Double-Neck Bouzouki

July 29

The bouzouki is coming right along and is just about ready for the finish. The necks still need to be carved and the body bound in these picture.

July 16

Construction is well underway on one of the most unique instruments that I have ever built. It is a double-neck bouzouki (12-string/8-string) being built for Brian McNeill. Brian currently travels with two instruments when he is on tour, and the goal with this new instrument is to combine them into one. This bouzouki has presented a long list of new challenges that I have had to work through. There are so many things that would normally be done when making a single-neck instrument that simply don't work on a double-neck design. This will also be my first carved-top instrument.