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"Friend 1" click here for more photos This is an electric four string with a portrait of a friend of mine. It has sort of lonely look to it, real good for expressing the blues. It has a piezo pick-up mounted in between the neck and the box and has a volume control as well. It has a maple neck and an oak fret board. It has cut in fret markers and branded fret dots. |
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"The Big Clucker" click here for more photos This is a basic four string acoustic with a painting of the big clucker that kept waking me up when I was staying at a friends house. It has cut in fret markers custom painted fret dots. It sounds way better than that rooster at 4 in the morning. |
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"Snake bite" click here for more photos This is an electric four string with a painting of a rattler, this thing says stand back, cause the sound will bite you. It has a piezo pick-up mounted in between the neck and the box and has a volume control as well. It sounds mean. It has cut in fret markers and branded fret dots. |
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"Even the Devil gets the Blues" click here for more photos This is an electric four string with a painting of the Devil playin' some blues. It has a piezo pick-up mounted in between the neck and the box and has a volume control as well. It has a maple neck, cut in fret markers and branded fret dots. |
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"Electric Diddley Bow" click here for more photos This is an electric one string diddley bow. I found a cool piece of driftwood and have been hanging on to for a year now, but it wasn't until I found this old tobacco tin that this came together. The tin has a piezo pick-up mounted inside with input jack and volume control as well. It also has a bottle neck for the nut and a guitar tunning key. I found this old medicine bottle to fret the notes with as well. This thing is fun to play and awesome to look at. |
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"Battalion Three Stringer" click here for more photos I built this one special order for lucky guy's birthday present. His lady definitely has good taste. This is a basic three string acoustic made from a nice rough textured box. I cut the fret markers and stained them dark, then sanded away the rest of the stain to re finish with a lighter color, leaving the dark stained frets. The markers are branded screw heads and it has bolts for bridge and nut. This thing sounds raw. |
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"Gurkha with lipstick pickup" click here for more photos I built this guitar for myself because I wanted something with this jangly lipstick pickup in it. The result was a old rough cut box with the sound holes underneath the gold name plate. It has an oak fret board where the skinny pre-war style fret wire sits. I used a micarta bridge in an oak saddle and wired this with both volume and tone controls. It was a lot of work, but it sounds and plays real cool like. |
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"Catrina" click here for more photos The Iconic figure of Catrina is very closely associated with 'dia de los muertos', or day of the dead. I did my own version of her on this guitar as part of a 4 guitar series for an art exhibit that was held in Anaheim. This is an acoustic 4 stringer with hinge tail piece, cut in fret markers, custom art work, and special button inlays for the fret markers. |
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"La mano del Amor" or the Hand of Love. click here for more photos This one I wanted to do a little something different with. I had the idea for the hand for a while and I wanted to make it holding something. I worked this rose into the box so it sticks out in relief and breaks outside the dimensions of the box, this was the favorite piece at the 'dia de los muertos' show in Anaheim. This is an acoustic 4 stringer with hinge tail piece, cut in fret markers, custom art work and rose piece sticking out of the box. |
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"El Catrin" click here for more photos This is one of four boxes that I created specifically for the 'dia de los muertos' art exhibit in the city of Anaheim. It ran from the beginning of October through the first week in December and was very well received by all who attended. This is an acoustic 4 stringer with hinge tail piece, cut in fret markers, and custom art work. |
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"Maria de la Cajita" or Mary of the little box. click here for more photos This is one of four boxes that I created specifically for the 'dia de los muertos' art exhibit in the city of Anaheim. It ran from the beginning of October through the first week in December and was very well received by all who attended. This is an acoustic 4 stringer with hinge tail piece, cut in fret markers, and custom art work. |
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"Arturo Fuente 3 string acoustic" click here for more photos I built this guitar custom for a nice lady in Tennessee. She wanted a basic 3 stringer to give to her husband for their anniversary. What a great gift, he must be one happy guy. This guitar looks great and plays easy. Happy anniversary. SOLD |
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"La Calavera" click here for more photos This is one is a great looking piece of art. The oil painted loteria card really jumps off the wall. The neck has branded fret dots, cut fret markers and custom painted script that really finishes off the piece. This one is acoustic and does not have a pick up, but one can easily be put in the box if desired. This is a truly playable piece of artwork. |
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"Cohiba black and red" click here for more photos A real modern and clean looking box. All black with red cloth in the sound holes to accent the box. This one has toothpick frets, and is ready for a pick up with the volume knob and input jack already in place. Simple and clean playing machine. |
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"H. Upman" click here for more photos Nice finished wood box on this guitar. the hand rubbed finish on the cherry wood neck matches the Cuban H. Upman box perfectly. This one has toothpick frets, branded fret dots and a door hinge tail piece. It is ready for a piezo transducer pick up, the volume control and input jack are already mounted. |
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"Gurkha" click here for more photos This is one of the coolest boxes I have seen. It's a nice rough cut, two piece box with a great looking brass name plate. The sound holes are hidden under the plate, which is raised just slightly to let out the beefy sound. This one has toothpick frets, to keep with that rustic look and feel. The piezo transducer pick up is mounted between the neck and box and has a real grungy sound when plugged in. A volume control and custom branded fret dots finish it nicely. SOLD |
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"One-Eye Willie" click here for more photos Hand painted oil portrait of ol' One-Eye on a Cuban Partagas box with a custom painted headstock. Branded fret dots and cut in fret markers look great with the dark stained poplar wood neck. A piezo transducer pick up and volume control are on board as well. This guitar looks as good as it sounds. SOLD |
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"Arturo Fuente, fretted" click here for more photos This guitar has a beautiful cherry wood neck with metal frets on a 25" neck scale. It features custom branded screw head fret dots and piezo transducer pick up with volume control to finish it off. Straight forward, nice looking, great sounding guitar. SOLD |
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"Cohiba, black and gold" click here for more photos This one is mine, it's my daily player. It has tooth pick frets, oak neck and the Cuban Cohiba box opens up for storage. It has a piezo transducer pick up and this thing sounds a lot like a banjo, real twangy. I love it. NFS |
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"Red Punch" click here for more photos Classy looking "Punch" box, with a nice tone. This has a custom painted design on the neck, branded frets dots on the side of the neck and a piezo transducer pick up with volume control to plug it in. SOLD |
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" Voo-doo Chicken Foot" click here for more photos Custom painted box and neck art. The chicken foot and the two headed snake on the box, keep the mojo where it belongs. The neck and head stock are custom painted and slightly "aged" for a vintage, broken-in feel. This box is a little thicker than most and has a real nice sound. There is a volume control and of course piezo transducer pick up to electrify your playing. |
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"Partagas slim" click here for more photos This guitar has a long and lean look thanks to the skinny Cuban Partagas box. Three strings are bound by a door hinge string tree on one end and old Grover tuning machines on the other. This piece has the bare bones blues sound. |
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"One-hand Dan" click here for more photos This is ol' One-eye Willie's partner. He may only have one hand, but that just gives him more to sing about. Hand painted oil portrait on a Cuban Romeo y Julieta box and custom design on the head stock. With branded in fret dots on the dark poplar wood neck, the art is complete. A volume control with chrome knob and piezo transducer pick up accompany Dan to get the sound out. This guitar sounds as good as it looks. SOLD |
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"Cuesta-Rey Ukulele" click here for more photos This "Cuesta-Rey" box was so pretty, yet a little smaller and skinnier than most, that I wasn't sure what to make of it. So, I tore apart my old ukulele and rebuilt it in to this new uke. Real sharp looking, sure to draw attention when playing at the hukilau. SOLD |