Durgin Originals – Hand-made instruments and furniture

Instruments

"Hey man…great meeting you guys! Thanks for coming to the show! That's certainly a great guitar and Chris is a great builder!"

…Trey Hensley at Muddy Creek Cafe, Sparta, NC

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Rosewood Guitar

Modeled after the Martin D-28, this dreadnought style guitar is made with Bolivian Rosewood sides and back with an Adirondack Spruce top and curly maple, one-piece binding. The neck is made with Honduran Mahogany with an Ebony fret board and bridge. The nut, saddle and pins are made of natural bone.

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Curly Maple Guitar

Beautiful Dreadnought guitar with curly maple sides and back with Englemann Spruce top. The neck is made with Honduran Mahogany with an ebony fret board and bridge. The saddle, nut and bridge are made of natural bone.

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Maple Dobro

This dobro has curly maple back, sides and top. The neck and binding are made of Honduran Mahogany with a ebony fretboard and maple peg-head.

Segar-style Banjo

Long-necked "Segar" style, 5-string banjo. The neck is made of black walnut with a curly maple fret board and peg-head cover. The 12 inch pot is curly maple with a black walnut edge.