Acoustic Instruments

In addition to electric guitars I've been making some acoustic guitars and other instruments.  Here is a list.

El Gato Guitar

El Gato was my first acoustic guitar.  Since I wasn't confident at making guitar necks at the time, it has a bolt-on neck (made by all-parts).  I also didn't understand the need to keep the bridge light and instead used a metal bridge from an electric guitar.  This makes the guitar quieter than it needs to be.  The sides are also thicker (about an inch) as I wasn't sure how thin I could make them.  So the guitar is also quite heavy.

​My daughter owns this guitar.  Maybe I'll replace the bridge some day.

El Oso Classico

This was my second acoustic guitar and was much more successful.  This is a classical nylon string guitar with a full 25 inch scale but a shorter body and still has a nice sound.  It also has double-cutaways to access the higher frets.

All mahogany with a cedar soundboard.  The neck has a titanium rod for support and it also seems to help it resonate the sound into the sound box.

I called it "El Oso" (the bear) because it kind of looks like a bear face when you look at it.  ​This is my favorite acoustic guitar and I will probably never part with it.

Apollo Lyre

This is a 19 string lyre.  It has a small sound box which helps to amplify the sound.   Made of mahogany with a spruce soundboard.

I still own it.. haven't decided to sell it yet but I'm thinking about it.

La Piña Tenor Ukulele

This is a tenor ukulele with a pineapple carved back made from a piece of mahogany with a spruce soundboard.  I played it for a summer then decided to sell it.  Hopefully the new owner is enjoying it.

I used a Merlin 2 mini-angle grinder to do the carving.  (If you get one of these, throw away the mini-chain saw.  It is too dangerous to use.)

La Rosa Guitar

This is a smaller, parlor sized guitar with a string-through bridge that reduces the tension on the soundboard.  I had fun with epoxy on this guitar and used it to make a rose vine running down the fretboard and around the sound hole.

La Rosa Grande Guitar

This is a full-sized version of La Rosa acoustic guitar, meant to provide a deeper volume to the bass strings.

Infinito Tenor Guitar

This is a four nylon string acoustic guitar with a 21 inch scale length.  It is slightly longer than a baritone ukulele and is tuned the same as the high four strings of a standard guitar.   I've built two of these, one with a cedar soundboard and the other with a spruce soundboard.

This is called "Infinito" because if you look at it you will see the infinity curve in a few locations.

Infinito Classico (In Design)

This is a (near) full size six string version of the Infinito design.   Even though this is a nylon string guitar, the tuners on the headstock are steel-string versions.  The neck is also narrower, like a steel string guitar.