Having played Mike Baranik's new Merdian model in Cocobolo Negro/Colorado Blue Spruce and having been extraordinarily impressed, I decided to get on Mike's build list. I'm going to duplicate most of the features on the guitar I played, with a few minor changes. Since Mike just confirmed that he can secure another set of Cocobolo Negro, I decided to start a build thread.
You can read my review of the sound here:
http://www.acousticguitarforum.com/f...d.php?t=161507
* Builder: Mike Baranik
* Model: Meridian
* Top: Colorado Blue Spruce
* Back/Sides: Cocobolo Negro (pretty much black, quartersawn, straight-grained)
* Neck: Mahogany, medium/slim C
* Sideport: Spalted Sap Koa (light flame with black streaks)
* Endgraft: Spalted Sap Koa
* Headplate: Lignum Vitae, Cocobolo Negro, and Wenge
* Headstock Bindings: Spalted Sap Koa
* Fingerboard: Ebony
* Fingerboard Bindings: Ebony
* Fret Markers: None
* Frets to body: 14
* Cutaway: Florentine
* Bridge: Ebony Pinless Belly
* Pickguard: Undecided
* Body Bindings: Spalted Sap Koa
* Rosette: Cocobolo Negro, Lignum Vitae, Wenge
* Tuners: Gotoh 510s Custom Buttons
* 1 3/4" Nut
* 2 1/4" Saddle
* 25.6" Scale
* Other: Soundport and adjustable neck
* Case: Ameritage
Here's the set of Spruce. Hard to see but there is some faint bear claw that will show once finished.
The guitar will look nearly identical to the one below. I'm going to change the red cocobolo in the headstock and rosette to something else and the binding will have some flame to it.
