THE TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS OF AN AUSTRALIAN AMATEUR LUTHIER


"He who works with his hands is a labourer.

He who works with his hands and his head is a craftsman.

He who works with his hands and his head and his heart is an artist."

— St. Francis of Assisi



Thursday, November 25, 2010

A Guitar for Camping, November 2010

3/4 guitar, just the right size to play while in a camp chair.
22 3/4 inch scale, Sitka spruce top, Tasmanian Blackwood Sides and Back, Queensland Mahogany Neck. Mackay Cedar Rosette. Indian Rosewood Fingerboard and bridge. Tung Oil Finish




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Wednesday, August 25, 2010

The Next Stage, August 2010.



24 1/2 inch scale, Western Red Cedar soundboard, Tasmanian Blackwood sides and back, Ebony fingerboard and bridge, Paua Rosette, Grover machine heads.
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Thursday, April 22, 2010

Ned's Guitar, April 2010

I made this guitar for my godson Ned's 7th birthday.


22 3/4 inch scale, Sitka Spruce soundboard, Tasmanian Blackwood Sides, Back and neck.













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