Pics from Briggs guitar land

[jack briggs]

Ed, Ernie,

Thanks guys! I'm linking to a couple pics of recent pieces to show some of my work.

Oops - got a little carried away!


Cheers,

 

[Douglas Robinson]

Re: Pictures from harpsichord land

Jack:

WOW!! I really like the second guitar. It looks like fire. How do you finish these babies?

Doug

P.S. Welcome.

 

[DaveO]

Jack, I created a new thread for your guitar pics. I was having beautiful instrument overload with Ernie's Harpsicord and your guitars in the same thread.:swoon::swoon::notworthy::notworthy:


Dave

 

[Turtlewood]

OK.. I quit. :notworthy:

 

[sapwood]

And the photography is stunning, too :swoon:

All shook up,
Roger

 

[jack briggs]

Thanks, guys!

I gotta tip my hat to Jeff Weatherspoon for the super photos.

Doug - they're all nitro lacquer finished. Other than a little shellac as a barrier coat or for enhancing already deep figure, nitrocellulose lacquer is all I shoot on my guitars. It's stood the test of time for instruments like these and is really user-friendly to apply. It does require an explosion-proof fan and enclosure to spray in, but is otherwise pretty straighforward to work with.

ccasion1

Cheers,

 

[sawduster]

Holy bat cow-man :swoon:

what kind of hardware on the machine head ? how about the pickups and pots ?
I notice one or two with 3 pickups and only 2 pots :icon_scra ....volume and tone only ?

Man those are some awesome axes !! :notworthy: :notworthy:

Need I even inquire as to the cost of one of these ? :eusa_pray

 

[Jim M.]

:5sigh: ... love the photography too. Jim

 

[ErnieM]

Jack.

Well done! Your instruments are indeed beautiful. Believe me, I can appreciate the amount of work and dedication it takes to make such flawless looking instruments. My hat's off to you. :notworthy:

Ernie

 

[TracyP]

The Only Words I Can Get Out Are:notworthy::notworthy::notworthy:

 

[5Etek-mike]

WOW!! :notworthy::notworthy::notworthy:

I'm speechless as well! This community contains such a wide array of remarkable, superb craftsmanship!
Great pics, and awesome touch!:icon_thum:icon_thum

 

[MikeH]

I'm speechless too! Those have to be some of the most beautiful guitars I've ever seen. Great work!!!!!!!!!!

 

[LeftyTom]

I dig the quilting, and those semi-hollows (or are they hollowbodies?)

:icon_thum I see they all come with mojo.

 

[jack briggs]

Tom,

Thanks much. Reminds me that I do build left handed models. I just haven't had any orders for lefties yet.

Robert,

Grover tuning machines, usually. CTS pots; Lollar or other handwound pickups. The 2 control guitars have just a master volume and master tone. Simple sometimes is better.

You know the saying - if ya gotta ask, ya probably can't afford it. I know I can't!!

 

[PChristy]

WOW! Jack - Great work:eusa_clap Do you also make Bass guitars?

 

[jack briggs]

WOW! Jack - Great work:eusa_clap Do you also make Bass guitars?

Phil,

Right now just guitars. I've got my hands full with that!



Cheers,

 

[RandyJ]

:notworthy: BEAUTIFUL, absolutely BEAUTIFUL!:notworthy:

 

[Bryan S]

All I can say is awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :notworthy::notworthy::notworthy:

Great work
Great photography

 

[farmerbw]

WOW, those are definitely kick azz. They make me want to start playing, but I'd never be able to justify buying one of those as a beginner!! :gar-Bi

Brian.

 

[woodrat]

They are, indeed, very beautiful guitars.

The body styles are very close to my PRS (I'm lefthanded). Mine
has 2 humbuckers, no trem tail piece, ebony on the machine heads,
moon inlays, book matched maple top in a black cherry finish. Master
tone and volume, 3 way switch, wide fat neck. Love that guitar.