Pegasus Guitars

Was that hard rock maple? The Western quilted maple that I have tried a couple of times was stunning, but the wood was soft and bordered...

I don't know what a perch pole is, but I helped a friend do some building classes at a couple of music camps. Students made around 40...

Quite sometime ago I bought this little swivel head socket drive that was mentioned here. The blue one in the photo. I think it was in a...

That bit came up as pop-up on my Amazon this morning. They seem to really want to sell these things. However, the AI at Amazon has...

That new bit keeps popping up on Instagram and websites that I visit. Looked like something that might work just the way Ken described...

That's why I'm going out of the lutherie parts business too. Been at it, to supplement my building, for over 30 years selling tuners...

Funny how what works for some does not work for others. I'm always interested in improving bending.A few years ago I tried aluminum foil...

You have enough variables and learning to do that you should try some wood that you don't plan to use for anything, just to get a feel...

Yes, that is correct. Although the 8's and 9's are "economy tuners" they both work fine. Many builders here in Hawaii, who are not...

Just as a head's up about the term "Salvage". It is often used as a gimmick to add psychological value to wood sales. If it is...

I am perfectly happy to be wrong. The car collector analogy does not work though. I've known 2 car collectors and they both only took...

It would be very cool to see the results of a survey of uke owners playing habits. I would predict, with no facts to go on, that the...

One of the strangest things about the astronomical price of highly figured koa that most of us builders covet is that the less figured...

One thing I can tell you from living here is Hawaii is that curly koa has very little BTU value for BBQ's. The lighter, less dense koa...

Ken, I make square kerfing, with a rounded over edge, for ukes. I make triangular for guitars. I don't have much problem with the depth...