Grateful Guitars Luthiery LLC

Grateful Guitars Luthiery LLC Handcrafted Instruments/Repair/Custom work. Certified Luthiers
Luthiers: Bob and Zach gangaware Manager and operator of Martin Seeley's furniture restoration

Luthiers- Zachary Gangaware, Robert Gangaware

Experience- ZG graduate of the Roberto-Venn class of 2011. (Roberto-venn.com) RG apprentice luthier with Dave Sturgill, and RL Givens Mandolines and Guitars.

Another new acoustic finished. 00 size. monkey pod back and sides, Sitka spruce top bound in curly maple. Honduran mahog...
09/09/2026

Another new acoustic finished. 00 size. monkey pod back and sides, Sitka spruce top bound in curly maple. Honduran mahogany neck. Maple fingerboard. walnut and abalone inlay.
For sale!

Custom neck and pick guard for a tele. maple neck, ebony fingerboard, mother of pearl inlay on the fingerboard. maple wh...
09/02/2026

Custom neck and pick guard for a tele. maple neck, ebony fingerboard, mother of pearl inlay on the fingerboard. maple whale with padauk moon inlay on the headstock. black walnut pick guard

New custom dread out the door! Western red cedar top, zebra wood back and sides bound in East Indian rosewood. rosewood ...
08/31/2026

New custom dread out the door! Western red cedar top, zebra wood back and sides bound in East Indian rosewood. rosewood fingerboard and bridge. mother of pearl inlay

Tricone resonator guitar is finally finished. Very happy with the tone and playability of this guitar. We'll be building...
02/28/2026

Tricone resonator guitar is finally finished. Very happy with the tone and playability of this guitar. We'll be building more of these for sure.

Well....as a Luthier/Woodworker, I decided to make a resonator cover plate instead of using the metal traditional one. M...
11/20/2025

Well....as a Luthier/Woodworker, I decided to make a resonator cover plate instead of using the metal traditional one. Made of walnut, ebony and curly maple. I, personally, really like the look of the wood cover plate opposed to the metal one.

Before and after pictures of the Martin D-28 repair. New top is Adirondack spruce. All of the binding and purfling, bri...
10/29/2025

Before and after pictures of the Martin D-28 repair. New top is Adirondack spruce. All of the binding and purfling, bridge, and some of the bracing was salvaged from the original top and reused on the new top. What bracing couldn't be salvaged we made new bracing to original specs.

Haven't posted any pics of the Martin repair lately....body is in the spray booth getting the final coats of lacquer.......
10/09/2025

Haven't posted any pics of the Martin repair lately....body is in the spray booth getting the final coats of lacquer....very pleased with how it's coming along.

Update on the tricone build.....moving along nicely. Starting the sanding process and still working on getting the neck ...
10/03/2025

Update on the tricone build.....moving along nicely. Starting the sanding process and still working on getting the neck finished up.

Progress on the Martin D-28 top replacement. Braces are all glued and shaped to original specs....top is glued to the or...
09/23/2025

Progress on the Martin D-28 top replacement.
Braces are all glued and shaped to original specs....top is glued to the original back and sides and trimmed flush to the sides...neck fits perfectly....double checked measurements for bridge placement....all looks great. Preparing to route the top to reinstall the top purfling and binding. Should be ready for the spray booth by the end of the week.

09/19/2025

A friend just notified me that he got a friend request from me...so I guess I've been hacked....please don't accept any friend requests from me. Thank you.

Address

131 Old Stage Road
Lake Luzerne, NY
12846

Telephone

(518) 696-6320

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