Category Archives: Personal Today is really a special day, I just took pictures of the 400th guitar made here at the shop. Feeling stoked and a bit nostalgic. Pretty cool feeling, I started making guitars purely as a hobby between teaching lessons and gigging, and here I am all these years later. I cant wait for the next […]  In addition to all the guitar shop projects, I’ve also been working on some of my music that I recorded this year. Here’s the first rough mix of my tune “Chasing the Rainbow”. I’m playing one of the guitars I made for Gilad Hekselman. I didnt own a guitar there for a while (haha… […]  I started planning out the summer run of instruments here at the shop, gathering specs and acquiring some needed materials etc (more on those guitars soon!), and I realized that we are going to hit serial No. 400 with this batch. I try to do some special features for every 50th guitar we do (100, […]  Here’s a rough mixed track of one of the tunes I recorded (on my model 14 semi) Weds night with my band. Pretty fun, the studio is great– it has a 1929 Steinway D piano that is insane! This was the 2nd session for my new disc, first one was some trio in January. Cant […] 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 […]  Man where does the time go? I’ve started work on my 300th guitar this month along with 2 other spring projects. I started making my first guitar back in 1998, and if you would have told me then that in 2013 i would be starting my 300 guitar i would have called you a dreamer. […]  Read this for info on my 300th guitar project! First work on the new crown inlay theme!!! The exterior is cut from brass sheet, the interior is flame koa to match binding!  Read this for info on my 300th guitar project! Heres the steps for binding the F holes in flame koa!  Read this for info on my 300th guitar project! Here’s the first steps of the work done on the headstock inlay!!!
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 Read this for info on my 300th guitar project! Plate Carving! SERIOUS Bearclaw Euro spruce top wowwwww mother nature is a genius. Super beautiful Euro Maple, and check out the new interior engraved label! I laid awake all night thinking up that one a while back. haha  Here’s a track i recorded the other week with my group. Its one of my original tunes yet to be titled. I have to say i have come up with a great recipe for laminate guitars, I really am pleased with the tone. Not all laminate plates are created equal! I use high quality maple […]  Here’s a guitar I have available. Its is very unusual for me to have an instrument in stock ready for immediate delivery, I am usually always working on commissioned work. Not sure when i will have a guitar in stock again. It was originally commissioned by my client Bryce Sutherland. Turns out another Model 14 […] Here’s a trio track i recorded the other day with some friends. Its one of my original tunes yet to be titled. I have a great recipe for laminate guitars, i really am pleased with the tone. Not all laminate plates are created equal! I use high quality maple plys for each layer, as well […]  All the paint is done! Parts and inventory items are on order! I’m about to go on vacation (I’ll be back in the shop Sept 3rd), but I wanted to do a quick picture post of all my current projects. I’ll be doing the assembly and set up work on the guitars as soon as […] So i was going through some old recording and music and found the EP i was working on back in 2008. I never actually finished it, which i really need to do (!). Thought I’d post some clips. These are my tunes “Silk” and “Cherry”- hope ya like! This music is a cool snapshot in […]  I’ve started a recording project finally! I compose a lot of music, and i have tons of tunes hanging around. I decided to get off my butt and document some of it at my neighbor’s studio (Soundworks- http://www.soundworksrecording.com). The studio is right down the hall from my shop! NYC is great. I roped some kill’n […]  Allie’s guitar- staining and coloring steps. She picked out the color- looks awesome on the mini guitar!
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 I’m still working on my daughter Allie’s guitar! Today is her 5th birthday, hopefully I’ll have it done for her in a week or so!  Allies’ guitar project!!! Neck construction… Squeezed in a little more time on my daughter’s guitar!!! Neck looks like the right size for her little hand…  Allies’ guitar project!!! bracing and plate prep work… Squeezed in a little time on my little girl’s archtop. Such a fun project. Cracks me up how small the components are…  Designs and Roughing Work So this is epic awesomeness. I started out on an archtop project for my little girl Allie. She is a tiny little peanut of a 4 year old, and always asks to play daddy’s archtop. So I’vve decided to take some time out in the shop and make her first archtop […] Sitting in my room practicing and recording on my iphone again. Recording is excellent practice, even at home! This time my tune “I Am Not There” written for a friend that passed. I Am Not There Audio Clip PDF Chart  Park Ave and Nostrand Ave Brooklyn NY 11205 The relocation is done! Im now a New Yorka- Im excited to be making jazz boxes in the place where it all started. Pics of the shop coming soon. Im sharing space in another collective-style shop with other woodworkers. Nice guys! |
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