StewMac Dreadnought Acoustic Guitar Kit
Torrefied tops now available!
Build a great sounding dreadnought-size guitar from AAA-grade tonewoods. Start with the advantage of precision machining from our Ohio shop.
- Carved mahogany neck
- Accurately bent sides
- Bookmatched back, joined and cut to shape
- AAA spruce top with soundhole and rosette channel
- Solid ebony fingerboard, bridge, and overlays
Designed with your success in mind
With the kit, you get a lot of help to make sure your guitar turns out great. The full-size blueprint is modeled after a prized vintage Martin, and shows exactly how every part fits. A sturdy cardboard body mold holds the guitar sides in the perfect contour as you build.
The instruction book is really a short course in guitarmaking, by luthiers Todd Sams and Dan Erlewine; no other kit has anything like it. Todd and Dan made the step-by-step DVD that's included with the kit, too. From start to finish, these guitarmakers guide you to a successful build.
You don't need a big shop
We've done the critical machining, so the neck joint and other parts fit well right from the start.
A slotted bone nut and shaped bone saddle are included, along with inlays, bindings and our two-way Hot Rod truss rod.
New torrefied spruce option
Choose a torrefied spruce top for the stability, tone and look of well-aged vintage wood. This high-temperature, low-oxygen kiln drying improves the wood, similar to decades of natural aging.
Included in our kits:
- Solid AAA tonewoods: Spruce, Indian Rosewood and Mahogany
- Precisely machined neck joint at the 14-fret, dovetail or bolt-on
- Bridge pins, end pin, frets, pickguard, bindings, rosette and trim
- FREE Golden Age Tuners in relic nickel and cream knobs
- Hot Rod two-way adjustable truss rod
- Precut heavy cardboard molds for trouble-free body assembly
- Full-size blueprint and bracing template
- Illustrated 36-page spiral-bound instruction book
- Step-by-step DVD: Building an Acoustic Guitar Kit
View the complete parts list (PDF file 105KB).
What tools do you need to build this kit?
Our kit instructions has a complete list of all tools and supplies needed. We offer easy-to-order sets of the tools that kit builders find most useful.
FREE StewMac Video Vault
Now included FREE with this kit!
Essential Skills for Builders and Repair Techs.
Over 50 hours of in-depth tutorials and project inspiration on a convenient pocket drive! Whether you're a seasoned pro or just starting your lutherie journey, this collection is packed with tips, tricks, project ideas and insights to sharpen your lutherie skills and fuel your creativity. Also sold separately.
