Guitars

The player is the music, not the instrument.

Any guitar body size works perfectly for any music style or genre.

Only if you are playing live acoustically, with no amplification and loud instruments (banjo, violin, bagpipes etc), does guitar size become a concern.

The larger the body the further the projection and general volume (but, pickups…)

Fingerstyle guitar need not be limited to an OM (Bert Jansch & John Renbourn played a Dreadnought, and Duck Baker a classical).

Bluegrass does not only emanate from dreadnought guitars (Normal Blake’s 00 12 fret).

Jazz need not be played on an archtop guitar (Julian Lage plays a Telecaster).

I recommend finding a body size/shape that suits your stature. If you have shoulder issues, a smaller body is best.

If you are only mostly playing on the first half of the fretboard, I recommend a 12 fret to the body guitar.

Again, Any guitar body size works perfectly for any music style or genre.

Current wait time is 4 years

2025 base price - $10,000 US

Current models offered (All with your choice of Short or Long scale lengths)

OM/000 (12 & 14 frets to body)

00 (12 & 14 fret)

0 (12 fret)

Slope Shoulder Dreadnaught (12 & 14 fret)

Classical (650mm, 660mm, or 620mm Short Scale)

Flamenco (Same body shape as Classical, with completely different construction and setup)

Sabionari Guitar

Tenor Guitar (4 string)

Fretless Guitar (any body shape)

Standard appointments

Top: Torrefied (or not) Adirondack, Sitka, Engelmann, or European Spruce.

Back/Sides: Honduran Mahogany, Indian Rosewood, Walnut, Tasmanian blackwood, Crelicam Ebony.

Neck: Honduran Mahogany with double action truss rod and 2 carbon fiber reinforcement rods.

Bindings: Ebony, figured Maple, Cocobolo, Koa with black and white purfling.

Fretboard: Ebony, Royal Blackwood (Sustainable ebony substitute).

Custom Rosette.

Wooden bindings with mitered BWB purfling throughout: Body, fretboard, and headstock.

Bridge: Belly, Rectangle bridge, or Pyramid.

Nut & Saddle: Polished Bone.

Tuners: Waverly open back (16:1 ratio), Schertler

Fretwire: 0.080” or 0.090” wide x Medium tall.

Finish: Nitrocellulose, Urethane, Tru-Oil rub, Non Plasticized nitro (this finish will check/crack).

Fiberglass hardshell case.

Standard Construction Methods

Double Sides

Solid Linings

Bolt on neck

Non slotted, individually fit & numbered bridge pins (Ebony or Bone).

Hide glue used for all things glued to the top (Inside and out)

Optional extras (Inquire for costs)

Rodgers Tuners- (Market price $1000+)

Rickard Banjo Tuners (10:1 ratio)

Waverly 3 on a plate tuners

Back/Sides- Brazilian Rosewood, African Blackwood, Figured Koa, Figured Mahogany, The Tree, & all the other usual suspects.

Sunburst: Sprayed or hand rubbed (Hand rubbed burst only on figured back/sides/neck).

Cutaway (Pointy only)

Evo Gold Fretwire.

Arm bevel

Pickup (Market Price)

Scoop / Bevel cutaway

Side sound port

Stauffer Headstock

Bar Frets (with traditional Ebony reinforcement rod or double action truss rod)- $2000+

Custom Deluxe case (Calton, Hoffee etc)- Market Price ($1500+)