The wood is where it begins.
I buy air-dried wood from old stocks, some of it aged for decades — and some of it I cut myself. From very rare wood according to old specs to locally grown alternatives like plum, alder and maple, I carefully select every piece. I enjoy bringing to life what has already been there, hidden in the grain.
Then the manual work to unlock the material's potential.
Routing, chambering, profiling, fretboard preparation, fret work. Each step measured before, during and after. No CNC, no jig that I haven't built or chosen myself. The patience of metalworking, applied to wood. Stains, oils, hand-rubbed shellac — all done in this workshop. Only the nitrocellulose lacquer step, when a build calls for it, goes to a partner workshop ten minutes from here, equipped with the latest environmental and safety technology.
"It will be ready when it is ready."