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by J.F. Custom » Sat Sep 22, 2012 8:59 pm
Sorry Duncan, no help here either.
You'd be surprised at just how many makers are closeted away in Australia - both serious/professional and hobby/amateur builders. I guess only a select minority actually get to be 'known' to any great degree and therefore recognisable by their work.
Those that are would certainly have a label and/or other identifying features on their guitar. This suggests to me then that your instrument has been built by a hobby builder, student or someone newer to the craft. Though perhaps not totally new given the level of inlay detail. The other indicators to the same effect are the unusual mixed timber usage you mention and as Martin eyed, the 'classical rosette' on a steel string instrument. Not criticising these details by the way, just commenting they would be rarer to find from a 'known name' builder unless it was a deliberate act such as "built from the renovated kitchen materials" etc.
Therefore really what you are hoping is that someone on here either built it or, happens to be mates with the guy/girl who made it. So far no luck. Someone had to have given it to the music store in the first place, so it is a bit strange they had no further info. That would have to have been your best lead to trace back through... Tricky now - ten years gone!
As a side, I see the headstock inlay as a Ginko Branch... Clue perhaps??
Best of luck.
Jeremy.
