No. 2006-03
An LG with back and sides of padauk and Lutz spruce top.
This guitar belongs to Halsey Rodman, a sculptor living in Brooklyn, NY.
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No. 2006-04
A 00-12 fret, with standard headstock, from sapele back and sides.
This guitar remains with me as my shop guitar.
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No. 2006-05
(shown in construction)
A 00 12-fret, from yellow birch that was submerged for a century before recovery.
This guitar now belongs to Doug Kauffman, a poet, scholar, and musician in
Davis, CA.
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No. 2007-06
Another LG, constructed of East Indian
rosewood and Lutz spruce.
No. 6 belongs to Henry Rodman, of
Camp Voyageur
and Minneapolis, Minnesota
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Music by Henry
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No. 2007-07
Also a Size 2, constructed from Oregon Madrone back and sides, and Applachian
red spruce top.
No. 7 belongs to Matt Moller of Petaluma, CA.
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No. 2007-08
A Size 2, constructed from East Indian rosewood back and sides,
and Applachian red spruce top.
This guitar belongs to Steve Wilson of Davis, CA
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No.2007-09
No. 9 is another LG, constructed from black walnut and "red bear" lutz spruce. No.
9 belongs to Jeff Simons, co-owner of Watermelon Music.
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No. 2008-10
No. 11 is also an LG, constructed from bubinga back and sides and Lutz spruce
top. It was sold by Watermelon music to an unknown buyer.
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No. 2008-11
This is another LG, constructed of black walnut and lutz spruce. It now belongs to
Daniel Beaton of Canberra, Australia
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No. 2008-12 and 2008-13
(during construction)
These are OO 12 fret guitars. No. 12 is constructed of Brazilian
Rosewood and sitka spruce. I bought the rosewood at MacBeath's
Lumber in Berkeley in 1973, long before the ban on import/export
of Brazilian rosewood in this country. I started the guitar in 1973
with my friend, Phil Walker, who died unexpectedly in February
2009. He was another luthier/biological anthropologist like me,
and he inspired me to be interested in luthery. I finished the guitar
in May 2008, 35 years after starting!
No. 13 is constructed of black walnut from Kentucky/Indiana.
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No. 2008-14
No. 14 is an LG constructed of tiger wood back and sides. I donated it to a fund
raiser for Lynn Woolsey, who is the U.S. Representative for California's 6th
congressional district. The guitar was signed by Michael Frante for the auction.
The guitar now belongs to the unknown high bidder ($1800).
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No. 2008-15
No. 15 is a standard OM, which is a guitar with a Triple O body and a long (25.4")
scale. Martin built these in the 1930s, then stopped until Eric Schoenberg
convinced Martin to build a few more OMs in 1969. This one has back and
sides--and peghead overlay--of black walnut, top of Lutz spruce, Honduran
mahogany neck, ebony fretboard bound with ivoroid, ebony bridge, bone nut and
saddle. It is now owned by Dr. Cliff Gravem, who is a veterinarian in Davis,
California.
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No. 2009-16
No. 16 is a copy of the Gibson Advanced Jumbo. Gibson built about 300 of these
from 1938 to 1940, so the originals are rare and highly prized by collectors. They
are also highly valued by players, for their power. Aside from style details (note
the dart and diamond pattern of the fret board inlays), the most unusual
characteristic of the Advanced Jumbo is its 25.4" scale length. All other Gibson
jumbo models have the shorter 24.75" scale. Otherwise, the dimensions of the AJ
are the same as the J-45.
My copy emulates the natural finish version of the Advanced Jumbo. Most were
finished with a typical Gibson 1930s sunburst. The top of this one is constructed
of "leopard claw" Lutz spruce (Picea lutzii), which grows along the Skeena River in
British Columbia.
This guitar belongs to Mark Sutton of Nashville, TN, who performs with his brother
Jason as "Brother Trouble" now on the Blaster record label.
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No. 2009-17
A standard dreadnought with black walnut back and sides, Lutz "White Gold"
spruce top, ebony fretboard, cocobolo bridge, bone nut and saddle. No. 17
belongs to a US Navy submariner.
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No. 2009-18
No 18 is a copy of the original Gibson jumbo of 1934. The OJ is
the most unusual of Gibson's J series of guitars for several
reasons. FIrst, it has a very deep upper bout. The body tapers
from 4 7/8" at the tail to 4 5/8" at the neck. Second, it has three
tone bars under the lower bout instead of the two in (as far as I
know) all others of the J series. My friend Doug Kauffman left his
1934 OJ with me for a few months in 2007, and I measured it and
photographed its interior construction to help me re-create that
remarkable guitar as closely as I could.
This one now belongs to Chris Newman of Petaluma, CA. It is the
first of 5 of this model I have completed (January 1, 2009).
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