I offer instruments in three sizes:
Concert (14.7", 16" or 17” scale)
Tenor (17" or 18" scale)
Baritone (20" scale) (+$500)
The following features are included with the base price of $2,400:
Laminated back and sides
Body bindings and end graft
Bone nut and saddle
Radiused fretboard with matching string-thru bridge
Cantilevered fretboard with carbon fiber reinforcement
Pocketed frets to conceal tang ends
Carbon fiber bridge plate and neck reinforcement
Side markers
Custom rosette
Peghead overlay
Hand rubbed oil finish on body and neck
Gotoh UPT planetary tuners
Fluorocarbon strings
Upgrade options include:
Laminated top with flying buttress bracing and choice of sound hole location, $400
Side sound port, $100 (upgrade applies only to instruments with conventional sound hole)
Contrasting binding purflings, $100 (+$100 for multiline)
Bound fretboard, $200 (+$100 for contrasting line)
Hemispherical fret ends, $400
Slotted headstock with Rubner tuners, $400
Fret markers on top of fretboard, $50
Satin epoxy or satin poly body and neck, $400 ($500 for baritone) (fully pore-filled finish may incur additional charge)
Case (offered at my cost)
Figured and other premium woods (cost varies and is in addition to the base price)
Specially ordered string sets, including sets with wound strings, cost varies
Installation of pickups, varies depending upon configuration
Six and eight string variations are individually quoted
A few polices: A refundable deposit of $500 holds a place on my build list. The deposit becomes nonrefundable when the build begins or when I have purchased special materials, such as a particular wood set or tuners. I accept payment only through PayPal. If there is a charge for a payment, it will be paid by the buyer. Insurance is required for all shipments unless the buyer accepts full risk of loss. Shipments outside the US will be via US Postal Service.