Brady Cohan playing 2 of his 3 Model R's,one is my prototype Acoustic Electric that uses steel strings or as seen here, nylon strings
Okay, this is actually somewhat different, Quilted Mahogany R. Believe me or not but the sound is fantastic, loud, full, bright and articulate!! No Brazilian Rosewood harmed in the making of this guitar! The Tree, from Handloggers in Sausalito Ca from the early 1980's, I had the opportunity to buy the whole tree for $10 a board foot....Alas NO MONEY back then! When I bought it 2 years later it was $100/bd'
Quilted Mahogany R
Gotoh Black Cosmos
Model R
Model R Quilted Mahagony
Quilted Mahogany R
Model R Headstock
Quilted Mahogany R
October 2014 Model R
Saturday, October 18th New West Guitar Group featuring singer Sara Gazarek will be in Santa Cruz! There will be one show at 7:30pm at Kuumbwa Jazz and this amazing trio of young musicians will be playing my guitars exclusively in an all acoustic evening. Tickets are $25.00 and available for purchase online at Brown Paper Tickets or contact me directly.
Special thanks to the Offbeats who are co-sponsoring this event.
Buy your tickets before it sells out!
Sept 2014 BK Fan Fret
Adam Miller-Shifting Units
Raul Midon, Don't Hesitate
Charlie Hunter Solid body 2014
Model OO July 2014
A new Model OO resting peacefully before its journey through wet sanding, polish and assembly.
David Jacobs-Strain playing his Model R in my shop! My FIRST iMovie!! If only I could figure out how to rotate the frames...
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Check out this Epic version of "Waited All My Life" Live on WPFW 89.3!
I know, I say this every time but this guitar is F%^&*#G KILLER!! Honestly, if you're considering ordering one from me I would say go for it, ha, ha!! (Seriously)
Here is the second Traugott instrument, I made it while getting my BA and apprenticing under David Morse. My friend Diane still has this F5 Style Mandolin
Great performance by Tess Dunn and Rory Freeman at the Museum of Art and History in downtown Santa Cruz. This evening of guitar performances was part of the The Santa Cruz County Art of Guitar Exhibit and Festival. This guitar exhibit runs through March 15 at the R. Blitzer Gallery here in Santa Cruz and features the work of 20 prominent luthiers. http://www.purrgirl.com/aog/
Here are a bunch of shots of my newest guitar, taken by local photographer R.R. Jones, www.rrjones.com. This is a seven-string fan fret with 3 bass strings and the four inner strings of the guitar. The tuning from treble to bass is: D, Bflat, F, C, F, C, G.
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The bridge pieces are designed by Rick Toone, http://www.ricktoone.com/, they are Stainless and Aluminum. The top and back are Brazilian Rosewood, the body is Swamp Ash. The neck is Mahogany and the fingerboard is Ebony. The guitar pick up is made by Jason Lollar, http://www.lollarguitars.com/, and the bass pick up by Bartolini, http://www.bartolini.net/. Lastly, these killer knobs are knurled and custom made of Brazilian Rosewood by David King, http://www.dknob.com/.
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I also got assistance from two up and coming guitar makers in town, Stephen Strahm and Jason Lindsey, I want to thank everyone very much!
- German Spruce Top
- Brazilian Rosewood Back and Sides