Quilted Mahogany 13

This guitar was just finished on February 1, 2006. It is constructed of extremely good materials including back and side wood which was featured in a 1985 article in FineWoodworking magazine. The back and sides are quilted or "turtle shell" mahogany of which there has only been one tree found to exist. The top is Red Spruce, the pyramid bridge and fretboard, ebony. The binding on the headstock, fretboard, and body are quilted mahogany. All purfling is mitred (back and sides). The outrageous rosette was created by Tom Ellis and features a matching mahogany insert. This is a 13 fret to the body guitar with an enlarged soundhole. It has a "long" scale and 21 total frets. The design pushes the soundhole back to the center of the guitar creating an extremely loud and "punchy" sound. The tuners are Waverly's executed in a brushed gold which is no longer available. It is 1 3/4" at the nut with 2 5/16" spacing at the bridge making this instrument an ideal fingerpicking guitar. The finish is nitrocellulose lacquer, gloss on the body and semi-gloss on the neck for better playability.

This guitar was just finished on February 1, 2006. It is constructed of extremely good materials including back and side wood which was featured in a 1985 article in FineWoodworking magazine. The back and sides are quilted or "turtle shell" mahogany of which there has only been one tree found to exist. The top is Red Spruce, the pyramid bridge and fretboard, ebony. The binding on the headstock, fretboard, and body are quilted mahogany. All purfling is mitred (back and sides). The outrageous rosette was created by Tom Ellis and features a matching mahogany insert. This is a 13 fret to the body guitar with an enlarged soundhole. It has a "long" scale and 21 total frets. The design pushes the soundhole back to the center of the guitar creating an extremely loud and "punchy" sound. The tuners are Waverly's executed in a brushed gold which is no longer available. It is 1 3/4" at the nut with 2 5/16" spacing at the bridge making this instrument an ideal fingerpicking guitar. The finish is nitrocellulose lacquer, gloss on the body and semi-gloss on the neck for better playability.
The front view Note the tree of life inlay on the fingerboard, the pyramid bridge, and the wonderful rosette which matches the quilted mahogany sides and back!	Another front view
Body Closeup A good shot of the Tom Ellis created rosette which matches the sides and back. Also note the semi-hemispherical frets!	Closeup of front A closeup of the rosette and semi-hemispherical frets!
Front view of rosette and bridge Note the ebony pyramid bridge.	Headstock The headstock of the wonderful instrument trimmed in quilted mahogany and abalone inlay. Waverly brushed gold tuners.
Back A good shot of this extremely rare quilted mahogany as showcased in a 1985 article in Fine Woodworking magazine.	Closeup of the back A closeup of the back showing the mitred purlings on the back.
Another back shot	End of the instrument A closeup of the end of the instrument showing the quilted mahogany and the mitred purfling.