April

April 28, 2011

New Angelina 12

I recently finished an Angelina 12 string that I’d been wanting to make for a while. It was inspired by the work of Raphael Ciani and Antonio Cerrito, two of my favorite luthiers of days gone by. I feel fortunate to have had the opportunity to build it. The top of the guitar is red spruce. The back and sides are mahogany. The bridge and fingerboard are ebony. The bridge pins are bone with a “French eye”, very sharp looking. […]