Livermore, CA
Currently building a 1937 Hauser Spanish classical guitar. This wedged neck joint gives the strongest neck to body joint for maximum sustain ad resonance. Current build is Black Limba back and sides. European spruce top. Spanish cedar neck. Indian ebony fretboard and Indian rosewood bridge.
Cocobolo back and sides and Honduran Mahogany top for a rich warm tone. Sipo Mahogany Neck and Rosewood bridge. Most ukuleles have glued on or bolt-on necks. We build ukuleles with the same methods as used when building classical guitars. We us a wedged Spanish style neck joint which provides maximum sustain and resonance. We also use 5 sculpted fan braces on the top rather than only 3 which gives superior volume and tone.

Tell us what you want in a custom guitar design. You pick the wood and the and the components. We'll design and build it for you! Designs done in Corel Draw. Drawings printed out to scale to make templates. Once we start the build process, the finished guitar can be in your hands in 4 - 6 weeks - depending on the type of finishing you specify.
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