Hold that Tiger!

Being a sucker for any new and different wood, I couldn't resist this recent offering from Luthier's Mercantile. It is called Tigrillo.  I don't know a whole lot more about the wood other than  LMI reports that it is from Peru and is responsibly…

My Favorite Time of the Build

I'm sure every luthier has a certain time in the build process that he enjoys the most.  For me, this would be after the instrument body comes out of the mold and at the first application of sealer.  If  I could just quit at this moment it…

Under Bridge String

Hey You all!  Nothing new but reworking old ideas.  This under-the-bridge string knot I copied from Nahenahe Ukulele of Maui over 20 years ago.  Don't let anybody tell you it's something new and different.  I see that a lot of custom builders…