Guitar 46  “Orcas”

    Guitar 46 “Orcas”

      “Orcas”   Completed 2015.   Top – Sitka spruce   Back and sides – Bloodwood   Neck – Bubinga w/Ebony fingerboard   Scale 25″   Rosette – Paua abalone and Black Mother of     Pearl   Purfling – Paua abalone   This is an...
    Violin 1

    Violin 1

    Violin “Opus One”                         I made this violin for my friend Steve Tada.  Steve is a very accomplished player who was the concertmaster of the Juneau Symphony for many years.  His teacher, the late Denes Zsigmondy, played a Stradivari violin...
    Guitar 38  “Sockeye”

    Guitar 38 “Sockeye”

      “Sockeye”   Made for Singer/Songwriter Burl Sheldon   in 2010.   Body size – 17″   Top – Bearclaw Sitka spruce.   Back and Sides – Amazon rosewood.     Neck – Honduran rosewood.   Back stripe and binding – Birdseye...
    Guitar 47  “Loon”

    Guitar 47 “Loon”

    “Loon” Body 14.5″ across the lower bout.  Sitka spruce top, Indian rosewood back and sides. Mahogany neck with an ebony fingerboard.  Maple binding.  25″ scale. Tony B was at the Acoustic Alaska Guitar Camp in 2015.  He had had shoulder...
    Guitar 48  “Blacktail”

    Guitar 48 “Blacktail”

    “Blacktail” Body 15.5″ across the lower bout.  Red cedar top, yellow cedar back and sides.  Mahogany neck with an ebony fingerboard.  Maple binding.  Spalted birch rosette.  This guitar was made for Wes and Sue Tyler who own Icy Straits Lumber in...