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2022 in Review

by Taiho GuitarsGeneral December 6, 2022No Comments

Closing in on the end of 2022 at Taiho Guitars. This was my first year in official existence and it has been a learning experience. Looking ahead to 2023, I had some ideas for both the workshop and projects. I’d initially thought to start learning to build necks, but as I priced out tools and …

New Jewelry for the Workshop

by Taiho GuitarsGeneral May 29, 2022May 29, 2022No Comments

Thanks to my friends at I.F. Metalworks, I have a new piece of stainless steel decoration in the shop.

Got a Name

by Taiho GuitarsGGBO22 April 15, 2022No Comments

The design is still on paper and in my head, but since my workshop is over 300 miles away at our country home and we’re not going back until Memorial Weekend, all I can do right now is to keep on designing. My entry is a retro Atomic Age/Mid-Century inspired design and I’d been struggling …

GGBO22 Begins

by Taiho GuitarsGGBO22 April 13, 2022No Comments

A while ago, I heard about the Great Guitar Buildoff. I thought, “nah, I’d never be good enough to enter that!” Well, after a couple more projects completed and having learned something each time, I decided I was up for the challenge. So I’ve entered the 2022 competition in the kit builder category, as I’m …

Nazgûl & Snow Queen Done

by Taiho GuitarsGeneral April 9, 2022April 13, 2022No Comments

Both Nazgûl and Snow Queen were finished this week. Naz is tuned to B-standard using Ernie Ball Not Even Slinky 12-56 strings (which ate my cheap wire cutters when trimming them). Snowy is tuned to E-standard with regular gauge strings.

March Updates

by Taiho GuitarsGeneral March 27, 2022No Comments

The site design has been revamped with a new template. I updated the project gallery (through the main Project page) with a better-looking set of images that directly link to the detailed instrument pages now. Red Death was completed in late February. I submitted in the “guitar of the month” contest held by a guitar …

Red Death

by Taiho GuitarsGeneral January 1, 2022January 1, 2022No Comments

The Masque of the Red Death is mostly complete. Project page has been updated. One of the string trees needs to be replaced, as the screw broke off while I was installing it. I didn’t drill the pilot hole deep enough, apparently. Still also needs a proper set-up, but because the truss rod was so …

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