J. Rieck Acoustic

J. Rieck Electric

I sent this beauty off to it’s new home yesterday. It’s a wonderful thing to get to build a guitar for a friend. I’m really happy with how it turned out, pretty classy if I do say so myself. Pro photos coming soon.. #jrieck #guitar #luthier #handmade #custom #bespoke #guitarmaker #rosewood #hifromsouthdakota #siouxfalls #acousticguitar
This is a repair of a complex LP headstock break. There was lots of splintering on the end grain in the break and I wasn’t able to glue it back together in a way I was comfortable with so I decided it was better to graft on a new headstock. . I removed the fingerboard, created a clean glue surface for my scarf joint on the neck portion with chisels and files, grafted a mahogany piece on which included the serial number and “Made In USA” cnc cut to replicate the original. I used the original face plate as well. Notice in the second photo that I also put wings on the headstock just like Gibson always does. . The repair isn’t invisible but it’s structurally sound and looks better than anything I could think of to cover a badly splintered crossgrain break. #jrieck #luthier #guitar #guitartech #guitarrepair #gibson #lespaul
Pulled the neck out of an old Kay yesterday. You never know what your going to get when this joint fails so I was really happy to see this come apart so cleanly. There is very little damage to the neck block. #jrieck #luthier #doublebass
I retopped this Martin JC-40 a few years back. It’s pretty cool to see it again after a few years of hard playing. I had to do the oval soundhole by hand, also hand cut the rosette since it was before my cnc. #jrieck #luthier #guitarrepair
Here we go! #jrieck #sodakguitar
Hard to beat the visuals of a Flaming Lips show. What a blast!
I have the audio of this guitar, along with info about this unique project listed at www.jrieck.com/acoustic check it out and let me know what you think! I’ve also placed a link in the bio. #jrieck #guitar #sodakguitar #shamelessselfpromotion
Vidal Skrede picked a couple tunes on the #sodakguitar guitar yesterday. I also recorded a couple of great local players and will be posting audio clips later today. #jrieck #guitar #handmade #hifromsouthdakota
The #sodakguitar is done! This instrument was largely sourced locally and the decorative motifs all have SD roots. I’m quite really surprised by the pine top, this instrument really sounds great... imho :) I’ll be posting audio samples and all the info on this unique build on my website soon and will let you know when it’s up. Photos by @telecaster1968 . #jrieck #guitar #handmade #local #hifromsouthdakota
Honey locust bridge on the #sodakguitar , next step isn’t the deer antler nut and saddle and we’ll be ready to folk n’ roll! . . #jrieck #guitar #luthier #handmade #guitarmaker #guitarmaker #honeylocust #domesticwood #keepitlocal #bespoke #unique
Del and the boys... I’m in my happy place.
Made it to Blue Ox! Billy Strings just are tearing it up here.
Finally got the top on the SD guitar. Last week was pretty rough dealing with my thickness sander breaking down right as I needed to finalize the top and back thicknesses. Once that was back up and running I did a heavy work binge and got everything braced over just a couple days. Should be able to finish he box today 🤞. #jrieck #sodakguitar #luthier #guitar #guitarmaker
The SD guitar got a back inlay today. Sunshine on the Badlands. I have a cool idea of how to make the bottom more Badlands-ish but that’s for later. The scene I used for the inspiration of the Badlands was taken from a photo by @alixkyrie on a recent trip we took to the Black Hills to photograph areas where the materials and inspiration for this guitar was sourced. . . #jrieck #handmade #guitar #southdakota #hifromsouthdakota #local #wood #sodakguitar #thatsmynewhashtag #haveaniceday
Did some #foraging today. Nature’s pretty neat :)
Sooo... I’ve been working on a special project; a build using primarily materials sourced locally in South Dakota. Not exactly somewhere known for fine timber products but I’ve found materials that I believe will yield a successful guitar. The top is beetle-kill pine from the Black Hills, back and sides of curly black walnut, I’ll use a walnut neck and the bride/fingerboard are honey locust. This rosette is made from teak that was reclaimed from the USS SD, petrified wood from Mystic and apiece of rose quartz, which was a nightmare to work 😬. There are more SD things in the details but I’ll save that for later... I’m building this instrument with a grant from the SD Arts Council and it will be on display at the Washington Pavilion July-Oct. along with photos representing the source of the materials by @alixkyrie. The opening for the show is July 6th, I hope to see some of you there!!
Working on a thing. 📷: @funfreshphotos #jrieck #luthier #workingonstuff
I’m really digging the bold maple purfling on rosewood look here. . #jrieck #guitar #handmade #customguitar #rosewood #maple #purfling #woodworking #custom #bespoke
Home sweet home. #jrieck #shop #panorama
Took my first crack at baking tops last night. I definitely felt a little funny putting wood into a gas oven but look how nice it worked out, the top fit perfectly into the rack mounts. Just glorious. Everything worked out great, no fires or anything :) #jrieck #handmade #guitar #woodworking #ovenbaked #wood

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