Last September I contacted Jack Spira in Australia about having a bouzouki built. I wanted a zouk that could stand up as a solo instrument and not sound too tinny as zouks can in the upper registers. We had some very interesting conversations and finally settled on a tiger myrtle/cedar combination. Here we are in April and the work has begun.
This is the cedar top and tiger myrtle b/s set.
Here's the tiger myrtle wetted down.
The rosette is going to be a tiger myrtle ring with inner and outer abalone rings. The binding is going to be an inner strip of tiger myrtle with an outer strip of ebony.
The tiger myrtle ring for the rosette being cut and fitted.
I'll post more as the build progresses.