Paul Rhoney

I’ve decided to use on place for all of my string needs, and that place is Curt Mangan Strings. They’ve come to me very highly recommended by a number of respectable luthiers, and they’re some of the friendliest folks I have ever talked to. Check them out! http://www.curtmangan.com

1. Plastic nuts. Even on a cheap guitar, I think one of the easiest things you can do to squeak the best out of that instrument is to put a bone nut on it. There are some other acceptable nut materials (GraphTech TusQ, Ebony, Ironwood, MOP), but plastic, or some other types of synthetic material [...]

My finishes aren’t perfect. That probably goes without saying, but I’m putting it out there. They might look perfect in photographs, and to me, that’s good enough. But if you hold one of my guitars up close and personal, and you really get nit-picky about the finish you’ll probably see that it’s got some flaws. [...]

Coming soon, I promise.

I’ll admit it – I occasionally Google myself. Doing what I do it’s nice to read what people are saying about my work, good or bad, and I like the honesty I get when they’re not saying it to me directly. I was checking out the Google search results for my name recently and came [...]