Aug 7, 2012 | FEATURED, in the shop
First update for The Monkey, a Birdseye and Poplar tenor with a Maple neck. We’re actually not sure of the origin of the name but we couldn’t resist placing this video to put us in the mood. Shock the Monkey! So now that we have a soundtrack to our update,...
Jul 14, 2012 | in the shop, update - Chopsticks, update - Decadent, update - Savannah
I think we did just about everything today. We bent two sets of ribs, braced a soundboard, installed two pickups, slotted some fretboards, installed some frets, glued a fretboard, shaped two necks, glued a neck and worked on two semi-hollows. Not bad. And luckily it...
Jul 10, 2012 | in the shop
The mad scientist is back at work. It’s a new bracing experiment that we’re calling chopsticks, because, well… they look like chopsticks. It’s not just a frivolous experiment either. In our ongoing search for new and better ways to build our...
Jun 27, 2012 | in the shop, update - California, update - Fancy, update - Roni
It was a zen day today. Fretwork is always zen-work. Yesterday we cut fretboards, slotted them and installed frets for our four Keystones making their way through the shop. We dressed the fret-ends this morning and glued up the fretboards. Then we finished the day...
Jun 21, 2012 | in the shop, news, update - California, update - Fancy, update - Roni
So I was pushing down on some bracing that I was gluing and my ring finger just bent completely backward. If it had been anyone else’s finger I probably would have been sick because it looked horrible, but since it was mine I just thought, “Wow,...
Jun 15, 2012 | in the shop, update - California, update - Decadent, update - Fancy, update - Roni, update - Savannah
As always, a dearth of posts means that lots has been going on in the shop. We’ve had to adjust our work schedule because the weather is heating up. It’s supposed to hit 106 degrees on Saturday so we’ll be trying to start around 6:00am so we can...
