Fitting the neck to Steve Rowe’s custom archtop guitar.
This unusual design features a curly Port Orford Cedar top,
Claro Walnut back and sides and a figured African Mahogany neck.
The headstock inlay is a stylized Port Orford Cedar tree in abalone and pearl.
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May 12th, 2012
May 12th, 2012
Hand-carving ebony bridges and saddles for various mandolin and guitar models.
May 5th, 2012
Hand carving a saddle from ebony for the new 7-string archtop guitar.
April 25th, 2012
Fitting a neck and checking for straightness on a new Northern Flyer mandolin.
April 25th, 2012
I picked up this incredible saw while in Tokyo a few years ago and it is perfect for trimming the neck heel.
March 23rd, 2012
I’ll be exhibiting a new 7-string model at the Montreal Guitar Show this year.
More photos soon.
January 28th, 2012
Using a scraper on Davis Joachim’s custom Northern Flyer guitar.
