Category Archives: Jazz guitars Lots of forward progress on all the current projects the last week or two! These shots show a lot of the body assembly stages, and how the compound neck mount angles on my guitars are braced up. This method is heavily influenced by classical guitar construction, and while it takes some precision set up work […]  Hey all here is a bunch of shop shots of the spring projects! A lot of work has been done to the various components. It wont be long until the parts all come together and these start looking like guitars! Lots of model 14’s and 15’s in this batch. I think more and more players […]  It’s the first day of spring, and that is ALWAYS a good thing after a long winter in New York. Lots of great projects are taking shape in the shop. The first run of VB’s has started now that I am back to business as usual after my long project last year. Feels great, heres […]  After a long hiatus working on a different project, I finally am back on VB projects full force, and I’m also making some time to start up the guitar shop blog again! Its good to be back in the saddle. Things have been crazy busy here on all the projects since March of last year […]  Hey all! A lot of people have been askin’ me how things are going on the new D’Angelico guitar project. Well heres a huge photo gallery of the first New Yorker coming together. In case you arent quite ready to get to work on a Monday morning, look no further! Plenty of distracting pics here […]  So a while ago I posted an offer for a discount student model in order to give my apprentices some experience in handling a full project with my guidance. Its been great, we made several of these and it really got the guys up to speed on many of the needed skills. I dont need […]  SO many goings on in the shop- the 3 of us are full speed ahead. I’ve been thoroughly occupied with a special project and haven’t had any time to post! (More on that special project soon- I will unveil it all at once. Its def a big one!). But we’ve been taking all kinds of […]  Its been crazy busy here at the shop! But lots of great progress on all the guitars. Most of the winter guitars have strings on now and are settling in, shouldnt be long until they are ready for final setup! These pics are a few steps behind where the projects are now, I should be […]  The winter guitars all all together and looking great! Assembly stage is a wrap, and the guitars were all prepped and detailed for stain and finish work this coming week. Looking forward to seeing the finish pop the wood! These pics show a bunch of assembly shots and a healthy dose of binding steps. Was […]  Chugging along at a nice pace on the winter guitars. Lots of components shaping up. Basic assembly should be done by mid week!!  Big Huge post!!! All cylinders firing in the guitar shop now- tons of guitars coming to life and looking sweet! Should start to look like instruments in the next week or two! Woohoo!  Well the holidays are always a great but crazy time of the year, and I’ve been behind on the blog as a result. The clouds are beginning to part and I finally had some time to sort a bunch of pics from the shop we’ve been taking. I should be able to get some regular […]  Heres the guitar I made for David Ullmann, its basically the same as the guitar I made for Gilad Hekselman with the addition of an ebony pickguard. This one turned out great! Yotam Silberstein said he had a dream about it after playing it when he was at the shop the other day checking out […]  So like I was describing in a previous post– I was going through some old boxes in storage and low and behold I came across some incomplete guitars!! These guitars date from mid 2000’s when I was in the Philly shop. I made some extra guitars along with various mini production runs at the time. I didnt […]  Last night I turned off the lights to the shop and headed out of NYC ahead of a snowstorm to visit some family for a few days for thanksgiving. Lots of cool things to be thankful for, and lots of cool projects shaping up nicely. A couple of the early fall guitars have shipped to […]  This has been the busiest fall ever, and I like it! So many cool projects taking shape. The early fall guitars are either being set up or the finishes are being prepped for polishing. Some will ship in the next week or two. The late fall guitars are all assembled and about to enter the […]  Ed Cherry posted these pics on his facebook page, and i just had to snag them for the blog. Really beautiful artistic photos of Ed performing in Warsaw with his trio. Cool! Photos by Robert Wierzbicki  Things are full throttle here at the shop with 6 guitars in the paint process, and another 5 in late construction phase. Wow lots of amazing instrument projects taking shape. Huge productive days between the three of us. We are snapping pics at every chance, not much time to sort… I kind of have to […]  So ok, I admit… this post is outrageously fat and a bit overwhelming…. there is SO much going on in the shop. All the early fall guitars are in paint, late fall guitars are fully under construction. My assistant Gio has a training project thats going great. I am doing a couple prototype instruments that […]  Assembly on all the fall guitars is a wrap, and I’ve moved onto the staining steps. This is always a really inspiring time in the build process since all the grain and figure in the woods pop to life and are greatly enhanced. These are all hand applied alcohol stains, with usually 2-3 combinations of […]  Now that all the summer projects are delivered, things are in full swing on the fall projects. This is gonna be a really cool series of guitars as well! They are just about through the construction phase, a few more assembly steps here and there. Then they will move into the sanding and detailing stage […]  Ahhhh its great to be standing on the top of the mountain and to see all the summer guitars completed. Not a bad one in the bunch, and this batch is right in line with my typical guitar work. Lots of bread and butter going on here, its nice to have projects right in the […]  Here’s another big fat post of shop construction shots. The fall guitars are coming together quick and look slammin’! But the big news is that the summer guitars are just about ready to ship out, so look for photo finals here on the blog VERY soon. Lots of nice projects wrapping up, and nothing but […]  We are in the crossover period of time at the shop, where earlier project’s finishes are curing prior to polish, and roughing work on the next run of instruments begins. Lots to see here, many processes and procedures going on. All the summer guitars are settling and I will be able to do the final […] Well, its one of those milestone markers in the projects when the color goes on the guitars. One of my favorites too! The guitars are all dressed up after staining and coloring an are getting clear coats. Not a bad one in the bunch, I’m very excited about all the projects. Lots of fantastic things […] |
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