After seeing my last acoustic creation ( 'Gabriella' ), my friend David suggested that I commence to add some 'Jess stuff' t...

My young friend Richard contemplating what he wants to do with his new TotalRojo guitar. Rich's grandpa and I have been friends fo...

The Vintage Albuquerque auction to raise funds for Children's Arts Education in Albuquerque, New Mexico has once again asked me if I wou...

I've repaired a bunch of acoustic guitars, but I've only built a couple from the ground up.  Along the way, I've learned a thing...

Before In a recent post, I explained how this guitar, which was found in a high school storage closet, had taken a beating.  The badl...

My young friend Ian found this Martin guitar in a closet at his school.  He asked someone if he could have it,. and the rest is histor...

Crafting an acoustic guitar is not only about design and acquisition of desired wood.  It's about tools necessary to accomplish the proj...

Why do we name our guitars, and why do we seem to always choose a woman's name? I don't know, and I've really not put much tho...

I bumped into a lady the other day who wanted to sell a banjo. Why do I need a banjo?  I don't play one. I don't know much about t...

I bopped over to the monthly swap meet this past weekend hoping to find a few unusual trinkets I could use to decorate or enhance a cigar bo...