H. T. Wentz Luthiers

H. T. Wentz Luthiers Stringed instrument, set-up, repair, and custom builds.

H. T. Wentz Luthiers of Louisville, KY is proud to offer this hand made custom instrument. Designed in cooperation with ...
12/09/2024

H. T. Wentz Luthiers of Louisville, KY is proud to offer this hand made custom instrument. Designed in cooperation with renowned artist David Pollard of GhostCat Studios this s-style guitar is a one of a kind piece of functional art. Featuring a Floyd Rose and Seymour Duncan "Dark Winter" pickups this a a shredding machine.

Visit www.htwentz.com/available for pricing

Specs:

Body Shape: S-style

Body Material: Basswood

Body Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer over hand painted custom design. Hand Painted by local artist David Pollard of Ghost Cat Studios

Neck Material: Mahogany

Neck Finish: Hand rubbed oil finish

Scale length: 25.5” (64.77 cm)

Fingerboard Material: Indian Rosewood

Fingerboard Radius: 12”

Inlay: Silver with crushed blue opal

Truss rod: Dual action

Nut: Floyd Rose Locking

Hardware: Floyd Rose tremolo, Gyker locking tuners

Electronics: Seymour Duncan “Black Winter” high output passive pickups

H. T. Wentz Luthiers of Louisville, KY is proud to offer this hand made custom instrument. Based upon the bolt-on neck d...
12/09/2024

H. T. Wentz Luthiers of Louisville, KY is proud to offer this hand made custom instrument. Based upon the bolt-on neck design that started it all, the "B-52" is bursting at the seams with that vintage tone that one might expect. This interpretation of the classic S-style guitar incorporates vintage specifications and modern upgrades. We pride ourselves on using high quality, locally sourced materials that, in conjunction with our attention to detail and dedication to craftsmanship, set us apart from other custom builders.

https://www.htwentz.com/available

Specs:

Body Shape: S-style

Body Material: Walnut, with a maple/walnut/maple cap – All locally sourced in Kentucky

Body Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer over hand applied blue stain

Neck Material: Walnut – Locally sourced in Kentucky

Neck Finish: Hand rubbed oil finish

Scale length: 25.5” (64.77 cm)

Fingerboard material: Ebony

Fingerboard Radius: 9.5”

Inlay: Silver with real abalone

Truss rod: Dual action

Nut: Bone nut

Hardware: Gotoh vintage style tremolo, modern tuners

Electronics: (3) - Custom wound, vintage voiced “68s” single coil pickups

H. T. Wentz Luthiers of Louisville, KY is proud to offer this hand made custom instrument. Based upon the bolt-on neck d...
12/09/2024

H. T. Wentz Luthiers of Louisville, KY is proud to offer this hand made custom instrument. Based upon the bolt-on neck design that started it all, the Rambler is bursting at the seams with that vintage “twang” that one might expect. This interpretation of the classic t-style guitar incorporates vintage specifications and modern upgrades. We pride ourselves on using high quality, locally sourced materials that, in conjunction with our attention to detail and dedication to craftsmanship, set us apart from other custom builders.

https://www.htwentz.com/available

Specs:

Body Shape: T-style

Body Material: Alder, with a maple/walnut/maple cap – All locally sourced in Kentucky

Body Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer over hand applied bourbon burst stain

Neck Material: Ambrosia Maple – Locally sourced in Kentucky

Neck Finish: Hand rubbed oil finish

Scale length: 25.5” (64.77 cm)

Fingerboard Material: Indian Rosewood

Fingerboard Radius: 9.5”

Inlay: Brass with crushed red opal

Truss rod: Dual action

Nut: Bone nut

Hardware: Gotoh gold bridge, vintage style tuners

Electronics: Custom shop Seymour Duncan “Quarter Pounder “ pickups

Our student hard at work in the acoustic build class.
08/19/2024

Our student hard at work in the acoustic build class.

Several of the custom instruments that customers have bought in recent months.If you are interested in the instrument of...
08/18/2024

Several of the custom instruments that customers have bought in recent months.

If you are interested in the instrument of your dreams, feel free to reach out to us for pricing.

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Just a few examples of the fine instruments produced by our students in recent months.We have one spot available for the...
08/18/2024

Just a few examples of the fine instruments produced by our students in recent months.

We have one spot available for the upcoming electric build class. If you are interested, check out our web pages and reach out:

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Another fine instrument completed by Ryan M. in the Electric Build Class.
10/30/2023

Another fine instrument completed by Ryan M. in the Electric Build Class.

10/30/2023

A short clip featuring Phil Rowley and his recently completed build! What a great sounding instrument! Great work Phil! And Congrats!

10/30/2023

The moment a guitar came to life! This is the culmination of 16 months of diligent work. This makes it all worthwhile!

Our most recent Acoustic Guitar Workshop just finished a set of amazing builds! What a great group of gentlemen and craf...
10/30/2023

Our most recent Acoustic Guitar Workshop just finished a set of amazing builds! What a great group of gentlemen and craftsmen. Im sure their instruments will provide untold hours of entertainment for years to come. I'm very proud of each of them and impressed by the quality of work they turned out.

08/21/2023

Our website is now officially up and running! We are accepting orders for the upcoming Holiday Season

htwentz.com

Address

930 Mason Avenue
Louisville, KY
40204

Telephone

+15022917851

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