Mountain Whimsy Guitars

I've been finishing up a few guitars this spring, including this Thinline Tele-Style electric. My first of this style and certainly not...

My latest 00 is getting a nice white pearl rosette with black/white/black accent bands. I only use wood strips instead of the plastic...

A productive time in the shop this weekend. The primary goal was to get the the necks attached on these two guitars, and to get them...

I'm just starting the finish work on this 12-fret parlor. Starting with pore filling and final shaping of the neck. I'm getting excited...

Picked up a new jig for doing slotted headstocks. Time to toss my old DIY jig in the junk pile. This new LMII jig does a fantastic job....

Getting rolling on bracing three new tops. I've been using Engleman spruce bracing for the past few years and really like it. It's easy...

I had the rosette production line going over the Thanksgiving break. Engleman top with herringbone rosette, Sitka top with simple double...

The archtop got a set of D'Addario Half Round Jazz Lights. These strings match the guitar perfectly in both sound and look.

As the days get short and the temperatures drop in Montana, I spend more time in the shop. Winters are when I get most of my building...

I've made great progress on the baritone uke lately. The neck is now attached with hide glue and the fretboard is loaded with frets. I...