by doughillcountrystringworkscom | Jul 1, 2025 | Uncategorized
Here we are again… I’m contemplating retiring next year. I have many interests I’d like to put more time into. I doubt I’ll be completely done with the products I currently have in production but I’d like to slow down. I have...
by doughillcountrystringworkscom | Jan 27, 2025 | Uncategorized
What the heck is a cantilevered fretboard? It’s where the fretboard hangs over the fretboard extension. When mounting the pickguard there will be a gap from the edge of the fretboard to the wood underneath (extension) for the mounting pins. We started doing most of...
by doughillcountrystringworkscom | Jan 25, 2025 | Uncategorized
Harmonic, sympathetic, overtone, ringing, ect sounds. Some find this annoying. It’s the sound of the strings between the bridge and tailpiece. The sounds can be created while playing as the bridge vibrates. You can hear it by strumming between the bridge and...
by doughillcountrystringworkscom | Dec 23, 2023 | Uncategorized
New for 2024, The McClung XL Plus armrest Like our regular and XL mandolin armrests, it has the same patented upward angle. Also like the McClung XL armrest, it’s about 17% larger than our regular sized McClung armrest. Same function, just more to love. The XL...
by doughillcountrystringworkscom | Oct 7, 2023 | Uncategorized
I have worked with Doug over the past three years at Hill Country Stringworks. We’ve known each other over twelve years. We play together as members of our church’s Praise Team and host a weekly jam too. I worked at a local Hospital eighteen years. I drew a...
