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...
Guitar 49  “River Journey”

Guitar 49 “River Journey”

“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...