Top-quality guitars, mandolins, violins, banjos, and other instruments for musicians of all acoustic genres

The five-string bluegrass banjo is finished, and the power and tone is simply stunning. If you'd like to bring your favorite "banjo killer" around, come on! Before the customer left the shop, I showed him how to mute it with a couple of clothespins so his wife wouldn't throw him out of the house.

Here's a new page to the website: What's happening now. Visit here often to see what's going on daily in the shop.

Both this blistered maple mandolin and walnut classical guitar were recently delivered to happy owners. Click any of these photos for more information. If you'd like to know more about these instruments, or how to create a custom instrument of your own, send us an e-mail.

I'm honored that my instruments are now also available at Gruhn Guitars in Nashville; search their inventory for "Skipper" to see what's on hand -- and they're priced right!

If you'd like to watch me at work, this recent youtube documentary of my work came from FSU's Appalachian Studies program. Be sure to watch all three parts.