Sunday, February 6, 2011

Some Instruments I've Built


I mostly like to make drums, but I've dabbled in a few other instruments. Here's an electric guitar I built one afternoon. It has a cable attached to it that goes straight to the pickup so it's always at full volume.

Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Shellacking


Recent depressing political events have given shellacking a bad name. But as a wood finishing I think it can't be beaten.

Shellac allows wood to resonate more naturally than polyurethane or nitrocellulose which is why it is used on high-end classical guitars.