If you were ever wondering what the inside of a guitar looks like after a cat has peed on it and the owner of the guitar didn't promptly clean it up, here it is...
Backstory: I was at the antique mall yesterday when I ran across a nice looking 2005
Read more…We were doing some antique picking / garage sale-ing today and I ran across this 1960's (most likely, perhaps 1950's) Oscar Schmidt Autoharp for $9. I had to snag it.
It's pretty rough with a separating soundboard and bridge. The strings are most lik
Read more…Here's a 2 stringer I finished all but the electronics on tonight. I'll also probably change the tailpiece if I find something I like at Hobby Lobby or elsewhere.
This was kind of a recovery of a diddley bow project for another coffin box build. I bo
Read more…I've been fixing guitars, building partscasters and restoring old "junk" guitars to playability for several years and recently I've gotten into making furniture from upcycled and repurposed materials. So, I'm combining two things into one and start m
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