PLTA

This is the guitar that inspired me to dedicate my life to creating finely crafted instruments.  It borrows greatly from the guitars of master craftsman, Paul Languedoc*.

Completed in the summer of 2006, this is my personal guitar that I play almost daily.

- Bigleaf Maple top, back, sides and neck directly stained violin brown

- Handcarved ebony bridge, tailpiece, pickup rings and truss rod cover

- Ebony 25.5” scale fingerboard

- Black Walnut bindings with black / white / black purfling throughout

1. -Seymour Duncan Jazz [neck] and JB [bridge] humbucker pickups
   

2. -Series / split / parallel and phase switching options
   

3. -Schallar tuning machines (Ebony buttons) and strap security locks
   

4. -Completely hollow body archtop / archback construction
   

*I would like to thank you Paul for creating such beautiful instruments and helping me find my path.

Style One

This guitar was a wedding gift to my wife that was completed in the summer of 2006.  It is an absolute joy to play - there is something very inviting about playing a parlor guitar.  The intimacy of the small body produces a voice that really draws the player in.

- Dramatically colored Western Red Cedar top

- East Indian Rosewood back and sides

1. -Honduran Mahogany neck
   

2. -Ebony Bridge and headstock overlay
   

3. -Bois de Rose 24.9” scale fingerboard
   

4. -Ebony bindings with Bois de Rose top purfling and Bois de Rose rosette
   

5. -Doubled black / white / black purflling throughout
   

6. -Laminated slothead detail with engraved Waverly tuning machines and Ebony buttons
   

7. -Chubbuck style back bracing

OM

This guitar was completed in the late fall of 2006.  It is the last guitar I built in California before I moved back east so it has a lot of mojo for me.  Adirondack, or Red spruce, greatly rewards players with patience, as this guitar has greatly “opened up” over the past few years.  Many of the pre-War Martins have Adirondack Spruce soundboards, which over time has greatly contributed to that responsive tone that everyone is looking for.

- Adirondack (Red) Spruce top

- Flamed Claro Walnut back and sides

1. -Honduran Mahogany neck
   

2. -Macassar Ebony Bridge and headstock overlay
   

3. -Macassar Ebony 24.75” scale fingerboard
   

4. -Flamed Claro Walnut bindings and rosette with black / white / black purfling throughout
   

5. -Chubbuck style back bracing

Bottleneck

This guitar features a Florentine cutaway and borrows its body shape from a 1930’s National Trojan.  The cone support is designed without the use of a soundwell or post system.  This design coupled with the Indian Rosewood (non-laminated) body wood produces a very open and warm tone that is very different from most spider - bridged guitars.  Simply an extraordinary bottleneck guitar, completed in the late fall of 2005.

- East Indian top, back and sides

- Dobro spider-style bridge with a spun Quarterman cone

1. -Honduran Mahogany neck
   

2. -Ebony 25” scale fingerboard
   

3. -Black Walnut bindings and black / white / black purfling throughout