The vast majority of the guitars from the time period that I focus on, from 1900 to the mid 1930's, didn't have pickguards, though s...

Shellac is the primary ingredient in the varnishes that I make and use. I dilute the shellac in grain alcohol and mix it with resins. I li...

I just finished a Francesca 12 string which is currently for sale at Brooklyn's Retrofret , one of the finest vintage guitar shops in t...

On May 1st, I celebrated seven years of self employment. I'm extremely thankful that I have a very patient wife and supportive family. ...

I recently finished an Angelina 12 string that I'd been wanting to make for a while. It was inspired by the work of Raphael Ciani and A...

After having made a batch of purfling based on the stuff the Larson brothers had used, my mind had turned back to the Larsons and more speci...

My friend Tony Klassen is a guitar collector turned builder. Tony has been collecting rare and fine instruments for about 30 years and he h...