Welcome to the Website of
Seattle, Washington, Luthier
Ethan Deutsch

Ethan!

You know what you're doing....

The guitar is FANTASTIC, and I play a lot of different classicals.

The action is perfect, and NO Buzzes.

Intonation is GREAT.

Tones are wonderful.

Sustain is bountiful.

BRAVO.

-Stan

Please see Currently On Hand which lists guitars available right now. These are instruments that I built to have on hand as examples of my work for customers to see and play. They are excellent guitars in new condition. I just don't need them all hanging around anymore.

To see a recent picture of me in my workshop, please see the Contact Me page.

To see a new video (in progress) of me building a guitar, please click here.

The above video was made by my duet partner Maymi while I made a flamenca negra guitar for her early in 2010. She also took a lot of still photographs during six days of the construction, which you can view by following these links: Day 1, Day 2, Day 3, Day 4, Day 5, Day 6.

Below are some photos of another guitar in progress in my workshop.

The rosette was assembled directly in the soundboard. The bridge was roughed out. Then the soundboard was thicknessed--different areas of it are different thicknesses. After thicknessing, the soundboard was braced in such a way that it became domed. The neck was constructed and attached to the soundboard, which was held in a form. The sides were bent wet on a heated bending iron and then clamped to forms while drying. Kerfed lining was glued to the sides for attachment of the soundboard; solid lining was bent the way the sides were and glued to the back edges of the sides. The back was braced and, after careful adjusting of the edges of the sides so the back would be properly domed, the back was glued on. The endgraft was glued into a mortise that was chiseled out for it. Ledges are cut along the edges for purfling and binding strips, which are made, bent, and finally installed in several steps using tape to clamp. Then they are scraped flush with the front, back, and sides. The fingerboard is made, fitted, and glued on. Frets and an ebony heelcap are installed and then the neck is carved. Only minor work remains to be done before the bridge is glued on and finish is applied--but it all has to be done carefully. Finally the bridge is glued on--only two clamps are necessary due to the doming of the top. The finish (any finish) takes about two weeks to apply and then several weeks to cure before the final polishing can be done.