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This marks Guitar # 11 for me. The woods (apart from the top and inlay woods) was purchased back in 2007 from an OLF auction to help out our Friend Kevin Gallagher (rip). Most of the woods were donated by Tim Spittle and Kim Hickey. Here are the details:

Top - Sinker Redwood
Back & Sides - Flamed Tasmanian Blackwood
Neck - Tasmanian Blackwood with lacewood and red laminates
Fretboard - Mulga a desert hardwood bound in tiger myrtle with red purfling
Bridge - Minnerichi
Binding & headplate - Tiger Myrtle
Top purfling - Lacewood with red accents
Inlay wood - pear burl

Really love the hardwoods you folks got down south

The rosette is based off Jason Kostal's stained glass design. I really like this look and will certainly use it again.

Finish is nitro lacquer.

Thanks for looking.










This is the owner signature.

G'day Rod,

So that's what we have to do with it. Hmmm. such a fine looking guitar Rod.

We are the lucky country no doubt about it when it comes to choice of tonewoods and some we don't even know about yet.

Thanks for the pictures, it's a beauty.

Cheers

Alan

Beautiful guitar Rod. Very tastefully executed. I love that rosette.

Regards

Hi Rod
Fantastic looking guitar great combination of timbers.
The detail is supurb great work. Sometimes i forget just how lucky we are here in oz to have such a great supply of beautifull tonewoods - thanks for reminding me.
Regards Steve

Beautiful timbers and workmanship, and beautifully photographed as always with your guitars. Lovely work!

Very nice indeed Rod and a person can soon get used to that Sinker Redwood for the soundboard

Steve

Beautiful guitar Rod, the sinker Redwood has a great tone, i reckon that guitar will sound fantastic. Wayne

Excellent job
Great choice of woods
A work of Art
WELL DONE !

I bet it sounds as good as it looks
Cheeses
Graham

Amazing use of timber and real attention to detail, I love it really nice stuff Rod.

Congrats,

Cheers,

It's a real beauty Rod. You've done an outstanding job of wood choices with a complimentary color pallet with just the right amount of highlights to make a very classy looking package.

that is a great looking guitar mate well done

Fantastic!!
Had to look up Jason Kostal

Thanks folks

I was sort of worried that the red accents would be too over bearing, but in the end it all worked out well.

Gotta get me some more Aussie timbers

Very classy.
A tribute to the wood donors and the maker.
Miguel