Mountain Whimsy Guitars

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...

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

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...

I hate it when this happens!

Not just a trout. Here's a Mayfly getting the cutthroat treatment.

Subtle shadows reveal the details of an archtop carve. Here's the inside carve of the top plate.

Some of the joy of building instruments comes from the simple pleasures. I could make these little curly shavings all day and still have...