Mountain Whimsy Guitars

Getting the color right is often a part experience, part chemistry experiment, and part luck. I usually leave my necks natural, but...

I had a couple of setups to do this week. Nothing dramatic. A Gibson J-15 that never had a decent initial setup. It played well for a...

It's spring in the Rockies and you never know what the weather will bring. The past few days it's been in the 70's and I've had the shop...

For the baritone uke we worked with StewMac to have a custom set of Waverly tuners made. For those of you who are not familiar with...

My apologies for the fishing reference. But it is spring and my mind is starting to drift towards trout streams. At this point in a...

This is always a satisfying step in any build. The parts are starting to come together into something that's recognizable. The binding...

Setting the Uke aside for a few weeks as I wait for Waverly to build a set of custom tuners. So that leaves time for some progress on a...

All neck joints must be designed to accommodate the geometry of the instrument top, sides, and neck angle to obtain the correct string...

This always feels good. A major milestone in any build.

Getting ready for installing the linings on the uke. The top and back edges were cleaned up on the radius dish, and a 0.5" taper was put...