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Heindel Vuitar

This is the first version of an instrument that is a unique cross between a viola size and a 12 string guitar, originally inspired by the Colombian, Martin, and John D'Angelico's Tiple! In this picture it is strung up as a Tiple, but is currently living its life as miniature 12 string guitar. 

-Faux tortoise fretboard, finger rest, binding and rosette

-Sitka Spruce top

-flamed maple neck, back, and sides

-"Hot Rod" truss rod and carbon fiber neck reinforcements

-Nitrocellulose Lacquer finish

-Sperzel open back tuning machines

-K&K Mandolin Twin internal pickup


L-00 style

Top: Engelmann Spruce

Back/ sides: figured mahogany

Neck: Mahogany, 3 Piece/ 2 way truss rod/ carbon fiber reinforcement

Veneers/ binding/ rosette/ pick Guard: Faux tortoise (made by maker)

Inlay: white gold Mother of Pearl

Tuners: custom Waverly’s (3 on plate)

Fingerboard/ bridge/ tuner buttons: Ebony

Nut/ saddle: Camel Bone

Bracing: asymmetrical x-bracing

Neck Joint: solid (classical style)

Finish: sunburst sealed with nitrocellulose lacquer, then French polish
Tenor Ukulele

Solid cedar top and braces

Solid figured mahogany back and sides.

Faux tortoise binding and rosette (made by the maker)

Inlaid ebony bridge pins

Ebony fingerboard with engraved mother-of-pearl inlay

Extra-wide camel bone saddle (compensated) and nut

3-piece mahogany neck, solid (classical style) neck joint

2 carbon fiber rods in neck
 
Stainless steel frets

Maker-made faux tortoise veneer on front and back of headstock with engraved inlay Headstock
and fretboard both bound

Peghed 4:1 ratio geared tuners 

Aquila Nylgut strings

Hide glue on soundboard, braces, bridge and fretboard

Sunburst French polish finish
Resonator slide guitar (spider bridge)
    
Figured koa body
     
3 piece Mahogany neck
       
Ebony fretboard
        
Sitka spruce back braces
       
Faux tortoise headstock overlay and binding (made by maker)
      
Tut Taylor resonator cover (polished brass)
     
Beard cone 

Cast aluminum bridge 
  
Camel bone nut and saddle
       
Custom (solid peghead) Waverly 3-on-plate tuning machines with snake wood knobs  
   
Handmade brass tailpiece
    
Gold-white mother of pearl and abalone inlay, engraved
      
"Hot Rod" 2 way adjustable truss rod
     
(2) carbon fiber neck reinforcement rods

Solid neck joint (classical style)
    
Open sound well design
       
Koa baffle
      
D’Addario exp coated phosphor bronze strings .016-.056 
    
French polish finish
17" archtop

Western red cedar top and braces

Figured maple sides, back center strip and neck

Walnut, padauk, figured maple back

Ebony fretboard, tail piece (reinforced with carbon fiber), pickguard, bridge, and headstock veneer

Kent Armstrong "slimbucker" (U.S.A. made) pickup (volume and tone knobs inside of "f" hole)

Asymmetrical x bracing

Stainless hexagonal saddle/ bridge adjustment knobs (made by maker)

Hand stained "ebonized" top, sunburst back, sides and neck

French polished top

Nitrocellulose lacquer finished back, sides, and neck

Sperzel locking tuners

2 way adjustable truss rod

Carbon fiber reinforced neck

Engraved mother of pearl "gear" inlay

Walnut burl back veneer on headstock

Bone nut  
17" archtop

Sitka spruce top and braces

Asymmetrical x bracing 

Ebony bridge, fretboard, headstock and pickguard (added later) 

Hexagonal brass bridge adjustment (made by maker)

Cast Bronze tailpiece (cast by maker)

Grover imperials

3 piece maple neck

2 way truss rod

Carbon fiber reinforced neck

Figured maple back, neck and sides

Hand stained green sunburst

French polish finish

Treble clef inlay on 12th fret 
Soprano Ukulele

Figured Koa top, back, sides, headstock veneer and neck
 
Ebony fingerboard and bridge
 
Camel bone saddle (compensated) and nut

2 carbon fiber rods in neck
 
Ivroid bound body

Friction tuning pegs
13" Parlor

13” lower bout

French polish

Stainless steel frets

Engraved Waverly tuners

Carbon fiber reinforced neck

Dual action truss rod

Two-piece maple neck

Sitka spruce top

East Indian rosewood back and sides
 
Asymmetrical brace design

Bone nut, saddle and bridge pins
 
Ebony fingerboard and bridge
 
Ivoroid bindings

Ivoroid end graff and heel cap
Collection of inlay, slide guitar, ukuleles and flat top guitar 
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El Delfino 

100 year old sitka spruce top
Figured maple back, sides and neck
Ebony trim 
Seth Kimmel inspired back x-bracing design
New Harmony carbon fiber end pin and bridge adjusters
Irving Sloane tuning machines (lightweight)
Joey Naeger inspired setup 
Aubert bridge 
Heindel extension
Heindel body design (inspired by John Lott, Panormo, Karr-Koussevitzky (Amati), Gofriller (okay a little of everything)
Upper bout: 22” (56mm)
Lower bout 27” (68.5mm)
Body length 44 ⅜” (112.5)
C-bout 14 ¾” (37.5mm)
Scale length 41 ⅜” (105mm)
Width at nut 1.65” (41.75mm)
D stop at heel (D neck) 
Low C -Extension scale length 52” (132mm)