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There are those who believe that building instruments from parts is not the same as building from raw materials.
They are right.
My customers require instruments as tools and not "objets d'art".
I use available materials and parts to make what they need without the cost of my artistic ego. The instruments I build from parts are treasured by their owners.
I can and have made instruments from original materials and designs, but only when a unique instrument and design is requested.
Eating sawdust and smelling paint are better left for those times when a unique instrument is required.
Fred Boekhorst
Fred Boekhorst is a Nashville cat who keeps surprising the establishment and himself.
Each guitar has a name.
His MySpace site is:  http://www.myspace.com/fredboekhorst
 
My Personal Guitar
 
 
 
 
My personal guitar, built at Vermont Instruments, with George Morris instructing.
Bernabi
The Bernabi
 
 
 
 
 
The Bernabi family of Rochester, NY has this one. The son is a prodigy and his dad, Frank, wanted something as unique as his son.
The Star Guitar
Star guitar back
Star guitar front
The Steve Azar "Star Guitar". Talk about unique.
Note the lack of pickups and the LR Baggs piezo bridge.
 
Fred Boekhorst's Baritone guitar
Mike Solle and Fred Boekhorst's baritone guitar. Mike Solle
Not all guitars stories have a happy ending.
This one no longer exists as a unit.
Great guitar and great sound, but just not lucky.
It happens.
Joe Gavito's Favorite
gavito
beaver full
 
 
 
 
 
Custom made for Johnny Boatwright of "Canyon".
 
Now owned by a Texas player.
Kyle Wilson from Nashville Tennessee, doing me proud!
This is him at the Cadillac Ranch.
His MySpace site is: http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=45449878
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 
 
 
How about BJ Golden, Texas boy gone bad!
This is  him while he was with The Low Cash Cowboys.
He has gotten sophisticated now. No hat!
 
Check out http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=38043765
Hunter Carmichael, Nashville's "Prince of Tone", with a couple of my instruments.
Kevin Williams with this Barden loaded Stratobeaver.
Kevin is the most unafraid guy I have ever met.
No macho, no bravado, just pure, sweet, love and integrity.
He kicks with his music and  does it for the love.
Nude photos at:
http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=45154473
The SGThe SG
The SG had been brutalized by previous repairmen to the point the truss rod was ruined and the neck angle had shifted due to poor routing and planning until the guitar was unplayable.
 
Dan Cielinski, a former apprentice, helped me on the SG until he finally gave up.
 
When I finished it, it played great sounded great and the owner and I felt we had done something beautiful.
 
 
 
The Guild
Lance Wascomb
 
 
The Guild had a built in guitar stand that was missing.
 
It ended up being a shredder guitar!
One pickup and all speed.
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