What is "roasted/torrified/tempered" wood?
Wood that has undergone a process in which it is heated in a low-oxygen controlled environment, after a standard kiln-drying process. This process results in wood that is dimensionally more stable and more resonant, akin to the wood one would find in a vintage electric guitar from the '50s or '60s. For more details, click here.
What is "quartersawn" wood?
Trees produce grown rings, and how logs are milled can determine the grain pattern these rings appear. Quartersawn lumber is milled from logs such that the grain runs perpendicular to the long face of the lumber. This makes the board stronger and less likely to warp. For this purpose, quartersawn wood is desireable for guitar necks. For more details, click here and here.
What is "reclaimed" wood?
Reclaimed wood is lumber that previously served another function (i.e. furniture, building structures, etc.) and usually was cut a very long time ago. Vintage reclaimed wood is desireable for the same reasons "roasted" wood is (it is essentially what roasted wood attempts to emulate), and it often is salvaged from interesting projects with great stories.
How are your guitars made?
All guitars are handmade without the use of CNC machines (it would take away all the fun for me). All bodies and necks start from intentionally sourced dimensional lumber (i.e. these are not partscasters with bodies bought from Company A bolted onto a neck from Company B).
Where do your parts and materials come from?
I try to source as much as possible from the DC-Metro area, locally known as the DMV (encompassing DC, Maryland, and Virginia).
Reclaimed wood for guitar bodies often comes from salvaged projects in DC and Baltimore.
Pickups come from from Lindy Fralin in Richmond, VA.
What case do your guitars come with?
Currently I ship all guitars with a Mono M80 Vertigo case. These are the best cases I have come across (hard or soft), and provide the best protection during shipping.