I recently did an acoustic recording of a wonderful hand made archtop guitar that I have for sale. The recording was to be used in the video you see below. It occurred to me while recording that many of the guitar players and luthiers who subscribe to my blog might be wishing they had a [...]

The Guitar Player Prize Pack Giveaway Tom Bills Custom Guitars, Mel Bay, and Strings By Mail have joined forces to bring you a free giveaway for players and lovers of fine guitars. See below to find out what the winner will receive and how you can enter today. The Guitar Player Prize Pack Contains: 1 – Autographed [...]

Welcome to Part 3 of the new web based version of my Archtop Guitar book, “The Creation Of the Natura Elite Archtop Guitar“. I will be posting a new chapter every week or so from now through the end of the year to allow you to more easily read and enjoy it online and to [...]

The Natura Deluxe Archtop guitar embodies everything I know about visual and tonal harmony. The design of this unique instrument has been tediously and lovingly crafted through years of labor intensive research. It’s refined and subtle elegance is complimented by its breathtaking voice that is unlike any guitar you have ever played. This 2008 Natura [...]

Guitar French polishing with shellac is an ancient craft that has been handed down for many generations. I am very passionate about French polishing; as it pertains to my work, and in the passing on of this important aspect of our craft of lutherie. Last week I had the great pleasure of teaching a Guitar French polishing class which [...]

 Steel String 12 Fret Slotted Headstock Guitars For Sale Even though my build list is over 1 year currently for custom orders, I’m writing to let you know about two spec guitars that I have been working on for a while now that are available for sale. They have been in my build list for a [...]

Welcome to Part 2 of the new web based version of my Archtop Guitar book, “The Creation Of the Natura Elite Archtop Guitar“. To Preview the book in its entirety, Purchase a hard cover or soft cover copy of the book, or Download a free high res PDF eBook version, Click The Button Below: Selecting Tone Woods [...]

Welcome to Part 1 of the new web based version of my Archtop Guitar book, “The Creation Of the Natura Elite Archtop Guitar“. I will be posting a new chapter every week or so from now through the end of the year to allow you to more easily read and enjoy it online and to [...]

The concept of the multi-scale musical instrument (one in which each string has its own scale length) is not new by any means. It is commonly employed in many instruments such as the piano, harp, and others. This multi-scale arrangement applied to a fretted instrument has become known today as “Fanned Frets” or simply “Fan [...]

I’m very happy to announce that I will be an exhibitor at the 2011 Acoustic Guitar Meeting in Sarzana Italy from May 18th – 22nd. This will be a great opportunity to meet many of you from Italy and other parts of Europe face to face and give you a chance to see and play [...]