Another One Out The Door

One more out the door to a happy player! No matter how many I make, there is always something special about bringing one of the babies to completion. It's always so great to see them like this - finished, strung up and ready to play!

Shop Tour Video

Hey gang! Here's a little 3 minute video that we shot of my shop. It's kind of messy, but that's just because I'm busy! Hope you like the old instruments and photos. YouTube kind of blurs the images, but that's John Fogerty, John Hiatt, Lyle Lovett, Roy Clark and others with me in the pictures.

John Hiatt Playing One of My Guitars

This was a truly great moment for me (that's me on the right), watching John Hiatt play one of my guitars, and enjoying it! He liked it so much that he's asked me to build him one, and he's using this one now for his live shows!

Lyle commented on how my guitar sounded like it was an old vintage guitar that had been played for decades, even though it was brand new. I told him that I put special care and effort into how I make my guitars' bracing so that it sounds "played in" from the get-go. I'd say more about it here, but I suppose it's one of my trade secrets! In any case, Lyle wants me to build him one now too.