Monday, August 29, 2016

Ukulele building session

More side-tracks ... dulcimer and ukulele kits for a building class at the Lincoln City Cultural Center.
Simple mountain dulcimer.

Top and strip of bridges for ukulele.

close-up of bridge strip.

15 ukuleles.

Drilling the string holes in the bridges.

Tuesday, August 23, 2016

More sidetracks ... more guitars to follow soon

Cello cradle equals no clamp marks on expensive wood.


First step in removing unneeded material

Removing tons of wood.

Slow process especially for my first and perhaps only cello.

Don't ask. It's going to be a dulcimer kit.

Wednesday, May 11, 2016

Back in Lincoln City Cultural Center.

I have a new small space in the lower level of the Lincoln City Cultural Center in Lincoln City, Oregon.
The Knothole Lutherie Shop will be open three days a month or by appointment.

My schedule for the next four months is: June 26-28, July 10-12, August 15-17 and September 10-12.
The shop will be open from 10:00 a.m til 4:00 p.m. or by appointment at other times on the above dates.
Hope to see you there.
John: Tel 541.921.8694
Email: guitarluthier@yahoo.com

Sunday, February 7, 2016

Next guitar

Flamenco with Spanish cypress body, Spanish cedar neck and Western red cedar soundboard.