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Nearly completed 17" archtop guitar companion to the mandocello I posted earlier.
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A scraper is a very useful thing! It scrapes away all the fuzziness leaving clean, sharp lines.
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Lucky me Father's Day 2021
Some inlays seem to generate their own light.
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I get lots of good natural light in the shop.
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5-course mandocello progress.
Next up is neck carving then it will be about ready for finishing.
The tuners are custom ordered 5-on-a-plate Rubner and I had a custom floating pickup made by Kent Armstrong. To top it off Mathilde Tetreault @jeweler.on.the.road is putting the finishing touches on a beautiful Art Deco style brass tailpiece. Very excited about that!
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Fret slots, inlay, radius, frets.
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Shipping out in a Mainstage case.
I'm not sure what the story is behind these cases but this is exactly the type of case I was making 25-30 years ago at Calton Cases of Canada. I actually made the very first one using this pattern for my old '38 Gibson A50.
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Not often you see a curly Redwood top like this on a jazz guitar.
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Starting to fit the neck on this custom 5-course mandocello.
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Could not be happier with how this custom mandolin for Gervais Cormier turned out.
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Ngl this mandolin has been challenging but is nearing completion!
Still needs a pickguard.
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Sanded and ready to go.
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I love the traditional jazz guitar inlays, just not crazy about all the work that's involved.
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Finishing up French polishing a custom mandolin.
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Carving and setting necks. When I'm not dreaming about it I'm doing it.
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Inlaying carefully in Amboyna Burl.
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Very nearly at finishing stage after inlaying headstock today.
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Very happy to report @fatonmacula just got the second custom guitar I made for him. Looking forward to video and recordings!😁
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Making progress on this special custom guitar. Will be in finishing stage soon.
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