Published Article

 You can find an article I wrote in the Summer 2021 Issue of American Lutherie

Build Pictures

 

Herringbone East Indian Rosewood OM

Specs:  

Top: Solid Adirondack Spruce

Back and Sides: Solid East Indian Rosewood 

Neck: Honduran Mahogany

 Fretboard: East Indian Rosewood 

Bridge: Honduran Rosewood 

Slotted Headstock overlay: Indian Rosewood 

Bridge Pins: Boxwood

 End Pin: Boxwood 

End graph: Ebony  

Frets: Medium/Medium  

Tuners: Grover 18:1 open backed tuners  

Rosette: Herringbone

Binding: Honduran Rosewood 

 Nut and Saddle: Unbleached Bone

Strings: Martin Phosphor Bronze 12s   

Nut: 1 3/4"

 

Black Limba Dreadnaught - Sold

Specs:  

Top: Solid Port Orford Cedar  

Back and Sides: Solid Black Limba  

Neck: Spanish Cedar 

 Fretboard: Indian Rosewood 

Bridge: Indian Rosewood

 Headstock overlay: Indian Rosewood 

Bridge Pins: Ebony

 End Pin: Ebony

End graph: Ebony  

Frets: Medium/Medium  

Tuners: Grover 18:1 open backed tuners  

Rosette: Herringbone

Binding: Walnut 

 Nut and Saddle: Unbleached bone

Strings: Martin Phosphor Bronze 12s   

Nut: 1 3/4"

 

Black Limba OM

 

Specs:  

Top: Solid Port Orford Cedar  

Back and Sides: Solid Black Limba  

Neck: Spanish Cedar 

 Fretboard: Ebony 

Bridge: Ebony 

 Headstock overlay: Indian Rosewood 

Bridge Pins: Snakewood

 End Pin: Snakewood 

End graph: Ebony  

Frets: Medium/Medium  

Tuners: Grover 18:1 open backed tuners  

Rosette: Ebony with Snowflake inlays 

Binding: Walnut 

 Nut and Saddle: Fossilized Mammoth Ivory 

Strings: Martin Phosphor Bronze 12s   

Nut: 1 3/4"

Cocobolo Dreadnaught

 

Specs:  

Top: Solid Adirondack Red Spruce  

Back and Sides: Solid Cocobolo Rosewood

Neck: Honduran Mahogany 

 Fretboard: Indian Rosewood  

Bridge: Indian Rosewood 

 Headstock overlay: Indian Rosewood  

Bridge Pins: Ebony 

 End Pin: Ebony  

End graph: Ebony  

Frets: Medium/Medium  

Tuners: Grover 18:1 open backed tuners  

Rosette: Herringbone  

Binding: Cream Striped 

 Nut and Saddle: Vintage (unbleached) bone  

Strings: Martin Phosphor Bronze 12s 

Nut: 1 3/4"