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TMI Custom CBK

As you probably know this place started out with me making guitars back in the mid/late 90's after my endless (unsuccessful at the time) search for a Mosrite Ventures Model...

TMI Custom CBK

As you probably know this place started out with me making guitars back in the mid/late 90's after my endless (unsuccessful at the time) search for a Mosrite Ventures Model...

1968 Teisco May Queen

In the plethora of bizarre vintage Japanese guitars few stand out as beautifully iconic as the Teisco May Queen. I've written about the May Queen before, along with its close...

1968 Teisco May Queen

In the plethora of bizarre vintage Japanese guitars few stand out as beautifully iconic as the Teisco May Queen. I've written about the May Queen before, along with its close...

Late 60's Burns Violin Bass

I've written about both Burns Tokyo and vintage Japanese violin basses many times before in my blog. The Hofner Violin bass was hugely popular in Japan thanks mainly to the...

Late 60's Burns Violin Bass

I've written about both Burns Tokyo and vintage Japanese violin basses many times before in my blog. The Hofner Violin bass was hugely popular in Japan thanks mainly to the...

TMI Custom JRS SB75

As most of you who follow me here know I'm heavily influenced by Semie Moseley as a guitar builder and although my newer TMI series guitars don't follow strict design...

TMI Custom JRS SB75

As most of you who follow me here know I'm heavily influenced by Semie Moseley as a guitar builder and although my newer TMI series guitars don't follow strict design...

The Teisco square pole pickup

While I had a bunch of Teisco K series guitars around I thought I'd do a blog on the design and execution of one of my all-time favourite pickups. The...

The Teisco square pole pickup

While I had a bunch of Teisco K series guitars around I thought I'd do a blog on the design and execution of one of my all-time favourite pickups. The...

1960's Aria 2000T

I've been collecting vintage Japanese guitars for many years and as I've mentioned before, 2 things changed everything in the 90's for a budding collector stuck in the far reaches...

1960's Aria 2000T

I've been collecting vintage Japanese guitars for many years and as I've mentioned before, 2 things changed everything in the 90's for a budding collector stuck in the far reaches...