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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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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