Deep Roots String Works
Deep Roots String Works is a small. budding luthier in Delaware Co, PA. Specializing in limited numbers of handmade instruments and repair and restoration work.
Combining old techniques with modern to create heirloom instruments pass onto the future.
25/01/2023
More progress shots of the mandola builds. Fitting the neck block to the mold and starting to flatten and thickness the sides , some cool grain hidden in here. Picture if the 2 shop made single action truss rods to counter the pull of strings and the walnut back blanks.
13/01/2023
Starting to assemble all the pieces to start the next project, a pair of mandolas. Slightly bigger than a mandolin and tuned lower. The top is solid spruce, and the backs will be black walnut. A bunch more pieces to make but it's coming along.
11/10/2022
Continuing with the tube experiments we have a hybrid bass amp. Starts with a tube preamp consisting of a pair of 6at6 tubes running . this outputs into a small class d power amplifier pushing around 50 watts @ 8ohms. Minimalistic controls with just a gain , volume and treble cut tone control, but it offers a variety of tones from clean to so pretty gritty distortion.
08/09/2022
A little low power hybrid amp prototype im working on. The preamp section uses a ”starved plate” 12at7/ecc81 tube design , under powering the tube, allowing it to breakup into the classic tube distortion notorious from vintage amps. features minimal controls that still allow a decent amount of tone shaping options. Next step is to add the power amplifier section, shooting for around 20-40 watts total output.
08/09/2022
A little low power hybrid amp prototype im working on. The preamp section uses a ”starved plate” design , under powering the tube, allowing it to breakup into the classic tube distortion notorious from vintage amps. features minimal controls that still allow a decent amount of tone shaping options. Next step is to add the power amplifier section, shooting for around 20-40 watts total output.