Guitar No. 13

To celebrate the superstition surrounding the number 13 I put in extra effort to ensure that guitar no.13 is a bit out of the ordinary. This is the first guitar that I have built with a spine  - a little influence from German luthier Jeroen Hilhorst. It is also the first guitar I have made out of Pakauk.

• Top: Engelmann Spruce
• Back and Sides: Padauk
• Armrest: Ebony
• Neck: African Mahogany (Khaya)
• Finish: French Polish of Shellac
• Tuners: Der Jung
• Accents: Tiger Maple

A special thanks to Ron Baker for capturing these wonderful photographs of the finished instrument and to Flameheart Studios for capturing some of the work in progress in the shop. Also, I would like to big up Michael Root for his job of playing this guitar in the semi-finals at the Appalachian Guitarfest Competition where Maya Loncar and Maryam Hajialigol reminded me why I exhaust myself with this art.