Building my first guitar
A good Sitka spruce top
The back and sides were chosen because I liked the look of the grain pattern. The back came in two pieces that would be edge glued together to form the back of the guitar. Dave told me that I could opt for two possible choices – the straight grain on one side of the two blanks could be edge glued together with the parallel grain side by side, which was the traditional way, or, the curved grain on the other side of the blanks could be edge glued together making a pattern that was symetrical and different. I chose the latter option and I’m still happy with that choice.
Back and Sides
There were many steps taken in that course. Dave Nichols was kind enough to get me through the worst of the scary parts where I thought I would wreck all that I’d done so far. In the end, the inlay work on the fingerboard and headstock gives me a lot of pleasure just to look at. The guitar itself plays beautifully and I’m very pleased with it. I play it often, but what sets it apart from other guitars is the inlay work. There isn’t another one like it.