Connecting the Dots

Connecting the Dots

A customer was somewhat justifiably upset that I had drilled the fret dots wrong and just filled them with ebony. Let me calm your fears reso enthusiasts!Underneath those ebony plugs are screws that go into the neck wedge...
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Charlie Parr - Goin' Down Slow

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0lfWZUHMFw   Charlie Parr is just the best. Here he is playing "Goin' Down Slow" on his Mule.    -Matt...
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Ariel Posen on Strat-o-Mule

Ariel Posen on Strat-o-Mule

Ariel Posen on his steel baritone Stratomule... we affectionately call him “Mister Stanky Leg “ at the shop due to his sheer amount of sass. Matt...
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Jeffrey Foucault and Kris Delmhorst - All The Way Around

https://vimeo.com/237489274   If ever there was a favorite moment of mine it was driving down to the Ark to meet Jeffrey Foucault. I brought a whiskey made in Detroit that tasted like it was made in Japan.  He's from...
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Aquaman and Mule

Aquaman and Mule

Jason Momoa’s movie Aquaman comes out today. He’s a good man. A big one too. He got himself a pink Mulecaster and in return he killed me on camera for his Netflix show Frontier. Best story so far. Matt...
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Neck finish

What finish do we use on our guitar necks and why? Matt...
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Tools of the Trade: Side Bending Jig

Tools of the Trade: Side Bending Jig

  A little different than a wood bending form, eh?   After the back has been flanged we place it on this beastly thing.  The sides locate on tops of the toggle clamps to the correct height.  Using steel cauls we clamp the...
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Know Your Limits

Know Your Limits

  How much is too much? Too much work, too much leisure... too much talk, too much doing?   Sometimes finding the questions is the hardest part.   Are you working too hard? Are you working hard enough?   Are you enjoying...
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Customer Progress Pictures

Customer Progress Pictures

Customers get some progress pictures as there resonator guitar is being made. Here are some for Mr. Musselwhite (yes there is a relation). -Matt...
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Tricone in a Single Cone Body

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74-r2yEhq3M The VERY first National guitar was a tricone in what is now a single cone style body.  It never went into production as it was swapped for the fancier looking art deco design...
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Slotted Headstock stringing

Slotted Headstock stringing

All Mule headstocks are slotted these days. I don’t know much about classical guitars but there’s some misconception carried over from them when it comes to stringing up your steel string Resonator guitar . There’s no need...
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Steel Tricone Cutaway for Mr. Kowalcyzk
Joey Landreth’s Mulecaster

Joey Landreth’s Mulecaster

Ain’t she Purdy? I delivered it to him right before Christmas at Konrad Sauer’s place over in Kitchener, ON. Lots of friends and a good story- the best part of this work. The bodies on these are steel too. The hollow steel...
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curvacious

curvacious

those curves tho.  ...
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Hipshot Benders

Hipshot Benders

Buy the bender unit Seth Lee Jones is demonstrating here tomorrow on mulestuff.com   $350, mounts on any telecaster.   https://youtu.be/NYLUM1_r5a0...
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Joey Landreth on Mulecaster/bender sale

https://youtu.be/WspUxDSoDu0?t=1126 Click to watch Joey Landreth play his steel Mulecaster and explain the Hipshot Bender.  I'll have 10 of them for sale on mulestuff.com tonight at 9 pm est.    Matt...
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people

people

Making things for people is the best thing of all the things. #thenewsoundofsteel ...
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BEARD CONTEST

BEARD CONTEST

YOU DECIDE.  ...
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Mule in Rolling Stone

Mule in Rolling Stone

Ariel Posen and his StratoMule made it to Rolling Stone. So. Cool. Matt...
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handmade?

handmade?

Handmade: Important, overrated, a little of both....? If you're feeling gutsy and your feelings aren't easily hurt, duke it out in the comments.  ...
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