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Musical Instruments Handmade in Raleigh, NC.
Handmade In raleigh,NC
Handmade In raleigh,NC
The 504 was designed to be elegant, balanced, and versatile. The compact and light weight body, makes it perfect for the working musician. It is available with standard or fanned frets, and multiple pickup configurations. The 504 is easily customizable, making it equally at home playing jazz, rock and everything in between.
Quilted maple top. Chambered korina body. One piece korina neck. Macassar ebony fingerboard, pickup covers, bridge, and tailpiece.
Macassar ebony bridge.
Custom fingerboard inlay.
Tailpiece with dovetailed pin.
The Jazz Jr. is a stripped down version of the 504 with a minimalist aesthetic. The compact and light weight body, makes it perfect for the working musician. It is available with standard or fanned frets and a single neck or bridge pickup.
FSC certified mahogany body. FSC certified sapele neck. Sculpted heel.
Chambered body
Hipshot baby grand bridge
Spalted maple top salvaged from wind damaged tree.
Kornia body and neck. Honduras rosewood fingerboard, bridge, and tailpiece.
Figured korina body.
Bartolini neck pickup. Roller volume and tone controls.
Honduras rosewood peghead overlay.
Gotoh 510 tuners.
The 510 is a small sized archtop. Its aesthetics pay homage to the big guitars of the past, but the 510 is decidedly modern. The 14” lower bout and thinline body make it comfortable for those all night jams. The domed top and back plate can be coupled with a center block for high volume electric playing. If an acoustic sound is more your style the 510 can be built fully hollow with an X-brace top. It is available with standard frets or fanned frets. The 510 is a small modern archtop for a plugged in world.
Domed sitka spruce top. Paduak sides and back. Mahogany center block. Maple neck with honduras rosewood fingerboard, bridge, pickguard. Fanned frets
Bartolini soapbar pickup.
Carved western red cedar top. Bubinga back and sides. One piece mahogany neck. Ebony fingerboard, bridge, and peghead overlay.
Carved bubinga back. One piece mahogany neck.
Hand wound mini humbucker pickups.
Tortoise binding with black,white,black purflng.
The 510 is a small sized archtop. Its aesthetics pay homage to the big guitars of the past, but the 510 is decidedly modern. The 14” lower bout and thinline body make it comfortable for those all night jams. The carved top and back plate can be coupled with a center block for high volume electric playing. If an acoustic sound is more your style the 510 can be built fully hollow with an X-brace top. It is available with standard or frets fanned frets. The 510 is a small modern archtop for a plugged in world.
Hand carved englemann spruce top. Flamed maple back and sides. One piece flamed maple neck. Macassar ebony fingerboard, pickup cover, finger-rest, bridge, and tailpiece.
Hand wound neck humbucker, with side mounted volume and tone controls.
Dovetailed tailpiece pin.
Side mounted volume and tone controls.
Custom sound holes.
Booked matched flamed maple peghead overlay.
Sculpted heel.
Sculpted heel
Inlayed abalone logo.
Custom fingerboard inlay.
The 415 is a 15” acoustic archtop. Designed with a minimalist aesthetic and an understated grace, the 415 has a clean, crsip and balanced acoustic tone. The hand carved top and back plates are voiced for projection and clarity. The 415 is available with standard or fanned frets, with or without a hand wound pickup. Whether you are practicing your Be-Bop licks in the basement or out on a gig, the 415 helps keep the inspiration flowing.
Hand carved engleman spruce top. Flamed maple back and sides. One piece flamed maple neck. Ebony fingerboard, peghead overlay, pickup cover, bridge, tailpiece, and finger-rest.
Beveled cut away with flamed maple binding.
Hand carved flamed maple back and sides.
Tobacco sunburst nitrocellulose finish.
Hand wound humbucking pickup with pickguard mounted volume and tone controls
Brass and mother of pearl inlayed logo.
Hand carved stika spruce top. X-braced. Bubinga back and sides. One piece mahogany neck. Macassar ebony fingerboard, pickup cover, bridge, tailpiece, and finger-rest.
Hand carved bubinga back. One piece mahogany neck.
Custom sound holes wityh decorative inlay.
Macassar ebony binding.
Dovetailed tailpiece pin.
Mother of pearl inlayed logo.
The customs gallery is a collection of guitars and basses I've build for customers. Some of them may become models that I offer in the future, but for the time being, these instruments don't fit into any of my current offerings. Please enjoy the photos! I'm always interested in doing custom projects please feel free to contact me with any ideas you may want to see realized.
Sitka spruce top. Salvaged claro walnut back and sides. Macassar ebony fingerboard, and bridge.
Salvaged claro walnut peghead overlay.
Oval sound hole
Laskin style arm bevel.
Slavaged claro walnut back and sides.
Stika spruce top, Bubinga back and sides. One piece mahogany neck, Ebony fingerboard, bridge, and peghead overlay.
