Email me using the link above. If you have decided on custom options, include them in your email. You can also call me at (505) 535 - 2857. Basic Instrument prices are: Mandolin-$1900; Guitar-$2200; Archtop Bass-$2500. I accept Paypal, money order, and personal check (may take 2 weeks to clear). I require a deposit of 50% to begin work; The balance must be paid before your instrument is delivered.

Options included in this price are:
• Body and neck in your choice of select, un-figured woods (maple, walnut, mahogany, or cherry).
• Hand carved and graduated top in your choice of wood (spruce, red cedar, redwood, or Douglas-fir).
• 2-octave unbound fretboard in your choice of wood (rosewood, ipe, bloodwood, or maple; others may be available.)
• Side dot position markers; pearl dot inlays are optional.
• High quality Gotoh or Grover tuning machines.
• Adjustable truss rod (Guitar), nonadjustable carbon fiber neck reinforcement (Mandolin), or both (Bass).
• Contrasting single body binding in wood or ABS plastic.
• Your choice of neck profiles.
• Custom scale length if desired. (Note: due to string length and tuning issues, there are limits on the range of scales I can offer. Ask, and we can come up with a workable scale length for you.)
• Hand rubbed French polished shellac finish
• Lifetime warranty to the original owner, covering materials and workmanship. My warranty does NOT cover: normal wear and tear; damage due to accident, misuse, or neglect; or cracking due to rapid temperature or humidity change.

Other options, available at an upcharge:
• Kent Armstrong humbucking pickup (Guitar and Bass) –add $65
• Fishman piezo bridge for Mandolin, adjustable ebony –add $140
• Figured woods (curly maple or figured walnut; others may be available) – priced as available. Inquire for current prices.
• 3- or 5-layer body binding -add $100
• Bound fretboard -add $50
• Fretboard inlays: Add $100 - $300, depending on design. Other types of inlays are also available, inquire for prices.
• Custom hardshell cases available; inquire for prices.

CUSTOM DESIGNS: In order to get to know your personal style and preferences, I will need you to ask you a series of questions. Some points to consider:

• What style of music do you play? Do you usually play hard, soft, somewhere in between? What type of action do you prefer? Do you play with a pick, or with your fingers?

• What instrument do you play now? What do you like and/or dislike about it? What would you change about it if you could?

• Are you an unusually small or unusually tall person? You may want a shorter or longer scale length than standard.

• Do you find a certain style of neck easier to play on? Narrower, or wider? Do you have a preferred string spacing? Think about both left and right hands – you may find, for example, that you like narrow spacing at the nut, but wide at the bridge. Or vise versa…

• Do you play more acoustically, amplified, or both? Will you be playing at high volume? (An instrument built for high-volume amplified playing needs to be less acoustically responsive to avoid feedback - a trade-off.)

• What type of tone do you want the instrument to have? While not always 100% controllable, tonal response can range from low and boomy, to trebly and brittle. A thinner top with a larger body size tends to emphasize the bass, while a thicker top on a smaller body brings out the high end.

• What do you want your instrument to look like? Do you want specific woods, or a design theme you have in
mind? Inlays or other decoration? An unusual headstock shape? Many things are possible, restricted only by practicality or your imagination…