Yup, still here.  Currently setting up the workshop so I can do this stuff at home.  How are things in the Frocester Lutherie?

Very nice.

Thanks folks, you are too kind. I have to say I have not picked up another guitar since I got it home, it is amazing both in appearance and in playability.  But I couldn’t have got close to this without…   Read more»

Thank you.  Pretty pleased.  Mark did quite a lot of the finishing because we ran out of time, but still an amazing experience just getting it to the 95% stage.   

I’d say do it anyway.  Having just completed the build – the results are unspeakably good.  And somehow the anticipation of the gap makes it better.

@russ yeah, even better ‘in the flesh’.  It’s one of Mark’s new tonewood laminates.  Keeps the cost down, increases stability, but still allows for a really heavily figured finish.