On the Bench
Well actually, Andre brought the guitar off the bench and into the Santa Cruz sunshine to take some pictures…
Here is a custom order 12 string Renaissance with Camphor burl top, ready for a pickup.
The Buddy Holly “RT-43-45” Guitar Project
It’s official: we are building 18 guitars for the Buddy Holly Guitar Foundation, a new non-profit organization dedicated to furthering Buddy Holly’s legacy as a singer/songwriter/guitarist and the cause of music education.
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The Pretzel Guitar
Here’s the first “neck through” instrument that I made in early 1969, a year before I co-founded Alembic and brought lutherie to that company. I call this “the Pretzel” for obvious reasons, and it was mostly built without the use of power tools other than a Sears electric hand drill and [...]
Player Activities
Hi, all. Hope you’ve been enjoying the change in seasons. As we hit the deeper part of Autumn, we see some great activity from our customers and players.
One of our favorite artists, Ingrid Michaelson, performed on Good Morning America on the 19th of October as part of the Fall concert series and she was really [...]
Checking Out Artisan Guitars
Greetings one and all! Here’s hoping this post finds you well and happy… and playing a TON!
Last week I traveled to the Nashville area. While there I met with several friends, showing off my collection of Renaissance instruments. (Scroll down a ways to see a video on them.) I also got to check out Artisan [...]
Looking Back on My Trip to Santa Cruz
Greetings, all! I hope this post finds you well and loving life. First, I have to apologize for the lack of blog posts last week. I didn’t realize I hadn’t brought what I needed to post, and our Web Wizard was out of the office last week. (He’s off getting married and honeymooning and such.) [...]
The RS-6 Deuce
Hey now, Labor Day is past us till next year. I hope all had a restful weekend and are ready to go. We are.
With September, we really make our first strong effort to launch the RS6 Deuce model. This new Renaissance acoustic-electric guitar has a very special feature. A great magnetic pick up is mounted [...]
There’s a Dead Truck in the Middle of the Road
Greetings once again from Corn Country. I truly hope your Labor Day weekend was fun-filled and relaxing. In fact, I wish that mine had been. It was supposed to be but, unfortunately, even the best laid plans of mice and bass players… well, you know.
Friday evening was great! We went to hear Big Creek Guitar [...]
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Fun with Videos
Greetings once again, and welcome back! Before I go too far, I want to debut a couple of videos. These are on our new You Tube channel, and will be embedded into the main site next week. But I just couldn’t wait!
This first one was shot on the last day of my last trip to [...]
Hi, There!!
Hi, there! Glad to meet you! I’m Lane Baldwin, also known in the bass world as Lane on Bass. You may be wondering why I’m here. No worries… I’m going to tell you.
It all started when I purchased my first Renaissance instrument, an RB-5FL. She’s a beauty, I can tell you. (Actually, you can look [...]