J. Rieck Acoustic

J. Rieck Electric

Back inlay on a koa 000. #jrieck #luthier #inlay #madeinsouthdakota #bespoke #custom #customguitar #handmade #guitar #guitarmaker
Every time I shape braces I have to pay homage to my roots. #jrieck #deadkennedys #knowyourroots
A little back inlay on a myrtle tenor uke. #jrieck #ukulele #handmade #custom #bespoke #myrtle #madeinsouthdakota #uke #customukulele
Bracing layout of a multi-scale 0000. I shifted the x over toward the treble side to get the bridge in good contact with the bracing. I'm really excited to see how this one comes out!
X-brace install art photo. #jrieck #luthier #guitarmaker #guitar #bespoke #madeinsouthdakota
These clouds are looking like mother of pearl.
Last rosette for the current builds.
Rosette 3 of 4 on my current batch. This one is koa/ebony/MOP in a figured Carpathian spruce top.
Bubinga rosette for upcoming tenor uke.
A wise man once said...
"I'm eating the rest of the cake so I don't have to eat it one more day." - Ashley Rieck #firstworldproblems #cake #icecream #simplythebest
The Carpatian spruce top for a new 000 build sporting 43 grains per inch. #jrieck #luthier #lutherie #guitar #wood
Sooo much great music at @blueoxmusicfestival! @williewatsongs @josephhubermusic, Son Volt, @deadmanwinter, @stringdusters and many more!
Day one of Blue Ox in the books. Great tunes from @sambushband, @thetravelinmccourys, @fruitionpdx and many more. Beautiful festival big props to @pertnearsandstone for hosting such a great event!
I'm heading out of town for a couple days for a wedding and the Blur Ox festival in Wisconsin. Before I leave I always like to pick up the shop, it's so much easier to get to work on Monday in a clean space.
Purfling is the material used to make thin, decorative lines around on a musical instrument. One of the great challenges (at least to me) is the clean execution of mitered corners in purfling. These lines of black/white/black are part of a rosette and only .010" wide each so you don't have much room to fudge it. These two corners look pretty good.
Cheers to 4 new instruments moving right along! 2 new ukes and 2 guitars coming soon. #jrieck #hifromsouthdakota #guitar #ukulele #custom #cambiummade #yesthatsagroundhogwithamartini #inprogres #whatsonyourbench #luthier #lutherie
I've been doing these smooth linings for the last few builds. They make a nice rigid structure and, if you alternate the woods they looks pretty sharp. These are basswood with walnut on a Bubinga tenor uke.

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