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...
“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...
“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...
“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...
“River Journey” Body 15″ across the lower bout. Sitka spruce top. Bubinga back and sides. Mahogany neck with an ebony fingerboard. This guitar was made for my friend Mary Pagel, who is a Bluegrass player in Fairbanks. Pagel, as she likes to be...