Now, I’m ready to start focusing on the neck for this figured Sapele PL1.

This was a fun one. Bear Claw Sitka Spruce, Pearl bear claw fretboard inlay and a bear inlay on the back of the head stock with a beautiful piece of figured Sapele for the back and sides.

Sean Hayes is one of my favorite singer/songwriters so it’s an absolute joy to get to hear him do his thing on one of my gits. Sean’s songs are constantly getting stuck in my head and his album ‘Alabama Chicken’ is absolute magic.

The world of handmade boutique acoustic guitars is rife with glossy, ornamental OM and dreadnought models, which is precisely why we love Patch Rubin’s refreshing pivot to revive the forgotten beauty of Gibson’s century-old…

Last night I had the great pleasure of hanging out with Neal Casal for a while before his gig with Chris Robinson Brotherhood…

I”m pretty excited about being able to offer a hand rubbed Tobacco Burst as a finish for the PL1s.

I have 6 PL1s hanging on the wall of my studio, saw this reflection and thought that it would make a nice photo.

I love this part! Carving the braces and voicing the top and back plates together is extremely satisfying. This is a new design, a 00 size. It has an Adirondack top with…

After the top has been brought to the thickness I’m going for and cut slightly bigger that the shape it will ultimately take, I can then start the rosette. The first thing I’ll do is…