The instruments on this page may be purchased directly from Rich, and are in New or 'AS NEW' condition unless stated otherwise.  All instruments come with a full warranty.  Please contact Rich if you have any question or would like additional information about any of the instruments featured on this page.

'Autumn Star': Curly Koa

This guitar is designed as a hybrid instrument to accommodate both the fingerstylist and flat picker. The design has great volume, projection, and a well balanced tone with a bright treble and clear resonant bass response.  The featured guitar has a master grade curly koa top, back and sides; mahogany neck with 13 fret neck to body joint; ebony fingerboard and bridge; adjustable truss rod; figured koa binding; fully compensated saddle for more accurate intonation; gold Schaller mini tuners with ebony buttons; koa, pearl, and ebony rosette and inlay; DTAR 'wavelength' pickup and preamp (18 volt system); Manzer style 'wedge' body shape; monitor hole on bass side of upper bought; and a high gloss nitro-cellulose lacquer finish.
Body length 19.375; Upper bought 10.625; Lower bought 15.0; Depth 4.25 to 3.75

'Little Luna' Soprano Ukulele

This soprano uku features a 'curly' koa top, back, and sides; mahogany neck; ziricote fingerboard and bridge; ebony binding; pearl inlays; turquoise colored rosette; Grover tuners; and a hand rubbed nitrocellulose lacquer finish.

Baritone/Bass Harp Guitar

Depending on the string gauges used, this 30" scale instrument can be strung up either as a baritone harp guitar or 6 string bass harp guitar. This is a thinline acoustic-electric design (semi-hollow body) with 3 seperate pickups. The instrument features a curly redwood top plate, curly koa back plate on a mahogany rim, with koa, ebony, and turquoise appointments. The mi-range bank of strings (on left side of top plate) features 8 strings that have fine tuners anchored in the bridge, as does the bank of supra-treble strings (right side of top plate). String gauges and tunings can obvioulsy be changed for tastes, but are currently set at:

Mid-range: 045-045-045-032-032-032-024-024; E-F#-G-A-B-C#-D-E

Baritone strings: 072-056-044-032-026-17; A-D-G-C-E-A

Supra-trebles: 016-016-012-012-010-010-008-008: E-F#-G-A-B-C#-D-E

Lap Harp Guitar

Below are photos of my prototype Lap Harp Guitar. This instrument features a cedar top and back plate on a mahogany rim, with paduak and maple appointments. This is a hollow, thinline acoustic-electric design with 3 seperate pickups.  The main back of strings over the fingerboard and the 5 sub basses, utilize Schaller tuners.  The 5 supra-treble strings utilize a combination of zither pins and fine tuners at the bridge.  String gauges and tunings can obvioulsy be changed for tastes, but are currently set at:

Main bank: 056-046-034-024w-018-016; D-A-D-F#-A-D

Sub bass: 080-074-070-066-062; D-F-F#-G-A

Supra-trebles: 020pl-016-012-010-008: A-D-F#-A-D   

Alternate tuning:

Main bank: 050-042-034-024w-017-016; G-B-D-G-B-D

Sub bass: 080-074-070-066-062; D-G-B-C-D

Supra-trebles: 017-013-010-008-008: D-G-B-C-D