Guitar Builds
What makes a Tom Lyons Guitar?
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Primavera. Mahogany. Maple. Sapele. Cocobolo. Rosewood. Wenge. And many others. Sometimes a one piece body, sometimes a 2 piece. If it is a 2 piece, the grain will match like it was meant to be that way. I try to use single piece bodies whenever I can but finding a nice piece 13 inches wide is getting pretty tough these days and is guaranteed to pull a premium price. Dare to be different. A classic shape, that can be massaged in so many ways.
Block inlay on a rosewood fretboard
A couple of mahogany neck blanks
A chunk of maple ready for resawing to become tops
Tapering a fretboard
Shaping the neck heel
Setting frets into a custom inlaid fretboard
Hollow body glue-up
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A Freshly carved 7 string neck
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I've teamed up with a Navy brother who is an artist of many forms. We work closely with the customer to come up with an art scene that he or she wants, Brian draws it out, and when approved, he then draws it onto the guitar body and begins the wood burning and shading process. This build was for a customer wanting something in the Grotesque fashion. The body on this one is alder. Alder burns well. Some woods don't burn well and darker woods don't show the art fully. This is the second creation we've worked on together. Brian is available for commision and can be reached by email at SBURATT93@YAHOO.COM
Bending acoustic sides
Slotting a fretboard
In these two shots, on th eleft I'm locating for the addition of a pickup into an Eastman guitar, on the right is the finished job. The pick guard and tail piece were both custom made by me.
Carving the bevels on an S style guitar body
