Lichty Electric Fiddle with Customer Hand Carved Scroll When the customer of this fine instrument said she would like to personalize her fiddle by carving the scroll herself, Jay got super excited. The end result is beyond beautiful! We love imagining the extra joy this musician will experience each time she plays a tune with the sweet bird playing a long. Features: Maple back and neck; Torrified Sitka Spruce top, Customer hand carved bird scroll; LR Baggs bridge pickup Audio Sample played by the customer: EV2 ashokans farewell - Jay Ungar      Learn more: How to ord ..read more

A Family of Lichty Ukuleles from The Tree Our customers never cease to amaze and delight us! This commission was a fun one! The Project: Build four ukuleles (a baritone, tenor, concert and soprano) all out of wood from the legendary “Tree” and all with identical features. Each one features wood for the back, sides and headplate appointments from The Tree, a legendary ancient Mahogany tree. Additional features include: Englemann Spruce tops; Mahogany necks; Ebony fretboards and bridges; curly Koa binding; bone nuts and saddles; Waverly tuners; radious fretboards, side soundport (except the Sopr ..read more

Lichty Custom Dreadnought Guitar with Craig Lavin Inlay Crafted for Nashville Great – Jimmy Fortune! Gotta love this project! This guitar, from start to finish, was crafted with love, care, collaboration and creativity. It began with one friend dreaming up a gift-of-a-lifetime for another – a custom Lichty Guitar. That idea and gesture alone were amazing, but that is just the beginning of the story. In order to capture the full heart-felt scope of this gift, careful thought was given to every facet of the design. This instrument is a true collaboration between the gift-giver, the luthier, and ..read more

We are blessed to be friends with South Carolina luthier Peter Robson and also, to have had the opportunity to partner up with him via the Luthiers for a Cause project. In 2023 this stunning Robson OM guitar is available to purchase through Lichty Guitars. This guitar was generously crafted by Peter, with all proceeds to go to The Ukulele Kids Club Features: OM body design with a Venetian cutaway; highly figured Maple back, sides, neck and binding; master grade Sitka Spruce top; Ebony fretboard and headplate; Paua Abalone rosette; Craig Lavin inlay; Rogers tuners, TKL case For Sale: $6,000 – c ..read more

The 2023 Lichty LFAC Guitar “I am extremely honored to once again be involved with a Luthiers for a Cause project.  I get to do what I love to do and work with some great Luthiers and at the end of the day, it’s all for a great cause. Now that feels good.” – Jay Lichty, founding member of LFAC, board member of The Ukulele Kids Club and a NC luthier. We invite you to take a look and a listen to the Lichty Guitar available for the 2023 LFAC project. All proceeds from the sale of each LFAC guitar or ukulele goes to The Ukulele Kids Club! Features: Small Jumbo body design with cutaway and sun ..read more

April 2023 Catch Up Ok folks, we confess … we’ve been pretty quiet as of late. At least when it comes to online sharing. That might lead you to believe that we’ve gone on a long vacation or such. That is not the case. On the contrary, Jay has been well into the dust in the shop working on a variety of very cool, inspired projects. Each one deserves its own dedicated post and that is coming. Until then, we’d like to share a few teasers. Lavin and Lichty Collaborations Over the years Craig Lavin, inlay artist extraordinaire and Jay have worked on some lovely projects. Currently two distinct proj ..read more

Cocobolo and Sinker Redwood Custom Baritone Ukulele – What a Beauty! Features: Modified baritone “Ziggy” body with cutaway and armrest bevel; Cocobolo back, sides, headplate, binding; Sinker Redwood top; Mahogany neck; Ebony fretboard; Mother of Pearl fretboard markers and perfling; slotted headstock; Rubner tuners; K & K Aloha Twin pick-up Audi Sample: Baritone Ukulele U181 Kalahari - Jay Lichty      Learn More: How to order a custom ukulele See a variety of custom ukulele models The post Lichty Custom Ziggy Baritone Ukulele U181 first appeared on Lichty Guitars ..read more

Sinker Redwood and Cocobolo Alchemist Guitar Features: Alchemist guitar body with side sound port, beveled armrest and body wedge; Cocobolo sides, back, headplate, binding; Sinker Redwood top; Mahogany neck; Paua Abalone inlay, purfing and rosette; Gotoh 510 tuner Audio Sample: Alchemist Guitar G141 - Fountains of jody - Jay Lichty      Learn more: How to order a custom guitar See a selection of available custom guitar models The post Cocobolo Alchemist Guitar G141 first appeared on Lichty Guitars ..read more

Torrefied Spruce and Koa Long Scale Tenor Ukulele Features: 19″ long scale tenor design with offset rosette and armrest bevel; Koa back, sides, headplate, binding, rosette; Torrified Spruce top; Mahogany neck; solid headstock with Waverly tuners; aNueNue electronics Audio Sample: Tenor Ukulele U180 Kalahari      Learn more: How to order a custom ukulele See a selection of available custom ukulele models The post Long Scale Koa Tenor Ukulele U180 first appeared on Lichty Guitars ..read more

Torrified Sitka Spruce and Ziricote Archtop Ukulele Features: 19″ Low G tenor archtop ukulele; Ziricote back, sides and headplate; Torrified Sitka Spruce; Mahogany neck; Ebony fretboard; Snakewood fretboard markers and tuner knobs; Koa binding; Camel bone nut; Waverly tuners; K&K Aloha Twin pick up; Ameritage case Audio Sample:  Archtop Ukulele U179 Kalahari - Jay Lichty      Learn more: How to order a custom ukulele See a selection of available ukulele models The post Ziricote Archtop Tenor Ukulele U179 first appeared on Lichty Guitars ..read more