Wood and Paua

[Marco Polo]

Not that I'm very artsy...

I finished playing, put the guitar on the stand, then laid on the floor checking my phone.

I looked up at the guitar and it just looked cool to me the see the different woods (cocobolo/ebony/Sitka) in the sunlight, separated by the paua trim.

Anyone have artsy pictures of their guitar to share?

[ChalkLitIScream]

One day, Marco. One day. For now, I'm stuck with just wood and plastic inlays..not that it's a bad thing.

Love the paua bling.To me paua just looks way better than abalone. Never seen a paua inlay that wasn't dazzling, whatever angle you looked at it.

Then you've got the armrest and cocobolo on that beauty too. Wow!

[colins]

I'm in! A little bit of New Zealand and Australia for you....

Kauri over Tasmanian blackwood, with red morrel burl and old man wodjil trims and fine lines of NZ paua. The inlay is the flower of another Tasmanian tree, the leatherwood.

Col



PS, the builder took the photo, not me!

[fazool]

These are older pics I took 1-2 years ago

[Marco Polo]

Thanks folks. I appreciate the beauty of the instrument from the eye perspective, in addition the sound qualities.

Originally Posted by ChalkLitIScream

One day, Marco. One day. For now, I'm stuck with just wood and plastic inlays..not that it's a bad thing.

Love the paua bling.To me paua just looks way better than abalone. Never seen a paua inlay that wasn't dazzling, whatever angle you looked at it.

Then you've got the armrest and cocobolo on that beauty too. Wow!

Thank you!

Originally Posted by colins

I'm in! A little bit of New Zealand and Australia for you....PS, the builder took the photo, not me!

Wow! Just gorgeous functional art! Love the figuring in those sides.

Originally Posted by fazool

These are older pics I took 1-2 years ago

I like those headstock shots Fazool, and the TRC!

Here's another favorite I have of my 816ce...the view while playing

[colins]

Hey Marco, how about another photo of that fantastic Taylor. Do you have a pic of the back?

Col

[Marco Polo]

Hi Col,

Which one? I have 3 fantastic Taylor guitars.

You can click on the active links in my signature to check them each out.

[dodge]

My J-185...

[colins]

Originally Posted by Marco Polo

Hi Col,

Which one? I have 3 fantastic Taylor guitars.

You can click on the active links in my signature to check them each out.

It was another photo of that incredible cocobolo that I was hankering for. Didn't even think to click on your sig, but I have now.

Wow! that gives me CAS (cocobolo acquisition syndrome )

Col

[Marco Polo]

Originally Posted by colins

It was another photo of that incredible cocobolo that I was hankering for. Didn't even think to click on your sig, but I have now.

Wow! that gives me CAS (cocobolo acquisition syndrome )

Col

I had the worst case of 'CAS' after playing a cocobolo GS at a road show...I HAD to have one. HERE's another picture for you.

Beautiful Gibson dodge!

Anyone else have artistic photos of their guitar they's like to share? Maybe a rippling soundboard with a lot of silking? Or a contrasting purfling?

[colins]

Ok, I'm back with another!

African blackwood back and sides, spruce top. Binding is jarrah (another Aussie wood) with satinwood lines. There is a tiny MOP line on the rosette but otherwise it's a shell-free baby.