Peter Dickson Double Neck Guitar DN-2

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Divided by so many glorious guitar sounds over the years, I needed an instrument to realize my musical calling without the need to change instruments on stage. Necessity being the mother of invention. I designed the Dickson DN-2 in 2006 and handcrafted the instrument with my wife Hideko in Tokyo that same year. My goal was to design a Hollow body, Twin neck guitar that combines elements of arch top jazz guitar construction with elements of classical guitar construction allowing me the option of switching from a Jazz sound to a Spanish sound or a library of synthesized sounds within a piece of music via a simple flick of a switch. I sincerely hope I have been able to create sounds I wouldn't have found with traditional guitars and thus introduce myself directly to previously unexplored musical horizons.


Guitar Necks Uncarved with Matching Fingerboard	Deciding the Neck Spacing for playing comfort	Designing the Front Face	Front Face Template	Prototype in rough plywood


Carving the recess for the side joint			Finished heel	Heel Top View


Prototype of Front and Sides in Rough Ply	Prototype of Front and Sides in Rough Ply with Necks and Fingerboards	The first rough view assembled	Custom Truss Rod Parts to be assembled	Assembled Truss Rod


Shaping the Head	Head Veneer Selection	Gluing Veneers	My home made Neck Stand


Headstock ready for Binding	Finished Heads	Heads with Truss Rods	Gluing Front Plates with home made Gluing bench


Sound Hole Routing	Sound Hole Inlays	Inlayed Sound Hole	Cutting out the Sound Hole	Cut out Sound Hole


Designing F Hole and Pickup placements	Rough Look of where we are heading!	Cutouts for Electric pickups	Cutout for Sid West Classical Pickup	Back Inlay


Rough Assembley of Front, Back and Sides	Back View	With Necks attached	My home made"Goo Bench"	Gluing the Braces


	Plaining the Braces to shape	Front Face Braces Completed	Back before Bracing	Bracing the back


Gluing Back Bracing	My Home made Bending Pipe Made from builders scafolding pipe and 500yen Gas burner	Close up of my home made bending pipe	Bending sides to Shape


	My home made Mold		My home made Clamps made from rough timber and 1/4 inch bolts and wing nuts


Gluing Kerford Linings to the sides	Gluing Kerford Linings to Neck Joint using Plastic Clothes Pegs	Shaving Braces down to fit the sides on to Front Face	Gluing the Necks to the Front Face	Gluing the Sides to the Front Face


	Front, Sides and Necks assembled	Ready to glue the Back on	Gluing the Back


		Routed back ready for Bindings	Cutting out Binding slots for Neck joint	Gluing the Bindings and Purflings to the Front


Bindings and Purflings tapedown to hold them in place	Bindings and Purflings tapedown for the back	Purflings glued to sides of Fingerboard	Gluing Fingerboards to the Necks	Sanding the Fingerboards


Fretting the Fingerboards			Masked Fingerboards ready for Fret dress	Fret dressing


Gluing the Classical Bridge on to the Front Face	Chosen Mahogany pieces for Preamp Cradle	Finished Preamp Cradle and Brass Plate	Cutout in the top side to house the Cradle	Finished Cradle ready to be glued


Gluing the Cradle to the side	Japanese Grain Filler "Tonoko" I will be using before applying the base coat of Lacquer	Notice the White shade after the first neck has been grain filled	Brushing on one of many Base coats of Lacquer


		Spraying one of many finish coats of Spray Lacquer	Lacquerd Guitar hanging to dry	Dried and Ready to Cutback and Polish


Assembling and Wiring the Electric Pickups etc.	Ready to be Played!

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