At the closing event for the 2012 Acoustic Franciacorta Muriel Anderson borrowed a Maxmonte harp guitar since hers got lost in transit :(
The concert was fantastic! And Muriel used the harp guitar for the rest of her Italian tour... A very special thanks to the owner Roberto Zanolli for lending it to her!
Thanks Zack for this nice video taken during The II Acoustic House Meeting, and thanks Andrea for powering through a terrible neck pain!
My latest Thames in the very capable hands of Alberto Ziliotto.
This guitar has sustain for days and tone that brought me to tears... and I'm not exagerating!
The magnificent Muriel Anderson takes a beautiful cedar and koa Thames for a spin on the TNAG - Carter Vintage couch.
Another peek at what happens in the lab. This is me prepping and glueing the scarf joint on the neck's headstock. This particular joint is one of the many places where I use hot hide glue... It's strong, it does not slip as much as modern glues when clamped, it resists heat well. Just a bit more work for many advantages :)
An updated take on a Frank Ford's idea, the Roto-sander allows you to clean up inside instruments... from the outside!
No more squeezing your forearm through the soundhole or fumbling around with strange sanding blocks.
The UnTangler is a specialized rotary tool attachment, used to clean up the remainder of the fret tang, after it has been clipped away with a nipper.
Short video testing the Neumann clip on microphone on a Sinker Redwood and Ebony Thames, thanks to the talented Alberto Ziliotto!
Ken Totushek demoes his new Columbia baritone. This guitar has been gestating in my mind for over 5 years...
Here is how I radius the bottom of the braces that go in my guitars.
Just a quick video on how I prebend the veneer that goes on the back of my headstock design, and the glueing process.
At the ADGPA 2013 convention maestro Pietro Nobile tried the new Danube model.
Thanks Zack for this nice video taken during The II Acoustic House Meeting, and thanks Andrea for powering through a terrible neck pain!
My latest Thames in the very capable hands of Alberto Ziliotto.
This guitar has sustain for days and tone that brought me to tears... and I'm not exagerating!
The magnificent Muriel Anderson takes a beautiful cedar and koa Thames for a spin on the TNAG - Carter Vintage couch.
Short video testing the Neumann clip on microphone on a Sinker Redwood and Ebony Thames, thanks to the talented Alberto Ziliotto!
Ken Totushek demoes his new Columbia baritone. This guitar has been gestating in my mind for over 5 years...
At the ADGPA 2013 convention maestro Pietro Nobile tried the new Danube model.
Here is a video by my friend Matteo Gobbato, a nice arragement of "Clarity" by Zedd.
Friend Matt Thomas sent me this video where he is jamming with Stephen Bennett: it sure looks like they are having a blast!
Stephen Bennett demos his Maxmonte Guitar / Columbia model at the Woodstock Invitational Luthiers Showcase 2016.
At the closing event for the 2012 Acoustic Franciacorta Muriel Anderson borrowed a Maxmonte harp guitar since hers got lost in transit :(
The concert was fantastic! And Muriel used the harp guitar for the rest of her Italian tour... A very special thanks to the owner Roberto Zanolli for lending it to her!
My first crazy harp guitar project... a left handed instrument for Francesco Faldani.
Another peek at what happens in the lab. This is me prepping and glueing the scarf joint on the neck's headstock. This particular joint is one of the many places where I use hot hide glue... It's strong, it does not slip as much as modern glues when clamped, it resists heat well. Just a bit more work for many advantages :)
An updated take on a Frank Ford's idea, the Roto-sander allows you to clean up inside instruments... from the outside!
No more squeezing your forearm through the soundhole or fumbling around with strange sanding blocks.
The UnTangler is a specialized rotary tool attachment, used to clean up the remainder of the fret tang, after it has been clipped away with a nipper.
Here is how I radius the bottom of the braces that go in my guitars.
Just a quick video on how I prebend the veneer that goes on the back of my headstock design, and the glueing process.
