Photos of completed instruments:
CONCERT 6
Stahl “Presentation” guitar reproduction
Tree of Life inlayed fingerboard
70 year old Brazilian Rosewood back
GRAND CONCERT 6
Grand Concert 6 with Red spruce top and Hormigo back and ribs
Hormigo, “the wood that sings”
Detail of Larson style purfling
PARLOR 12-1/2”
Red spruce top and Larson purfling
Superb ray Quartersawn White Oak back
Prairie State Mini Jumbo 6 & 12
An instrument that I still build on occasion. The Mini was originally conceived to make playing easier for disabled folks to be able to play a very short scale instrument that had a large sound and excellent tonal qualities. The scale on this instrument is 22-7/8” making it a breeze to play. It has always been one of my favorite guitars as it is so comfortable, both in the lap and up the fingerboard.
Instruments modeled after the Larson Prairie State Jumbo guitars
Lovely “ray” figure White Oak back