JRT Guitars

JRT Guitars Hand made custom 4 string 22 fret guitars. Based on cigar box and custom sound boxes.

Latest build shaping up. Tas Oak fretboard with oak, blackwood and celery top pine laminated neck. Poplar burl veneer ov...
19/08/2026

Latest build shaping up. Tas Oak fretboard with oak, blackwood and celery top pine laminated neck. Poplar burl veneer over timber sound box. Tea strainer sounds holes. Fender Strat fret scale. Will setup bridge and test soon.

On the bench today..Fine tuning of #20 neck so some photos showing inside views. #20 is myrtle and blackwood box and h...
02/07/2026

On the bench today..
Fine tuning of #20 neck so some photos showing inside views. #20 is myrtle and blackwood box and has great sustain.
Last photo is of neck blank being built and some glued bracing inside box for #21. Nice veneer on #21 that will require different access to showcase the finished look and feel. Interesting times ahead...

Latest build is at final inspection. First time with these pickups and it sounds great acoustic too.Blackwood box with T...
19/05/2026

Latest build is at final inspection. First time with these pickups and it sounds great acoustic too.
Blackwood box with Tas Oak/Blackwood laminated neck. 21 fret Stratocaster scale 4 string GDGB tuning (but can be whatever works).
Some new elements for me and a while since last build. Very happy to have this in my hands now. Keen to start another Blackwood box. Stay tuned.

What a great day at Artisan Christmas Market at Albert Hall Launceston. Met so many creative people and enjoyed many con...
06/12/2025

What a great day at Artisan Christmas Market at Albert Hall Launceston. Met so many creative people and enjoyed many conversations. tinkers threads was there too.

Some more pics of latest build.
23/09/2025

Some more pics of latest build.

#18 hot off the bench. It's on the left. Humbucker pickup sounds good too. #17 was completed about 5 weeks ago. Got th...
09/09/2025

#18 hot off the bench. It's on the left. Humbucker pickup sounds good too. #17 was completed about 5 weeks ago. Got the gang all together. Have a couple of boxes and necks (Blackwood and laminated) to work on next. Stay tuned...

Fresh post of the 4 CBGs I have.Have one on the work bench about half done.
10/03/2025

Fresh post of the 4 CBGs I have.
Have one on the work bench about half done.

Current stock on hand. The workshop elves need to rebuild stocks after market day.
03/12/2023

Current stock on hand. The workshop elves need to rebuild stocks after market day.

#11 now plays well all the way up fretboard. Sounds and feels great. Last detail is to finish bridge.
18/11/2023

#11 now plays well all the way up fretboard. Sounds and feels great. Last detail is to finish bridge.

Current crop of builds. The closest ( #10) has bridge yet to be finalised. All play well and sound great. You won't find...
08/08/2023

Current crop of builds. The closest ( #10) has bridge yet to be finalised. All play well and sound great. You won't find another one the same.

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