Custom electric
Posted By carter on August 19, 2018
Hand carved, curly rock maple top cap; shop made, hand wound P-90 pickups; modified Kay Kraft body shape. This was a fun project.
- The L26
SSOM
Quality
Craft
Commitment
Smooth shadows.
Posted By carter on March 7, 2017
Mandolin plates
Posted By carter on January 24, 2017
Rough carved F-5 top and back.
Adirondack red spruce and curly rock maple.
L-27 completed
Posted By carter on October 20, 2014
Just finished up this L-27 and handed it off to its happy new owner. The back and sides are quilted bubinga; the top is Sitka spruce; and the headcap and accents are spalted, curly maple.
Rainy Sunday, and some heel carving.
Posted By carter on July 27, 2014
The workpiece, some tools, some of the subject to go by, and of course my knee.
Headcap inlay
Posted By carter on July 11, 2014
Just finished inlaying this headstock. The headcap is spalted curly maple that came from a tree in our backyard. (I’ve got a stack of them!) I hope the guy buying this guitar likes it!
Rosewood OM
Posted By carter on March 14, 2014
This rosewood OM is on the market and available. Indian rosewood back and sides, Engelmann spruce top, ebony bridge and fingerboard with wraparound position markers, and hop vine carving on the neck heel. A pickguard can be added upon request. Asking price $3000.00. Call (207)522-6792 to inquire.
Archtop guitar completed!
Posted By carter on January 8, 2014
Just recently completed an archtop guitar for a client. In answer to his stated desire for a small-bodied, f-hole archtop with a strong bass, I produced this model. The body shape is based on a Gibson L-1 (roughly 00 sized). To enhance the low end, I made the back and sides from mahogany rather than maple, and made the rib an extra deep 4″.
This guitar has nice top end sparkle, a round bottom end, and plenty of power. First time in a long time I’ve not wanted to let a sold instrument go. When I figure out the technicals, I’ll post a sound recording I made of it before I handed it off.
Now I just need to build another one!
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