I love spalted wood, especially spalted Maple. My affection toward this unique combination of color and pattern goes back to the 1980’s, when I became introduced to the work of James Krenov. In 1983 a friend and I discovered a huge spalted Maple tree, in the woods to the rear of a house we were […]
Making a Spalted Maple Rosette
The rosette on an acoustic guitar, along with the peghead and bridge designs, is a big part of the custom builder’s signature. Often a particular design will immediately identify the guitar as being made by a specific individual. Perhaps the amazing artwork created by Ervin Somogyi is the most extreme example among contemporary luthiers. I […]
Voicing and Tap Tuning of Acoustic Guitars
Voicing and tuning are important elements of great tone. A great guitar has great tone, great playability, and great appearance, in that order. Fancy wood, a high gloss finish, and lots of Abalone inlay are visually beautiful but have nothing to do with making a great sounding guitar. What is voicing and tuning? In a nutshell, voicing is the […]
Bolt-On Necks: High Tongue Frets
I am including this article as a special page in the Services Menu because of the frequency with which the issue of high tongue frets arises. The tongue is the part of the fretboard that extends into the body of the guitar. On acoustic guitars, the tongue extends past the heel of the neck and […]
Blog: 1932 Martin Repair
Its not often that a luthier has the opportunity to work on a pre-war Martin. This 1932 0-18 parlor guitar needs a crack repair and a neck reset. Great care must be taken when working on such an old and fragile guitar. Get out the hot hide glue.
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