Made By Hal instruments are hand made using new and recycled parts to create unique one-of-a-kind instruments that actually play well and sound great. They are made by Hal personally and have all been tested extensively for playability and quality before they are delivered to you.
We specialize in 19" to 23" scale instruments with 3 or 4 strings using cigar boxes, license plates or other boxes to create the bodies and locally sourced woods for the neck and fingerboard.
This hand crafted guitar is made from a pine body with a 23 inch scale red Oak neck and a white Oak fingerboard. The action is low and the neck is fully intonated up the neck. The floating bridge is fitted to the license plate and there is a 3 band EQ preamp installed to amplify the piezo pickup placed under the plate at the location of the bridge.
This is an Ontario license plate guitar. 23" scale oak neck with a white oak fingerboard. Zero free. Piezo disc pickup (no preamp). The pine box looks great in a natural stain finish and the tung oil finish on the neck makes it buttery smooth.
This Thomas Hinds Torpedo cigar box was perfect for a 1 string diddly bow. The neck is an oak table leg and the simple design makes this a perfect cabin strummer. No pickup, no fussy intonation just one string high enough off the table leg for your pen knife or bottle neck to conjure up the devil at the crossroads.
This soprano tin ukulele features some clever (if NSFW) artwork on the top and roman numerals for the fret markers. The Nova Scotia white pine neck has a lovely tung oil finish and the oak fingerboard adds stability to this cottage favorite.
The 100% cotton men's classic tee will help you land a more structured look. It sits nicely, maintains sharp lines around the edges, and goes perfectly with layered streetwear outfits. Plus, it's extra trendy now!
• 100% cotton
• Sport Grey 90% cotton, 10% polyester
• Fabric weight: 5.0–5.3 oz/yd² (170-180 g/m²)
• Open-end yarn
• Tubular fabric
• Taped neck and shoulders
• Double seam at sleeves and bottom hem
• Blank product sourced from Honduras, Nicaragua, Haiti, Dominican Republic, Bangladesh, Mexico
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