up the box. (Pictures later) John Creechs Dread has been fully braces and voiced and the back has been attached to the sides, Top should go on later this week. Next its on to the bindings for both. Mark Cashmans E2 will be getting its top bracing today. My goal is to have all three of these guitars ready for finishing by the first week of February. Lastly, a new mouth watering set of Koa has arrived, as well as another stunning set of Malaysian blackwood.

More on Mike Crixells 000-OM Fingerstylist

Next up is the voicing process for Mikes Top. Here it is getting the last of the braces glued down.



Here is Mikes Neck blank getting a sweet Brazilian rosette overlay glued down. The finish nails are there to stop the plate from sliding under the clamping pressure.






The neck with the plate glued on, truss rod slot cut as well as a pair of carbon fiber rods installed.


lastly, my NEW Go-Bar station!

Rosette update

Here it is, all done!

Premium Segmented Rosette with Red Heart ab ring.

Cutting a custom diameter circle from abalone for a rosette.



Testing its placement and size.



Here you can see the individual segments that make up the Brazilian rosewood ring. Sixteen in total, all orientated to allow the grain to flow outward, like rays of sunshine :)



Here it is dry fitted into the segmented Braz rosewood ring. Next I will add the inner and outer b/w/b purfling rings to the shell ring and level.

A few completed Rosettes

Here is Mark Cashmans bookmatched Brazilian rosewood rosette,



And a pair of Red Heart ab with Koa purfs for Jack Wills.

Rosettes!

Mark Cashmans bookmatched Brazilian rosette. Here is the layout. I start with marking out the .250 wood ring, then add the .040 b/w/b inner and outer purflings. After that I can locate the .085 far outer ring, which is b/w/bb/w/b. This rosette is a carbon copy of my last Redwood topped guitar I made for DavidR.



Next I transfer the measurements to the Brazilian wood blank.



Cut the circle.



After much fussing, here it is dry fitted. Last night I sprayed the top with schallac to seal the end grain and today I will flood the rosette with Cynoarriclic glue, then run it through my sander to level it all down.



Next, I did a segmented Brazilian rosewood ring for John Creech's BRZ/Carp Dreadnought, plus a book matched brw headstock overlay with sapwood accents.

Also done are both rosettes for Jack Wills OMFS'. Both are .125 Redheart abalone with a single line Koa purfling. Very clean.

Two more gorgeous sets of MadRose !

One is perfect for my 0-12 and the other large enough for Dreadnought!
Both nicely figured. Inquire if interested!

Jene's wonderful Madrose!

This set of Madrose will be part of a very special E2 that my client Jene and I are designing. The top is yet to be decided on, but I am sure what ever way we go it will be a complement to this fine set.

Look close, you might see your guitar!

Current work from left to right, Carpathian/Mahogany E2, LS/Koa 000-Omfs, Carpathian/Brazilian Dreadnought, a pair of cocobolo OMFS', Rosewood E2, a Ziricote L1Gp, and a Cedar/Maho L1Gp and sticking out of the end, a lovely set of Madrose with a beautiful sapwood accent.




Here is Jim S' 40+ year old Hondo Mahogany. This will be for a 12 fret dread that we have just started.




The rims set for guitar #2 for Jack Wills is now bent and blocked. The top linings are installed and drying right now.

New wood just in!

Stickered and stacked away for future guitars are these two stunning sets of wood. First is a gorgeous set of Macassar Ebony, next, a very nice set of Madagascar rosewood, large enough for my 0-12 model.

Some weekly progress!

Here we have Mark Cashmans E2 sides getting there linings.




Next, Jack Wills back is sized up to match the sides.



Lastly, John Creech's 14 fret Brazilian/Carpathian Dreadnought gets its linings.