2013

Fraulini was my grandmother Angelina’s maiden name.  There were seven sisters in the family and I have named a model after each one of them.  My great Aunt Loretta was the baby of the family and is the last surviving sister.  She is in her 90’s and doing well.  She always gives me a hard time that the model that bears her name is the “cheapest”, but I like to remind her that it is also the most petite and […]

I recently finished the first batch of guitars for the new year.  It was a fun group, Gibson inspired more than anything.  I’ve really been getting into the hand rubbed sunbursts of some of the early Gibsons and got to try my hand at it again. The most unique of the bunch was a seven string that I made for my friend Adam Kiesling.  Adam is a great musician in Minneapolis.  He mentioned to me a while back that he […]