These are the highest quality Dreadnought kits available, with solid bookmatched grade-AAA back, sides and soundboard for great tone. We manufacture these kits right here in our own shop, so every part is of quality wood and machined for accurate fit.
No other instrument kits give you this level of instructional detail:
• Full-size plan and bracing template
• Building an Acoustic Guitar Kit DVD
Sold separately for $39.95, yours FREE with this kit!
"People who saw the finished instrument were astonished that it came from a kit... Anyone wanting to begin a guitarmaking career this way won't be disappointed. All the components are high grade and meant to last a lifetime." — John Calkin, American Lutherie Read more from the review for American Lutherie
A hands-on course in guitar making.
We include full-size plans drawn by Don MacRostie, who designed our kits based on prized vintage Martins. The kits are adapted for the small shop so you won't need factory tools. We do the precision machine work, so you can hand build a great guitar.
We include illustrated assembly instructions and a FREE DVD, Building an Acoustic Guitar Kit! This DVD demonstrates the process in a way that would take a book to fully describe — and you can see what you'll be doing before you do it yourself. No other instrument kits give you this level of instructional detail!
These kits and instructional material are a solid introduction to guitarmaking.
These are great sounding guitars! You get a bookmatched AAA back and side set, available in rosewood or mahogany. The AAA solid spruce top has been thickness-sanded and profiled. We've slotted the ebony fingerboards, and included pearl inlays and a genuine bone nut and saddle.
Choose a bolt-on neck or a traditional dovetail – both are machined for an accurate fit, saving you hours of complicated work. Only the final trimming and sanding are required.
Included in the kit is a Hot Rod Truss Rod, to make the neck two-way adjustable.
Save time, save tools.
You don't need to tool up for critical machine work like side bending, shaping the neck and cutting the heel joint. You'll hand build and finish an heirloom quality instrument.
• Solid AAA tonewoods: Spruce, rosewood and mahogany
• Precision-machined neck joint
• Precut heavy cardboard molds for trouble-free body assembly
• Detailed instructions, DVD and builder's plans included FREE!
• Hundreds of our kits have been built by first-time builders and experienced luthiers
View the complete parts list for the Dreadnought Guitar Kit (PDF file 84KB).
You add the tuners.
From years of supplying kits to builders we know that you'll want to choose the finishing touches, so tuners and strings are not included. To personalize your guitar, see our selection for the tuning machines of your choice.
Customize your kit to be a left-handed instrument.
Though our guitar kits are intended for right-handed players, the soundboard bracing patterns can be reversed to build a left-handed instrument. You can make a left-handed bridge from scratch using one of our bridge blanks.
September 21, 2009 I have just finished building my first guitar from the Dreadnought kit I had purchased from you guys. I did not think a guitar built from a kit could sound like this. It is simply awesome and blows away every guitar I have owned and have ever heard. I would not be afraid to pit this against guitars in the $2000 range. To top it all I have the satisfaction of having built it myself. Thanks StewMac.
Yvon Pilotte Chambly, QC
August 6, 2009 I'm just thanking you for the Dreadnought guitar kit I purchased from you last December. I finished it this week and it plays much better than I had hoped it would. The tonewood is really nice. I will be getting another kit soon.
Craig Bissett Sutton, AK
May 4, 2009 I've built several Martin-styles using your kits, outstanding sound. I've given two to troops going to Iraq, they sure enjoy them. Thank You.
Ervin Hardison Sun City, CA
February 12, 2008 My Dread kit turned out absolutely awesome! I'm hooked on "home brewed" guitars now thanks to you. The quality is obvious. Wish me luck on No. 2!
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