Guitars by Dean Moore

Customer Dean Moore recently sent us these beautiful pictures of some acoustic guitars he just finished using some of our Bocote and Cocobolo.

Dean used to live about 30 minutes north of us in San Clemente, Ca and was always a frequent visitor to our shop whenever he had some extra time to drive down.

You may remember us posting images of his gorgeous jewelry boxes a few years back.

Recently Dean and his wife relocated to Pacific Northwest and he now fully dedicates his time to guitar making.

Below are some images of two of his guitars along with his insight into the workability of Bocote and Cocobolo as a luthier grade tone wood-

From Dean's email-

"....here are two in my current collection which are made from sets I got from you just before leaving SoCal - Bocote and Cocobolo...the glue-up and finishing process is about the same (Bocote and Cocobolo) from what I can tell. The Bocote is a little difficult to glue just like the Cocobolo so the same preparations apply although the Bocote does not seem to be quite as oily or resinous as the Cocobolo. Even so, I found it helpful to wash the glue joints with acetone before gluing just as I do with Cocobolo. I also find that the glued joint is stronger if the mating surfaces are not sanded finer than 150 grit with all woods but especially with woods like Bocote and Cocobolo..."

If you are interested in trying out some of our Acoustic guitar sets, we have several listed on our online store.

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