This Kelly Zayante model sold before I could take some real pictures of it. Indian rosewood, cedar top, shellac finish. www.kellyguitar.com #luthier #guitarbuilder #Guitarshop #classicalguitar #music #wood #California #kellyGuitarCo #woodworking #shellac #tonewood #cedar

Building Shellac on a Kelly Zayante model I am building. Redwood on black acacia with a Spanish cedar neck and ebony fretboard. Available soon www.kellyguitar.com #luthier #guitarbuilder #Guitarshop #classicalguitar #music #wood #California #kellyGuitarCo #woodworking #redwood #tonewood #oldgrowth

Rough sanded Kelly Zayante model I am building. Redwood on black acacia with a Spanish cedar neck and ebony fretboard. Available soon www.kellyguitar.com #luthier #guitarbuilder #Guitarshop #classicalguitar #music #wood #California #kellyGuitarCo #woodworking #redwood #tonewood #oldgrowth

Gibson L1 archtop from 1920 needed work on the tailpiece and saddle. I built a new one out of rosewood and nickel. It blends in well and sounds good. 105 years old and going strong!
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2026-1
Indian Rosewood Dreadnought
The interior is complete...it will get a signed label before the top glues on.
Wastsonia fulgens (Bugle Lily)
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best, ray

Guitar build update
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7 tries but I got the headstock design done.

I ran into issues with the strings hitting other tuners.

Middle one is the problem. Added a slight curve and followed it to move the middle tuner in a bit.
Just a template.

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Update:
I cut the fret slots on the fingerboard.

Bolivian rosewood

Throughout June, I built a fretless 'Partscaster' bass guitar for myself, using a second-hand body and neck, both bought off eBay. It's loaded with EMG Geezer Butler signature, solderless pickups.

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This is a closeup shot of a coastal redwood soundboard. I harvested this from an old growth stump that was originally cut over a hundred years ago. It was protected by fire which sealed the wood inside a charcoal skin.

Very old redwood from the Santa Cruz mountains.
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The line up

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I am unsure if these are the original 98 year old tuners but they certainly could be. You can see the difference between the two gears in the foreground. One is cleaned up and the other is in it original state.

The tuners from a 1936 Santos Hernandez. Tuners were rough and uneven. This was caused by extremely worn gears so I cleaned them up and removed the burs. Working well now with smooth action.

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Another ebony armrest cutaway.

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These Parlor guitars are small 3/4 size with short 630mm scales. They are all solid wood with very simple design but with some unexpected features for their low price.

Siblings.
Two Kelly Parlor guitars at different moments in the process.

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This has a cedar top with a maple burl rosette, Indian rosewood sides laminated with black acacia, Indian rosewood back, Spanish cedar neck, ebony fretboard, and a 640mm scale.

How the back and tail strips line up

First wash coats of shellac going on this Kelly Guitars Almagro order.

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This is fine. #luthier #guitarbuilder #Guitarshop #classicalguitar #music #wood #California #kellyGuitarCo #woodworking

Overall fender like guitar with the face plate and wires removed. A hole can be drilled into the guitar for the effects knob.

To make room for the top pick up, I decided to router out more room on the body of the guitar for the top pickup to slide in more easily.

Router out a hole on the body to make room for the effects knob

The Guitar plate placed back onto the body of the guitar to check how well the effects knob fits into the hole seamlessly. It's a success.

Been working on my Cherry Cola guitar. It already felt great to touch and play and hear it sing beautifully without any feedback at all (big improvement in my soldering skills).

However, there were some other touches that I needed to make, specifically […]

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Preview of a little wood harvesting project in the works.
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More holes
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This guitar has a laminated top of spruce and cedar along with a lattice bracing system. I will also have an ebony cutaway armrest and a hybrid shellac finish.

Closing up a prototype. #luthier #guitarbuilder #Guitarshop #classicalguitar #music #wood #California #kellyGuitarCo #woodworking

A music stand fell and punctured right through the double top. The bridge was rolling and the top bulging which ruined the action and intonation. This is an issue with the fan braced Hill Signature guitars from between 2006 and 2011.

Looking all shiny and ready to play.

Hill Signature with a few big problems. Bridge needed to be removed, augmented, and reinstalled. The gash in the top needed repaired.
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Kelly Almagro model with a cedar soundboard, Indian rosewood back and sides, sides laminated with black acacia, Spanish cedar neck, ebony fretboard, and traditional French polish finish.

Clamping some braces on the go-bar deck

About to close up a custom guitar order. #luthier #guitarbuilder #Guitarshop #classicalguitar #music #wood #California #kellyGuitarCo #woodworking

I build guitars - this is one of mine. One thing I love about it is the wood I get to work with. This model is called Sola, and has a flame maple top.
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The superglue and tape trick is great for putting the radius on a fretboard #madeincanada

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The first step in making the fret ends more friendly is knocking off the sharp corners.

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Precision. Craftsmanship. Sound.

Every /myōōz/guitar is built with intention—masterfully shaped, one at a time, with no shortcuts. Just artistry, tradition, and tone.

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Listed 6 very nice Amboyna burl guitar
tops for sale on the Ebay page. If you are interested
here is a link.
www.ebay.com/str/qualityw....
html?store_cat=80085257013

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This will be a 3/4 size 630mm nylon parlor guitar with Engelmann spruce top and Monterey cypress back and sides. It will have a nicely darkened lacquer finish when complete.

A new parlor guitar is coming together! Spruce on Monterey cypress. It smells amazing. #luthier #guitarbuilder #Guitarshop #classicalguitar #music #wood #California #kellyGuitarCo

My latest creation. Classical guitar built from scratch. #classicalguitar #guitar #gitar #guitarbuilder #guitarmaker