Commissions

All building slots are now filled for 2025. I am currently accepting commission for 2026.

As of January 2026 the base price for my guitars will be 7500.00. This price includes the following:

  • European spruce, Engelmann spruce or Western Red cedar top

  • 7-fan closed or 7-fan open harmonic bar bracing bar bracing

  • East Indian rosewood back and sides

  • East Indian rosewood bridge

  • Spanish cedar or Honduran mahogany neck

  • 650mm, 640mm or 630mm (smaller body) scale length

  • Ebony fretboard with nickel-silver fretwire

  • Gotoh Premium tuning machines

  • Superior CD-1512 Deluxe hard-shell case

Options: 2026 Pricing

  • Brazilian rosewood bridge - Add 50.00

  • Compound cutaway – Add 1500.00

  • Sound port w/adjustable magnetic cover – Add 300.00

  • Removeable (magnetic) Tornavoz - Add 500.00

  • Multi-piece back - Add 150.00 plus applicable wood upcharge

  • Additional strings – Add 500.00 per string plus applicable tuner upcharge

  • Additional wood species – Contact me to discuss

  • Radiused fretboard - 300.00

  • Zero Fret (reversible or permanent) - 300.00

  • Jescar EVO Gold fret wire (no nickel-harder and more durable) - Add 90.00

  • Electronics – Add 250.00 for install plus cost of system

  • Tuning machines upgrade (typically Barnett, Scheller or Rodgers) – Contact me for current pricing

  • Case upgrade (typically Visesnut Active or Premier Series) Contact me for current pricing

    Note: I can also provide detailed measurements to either Hoffee or Calton for custom cases.

Top Bracing Options

Tuning Machine Options

Additional Options

Payment Process

Please contact me via phone or my contact page to discuss a possible commission. I require a 500.00 non- refundable deposit to be placed on my building list. A payment of 50% (including initial deposit) will be required to start the build process. Final payment will be required prior to shipment of the finished instrument. Shipping costs are the responsibility of the client. I have an Inland Marine insurance policy which covers the instrument until it is in possession of the client.

Note: I only ship within the U.S.A.

Returns

After receipt of the new instrument there will be a 72 hour trial period. If after that time you determine that the instrument is not suited to you, the instrument may be returned to me for a full refund less the original deposit and any repairs required. Shipping and insurance will be the responsibility of the client.  Note: It is not possible to extend this offer to clients who have requested a highly specialized or customized instrument. I will inform you if the instrument falls into this category during the proposal process.

Warranty

I warranty my instruments to the original owner against defects in materials or workmanship for my life as a working maker or until January 1, 2028, whichever comes first.

I cannot be responsible for the following:

  • normal wear and tear (including French polish)

  • abuse or neglect

  • damage caused by extremes of temperature or humidity

  • natural disaster

  • cracking in Brazilian rosewood or African blackwood. These wood have been known to occasionally develop hairline cracks over time even in well-aged wood.

Repairs done by persons other than myself may void this warranty.