Tulip Guitar
October 13th, 2009
Tulip Guitar Do you know what this is? I dont.The neck block is the whole arc of the top of the body and is only 1″ deep.The bracing is ladder and the back and sides are Mahogany. Weird. For more photos click here.
Welcome to Char Lutheries!
I’ve always had a fascination (some might say obsession) with musical instruments. I find them to be the perfect blend of art, craft, and function combined into one beautiful sounding object. That core fascination is sill a driving force in my work. In this column, along with sharing photos and comments of the new instruments I have built, I will also share photos of some of the cool, unusual, and just plain weird things that come into my shop form week to week. Most are from customers, some of them I own, some of them just show up on my doorstep! Hope you enjoy it. Kerry Char
1960’s “Dead Head” J45
October 13th, 2009
J45 1960? What can I say. For more photos, click here.
N.B. Curtis
October 13th, 2009
N.B. Curtis Parlor.The lower bout on this parlor is almost 15″ so it is on the larger size for a parlor. Scale length is 25″ and it is ladderbraced. Top is spruce and the back and sides are Mahogany. We reset the neck added a trussrod, refretted it, and made a repro bridge for it. This thing plays and sounds fabulous! For more photos click here.
