RS Muth Guitars Blog

Woodstock Invitational Luthiers Showcase

admin — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 19:08:37 +0000

Come and join me at the Woodstock Invitational Luthiers Showcase on October 23 & 24.

New Prototype Finished

admin — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 18:58:58 +0000

I recently completed a prototype incorporating some concepts I have been working on for quite awhile. I believe this new design concept has a lot to offer to a variety of players.

Details of this exciting new concept can be found here.

This guitar as well as the second prototype will be on display at the Woodstock Invitational Luthiers Showcase on October 23 & 24.

Changes to Website

admin — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 18:45:31 +0000

I’ve recently updated my website to reflect changes in my offerings. The “Americana” and “Performer” Series guitars are no longer called out separately.

All of the features comprising the “Performer” Series are available as options on all of my guitars with the exception of the externally adjustable neck set. I’m no longer offering this option, but I’m still offering an adjustable neck with internal adjustment.

I still highly encourage the use of local woods in the construction of my guitars. There are many high quality woods available including Adirondack spruce, black walnut, maple and butternut for necks. Any of my models can incorporate these environmentally friendly woods.

I am now offering a shallow cut Florentine cutaway as well as my standard Venetian cutaway. The price for both of these options is now $500.

Finally, I am now providing all of my guitars with Ameritage “Silver Series” cases equipped with an Oasis Plus Case Humidifier. The “Silver Series” has the exact same construction as the “Gold Series”, but excludes the build-in humidifier and hygrometer. I feel digital hygrometers can be misleading and I personally like the function of the Oasis Plus Humidifier much better than the built-in humidifier. I also like the color scheme of the “Silver Series” much better, dark gray and black.

Cherry Seven Project

admin — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 17:26:44 +0000

Well, once again it’s been too long since my last post. Had a great time at the Montreal Guitar Show last month. While I was there I participated in the Cherry Seven Project. This project was initiated by Marc Saumier, whereby several builders were asked to build guitars using local woods supplied by Marc. It was an honor to participate and Marc supplied some fine woods, including some amazing red spruce soundboards. Here is some press on the project and some youtube videos demonstrating the guitars. My guitar is featured in the second video.

Acoustic Guitar Magazine – Montreal Guitar Show
The Fretboard Journal – Montreal Guitar Show Report

Youtube – The Cherry Seven Project 1
Youtube – The Cherry Seven Project 2
Youtube – The Cherry Seven Project 3
Youtube – The Cherry Seven Project 4
Youtube – The Cherry Seven Project 5

New Dealer for RS Muth Guitars

admin — Sun, 11 Apr 2010 16:46:52 +0000

I am pleased to announce that my guitars can now be found at Trinity Guitars in Jamestown, NY. Jim Holler is a great guy who just opened up a brand new shop and sells his guitars worldwide. If you happen to be near Jamestown, be sure to pay him a visit.

Guitar Building Talk

admin — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 06:50:38 +0000

I was pleased and honored to have the opportunity to share my knowledge of guitar building with Sherburne-Earliville High School students this past Friday. I wish to thank all the students and teachers that attended and the teachers that invited me to speak. I really enjoyed doing the talk and I hope those in attendance found it enjoyable as well.

UPDATE: This talk has been moved to April 9th at 9:30 AM.

On April 1st I will be giving a talk about guitar building to a group of Sherburne-Earlville High School students. The group will be composed of students from physics, math, music theory and technology classes. This is a wonderful opportunity for me to share my passion for building guitars. The talk will be broad in nature with something for everyone. Topics will include general construction, material selection, fret placement, considerations and effects of stiffness and mass, and tonal analysis (Chladni patterns and impulse testing). Should be fun!

New Videos Added

admin — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:32:43 +0000

Check out the two new videos of my guitars being played. The first video is of Kinloch Nelson playing a Model S14 with a redwood soundboard. This guitar has a very quick response and great balance.

The second video is of Lisa Bigwood playing her Model S16. This is a wonderful sounding early edition RS Muth guitar.

Notice: Price Increase

admin — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:29:33 +0000

This is to announce that my base price will be increasing to $4000 on April 1, 2010. All orders reserved with a deposit before then will be honored at the current price of $3500.

Montreal Guitar Show

admin — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:27:23 +0000

Unfortunately I will not be able to attend the Newport Guitar Show in Hollywood, FL this April. However I will be attending the Montreal Guitar Show for my fourth time this July. This is a great show that coincides with the Montreal Jazz Fest every year. I encourage everyone to try to make it if you can.

New Photos Posted

admin — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:17:39 +0000

I just posted some new photos of the Model S14 redwoop top guitar I completed last fall. This guitar along with the prototype for the “Perfomer” Series guitar shown on this site are now available at Golden Age Fretted Instruments in Westfield, NJ. Tell John Reynolds that I sent you and be sure to say hi for me.