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Custom, hand-built guitars and mandolins, restoration, repair and consignment for collectors and Bluegrass and acoustic musicians by Chris Oliver in Springfield, Illinois.
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Archtop Restoration
This 50′s archtop is being completely restored. It just got a beautiful new chechem (black poisonwood) fretboard with some custom inlay. Chechem fretboard blanks will be available in the store soon.
Old Growth Mahogany vs. C.F. Martin’s
Take a look at the Reclaimed Mahogany compared to a neck blank recently purchased from Martin 1833 shop. The Martin blank is on the top. Notice the tight grain and great color in the old growth mahogany compared to the … Continue reading
One of the saws made its way to our partner in reclaimed exotic lumber, GreenerLumber LLC… Now cross-cutting the large stock will be a breeze. If you need large equipment, 3-phase is the way to go. Get a phase converter … Continue reading
Honduras Mahogany Project 2
I was able to get up to the shop this weekend and complete some more of the guitar using the River Recovered Honduras Mahogany. Bending the sides was a tricky process. I had to thin the sides down to just … Continue reading
Honduras Mahogany Project 1
While the Illini football team managed to score 52 points and still lose the final game of the season, we got some work started using a set of the River Recovered Honduras Mahogany. I selected a back and side set … Continue reading