Dr. John Decker
808-244-9486
fax 808-242-0795

I strongly urge potential customers to arrange their vacation to drop by Maui and play the guitar themselves.  Fine guitars are fragile and sensitive to temperature and humidity changes, so I do not ship my guitars anywhere on a trial basis under any circumstances.  Hand-carrying the guitar, suitably packed, is the preferred mode of shipment, but I have had excellent results shipping guitars via FedEx Overnight Air.

Payment in full must be made prior to the delivery of the guitar, and will consist of the cost of the guitar plus packing-and-shipping at actual cost.  I accept personal and cashier’s checks, but am not in a position to accept credit cards.

Persons wishing or order a Custom Guitar are strongly urged to telephone me, as there are a myriad of options available, all of which impact the cost and delivery time of the guitar.  Some of the wood choices are:

• Soundboard: Bearclaw German Spruce, German Spruce, Flamed Englemann Spruce, Englemann Spruce, Bearclaw Sitka Spruce, Redwood, Port Orford Cedar, Cedar or Sitka Spruce.
• Back & Sides: Koa, Brazilian Rosewood, Cambodian Rosewood, Madagascar Rosewood, Indian Rosewood, Malaysian Blackwood, Macassar Ebony, Putamujo “Arariba”, Quilted Mahagony, Mesquite, Kiawe, Wenge, Myrtle, White Oak, Tigerwood, Purple Heart, Lacewood, Padauk, 1000-year-old Peperwood, Curly Walnut, Black Walnut, African Blackwood, High-Figure Bubinga, FSC-Certified Narra, FSC-Certified Machiche, FSC-Certified Pau Ferro or Walnut Burl.
• Neck: Koa, Indian Rosewood, Brazilian Rosewood, ‘Ohi’a, Spanish Cedar or Mahogany.
• Fretboard: Ebony, Mesquite, Eucalyptus Saligna or ‘Ohi’a.
• Headplate: Pink Ivory, Koa, Ebony, Brazilian Rosewood, Pheasant Wood or countless other exotics.

In addition, the buyer of a Custom Guitar can choose between David Rodgers, Northumbria, Gotoh or Schaller tuning machines, needs to choose between 650mm and 660 mm scale lengths and may specify a custom inlay.

After these and other items are fully discussed with a potential buyer, I will provide him/her with a written cost quotation noting in detail the agreed-upon specifications.  A deposit of 50% of the cost is required before the order is entered, and Custom Guitars require from six to eighteen months to build after receipt of the deposit.