CURRENT BATCH GALLERY

Scroll down the page to see the current batch finished (May '08), you can now see the whole picture story from begining to end!

All pictures up until the glued together bodies are in the same order left to right; camatillo rosewood/lutz spruce Jumbo, Indian rosewood/redwood Jumbo Baritone, cocobolo rosewood/lutz Jumbo, cocobolo/lutz Nylon-String prototype, ziricote/redwood Double-0, black walnut/lutz Orchestra Model and newly designed macassar ebony/lutz Midi-Jumbo.

All are orders apart from the Nylon-String prototype and new Midi-Jumbo. The Nylon-String will be for sale but may not be completed at the same time as the rest of the batch and the Midi-Jumbo is being built for inclusion in an exhibition at 'The Hub Centre' national craft and design exhibition centre in Sleaford, Lincolnshire. The exhibition is planned to last for three months starting in November '08 and is curated by Gordon Giltrap. This guitar will be for sale after the exhibition.

October '07, tops;

October '07, backs;

December '07, tops strutted (Nylon-String put on hold for now);

December '07, backs strutted;

January '08, side assemblies complete;

January '08, bodies assembled and cleaned up ready for binding.
Soundhole plugs keep dust out! Scoop cutaways come later, four in this batch.

Rear view.

Next four below, February '08. Now the bindings are on several scoops to come plus a side sound-port!

March '08. The guitars are now ready for lacquering!

Below; Double Bound Double-O with side port and rear head-plate.

Below; New Standard Orchestra Model with turquoise dots.

Below; New Standard Jumbo Baritone.

Below; New Standard Jumbo with custom fretboard extension and silver inlay.

Below; New Standard Jumbo, outrageous Camatillo rosewood!

May '08. Now, the finished guitars!

Below; 'Double Bound Plus' Double-0 in Redwood and Ziricote with Macassar Ebony and
Flamed Maple edgings, laminated neck, rear head-facing, wedge body and side sound-port.

Below; 'New Standard' Orchestra Model in Lutz Spruce and Black Walnut with Tulipwood 'Scoop' and bindings and turquoise inlays.

Below; 'New Standard' Jumbo Baritone in Redwood and Indian Rosewood with 700mm scal,e venetian cutaway,
Palo Escrito bindings and Paua Abalone soundhole.

Below; 'New Standard' Jumbo in Lutz Spruce and Cocobolo Rosewood with Ebony 'Scoop' and edgings
and custom silver fingerboard inlay.

Below; 'New Standard' Jumbo in Lutz Spruce and Camatillo Rosewood (sometimes know as 'Mexican Kingwood') with
Ebony 'Scoop' and edgings and 'Evo' extra hard fret-wire.

Another two guitars are being lacquered separately; one for an exhibition, another for Clive Carroll, pictures soon!

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