Shaping each guitar by hand, I use traditional techniques and method of construction
practiced by the old Spanish makers drawing my inspiration from Antonio de Torres and
Santos Hernandez. My guitars are light in construction and aside from working with a
solera, I prefer not to rely on forms and molds to shape the guitar. With this approach,
I've enjoyed a personal relationship with each guitar to create a truly unique instrument.
With every build, I rely on my intuition, my understanding of the wood, the simplicity of
the design, my eyes and hands to guide me through the process. It is important that
my focus and attention to detail is in each guitar since my work is about quality and not
quantity. I do not mass-produce my rosettes so, each guitar will have a slightly, or very
different rosette than the last. My guitars are built entirely with hide glue in a 40% to
50% controlled humidity environment using the finest hand selected woods. My finish of
choice is a French polish using shellac and some oil varnishes.