Welcome to Fretsville USA 
Learning to play and enjoy music while exploring the world of luthiery is a journey that can last a lifetime.
I hope you enjoy this humble stop along the way.
 
Local Attractions
The Cracker Barrel
 
Stuff I've Built
Cigar Box Uke 001
Cigar Box Uke 002
Homebrew Pickup
Project Underway
 
Collected Instruments
1935 Martin Mandola
Mystery Banjulele
My Old Violin
Harmony Archtop Tenor
Crafter Mini Guitar
Ahead Guitar
Audio & Video
Sound samples
Reference
Luthiery Links
The tree's Revenge
 
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Grandkids Carly Ray, 3, and her brother, Brian Armstrong, in a brief jam session. Carly is flailing away on my Cigar Box Uke #2, while Brian delicately picks the nice old garage sale Yamaha FG-230 I repaired for him.

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Savana Ecklund is four years old in this picture.
The Stadium all-mahogany uke is about 75.
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Last update 06/13/07