All Mahogany Josie sm jumbo

[Mark Hatcher]

Originally Posted by Brucebubs

The Guitar Gods are smiling.
Stunningly beautiful.

Thanks for commenting Brucebubs. Thanks for the kind words.

Originally Posted by cigarfan

Man ... that is some of the sparkliest Mahogany I've ever laid eyes on! Looking gorgeous!

Originally Posted by ukejon

Sparkalicious?

You know that sparkly look is not photographic trickery. I did try to light it in such a way as to show it off but, that really is how it looks. It's very reflective.

Mark

[Mr. Paul]

All your guitars are special, Mark. This one is ... well ... maybe specialistest.

[Mark Hatcher]

Originally Posted by Mr. Paul

All your guitars are special, Mark. This one is ... well ... maybe specialistest.

Thank you Mr. Paul,

Not much more to go on this one. I have a nice piece of Cocobolo to make the bridge. It will have Schertler open back tuners with black Ebony buttons.

Thanks for following!
Mark

[Mark Hatcher]

I have made and glued on the Cocobolo bridge. We're going with the Schertler open back tuners with Black Ebony buttons;





Should have the strings on tomorrow!

[ukejon]

Josie Coco is ready to sing!

[Mark Hatcher]

I have ukejon's guitar all strung up today.





It has a Cocobolo bridge with my saw tooth adjusted bone saddle;



We have a Cocobolo head stock overlay, Schertler tuners and a Thuya burl truss rod cover;



The truss rod cover goes nicely with the 12 fret inlay. You can also see the semi hemispherical fret end dressing I do on all of my guitars in this picture;



We went with a satin finish on the neck which is just a pleasure to play. Here is a picture of the heel and I tried to capture the satin sheen on the volute in the second picture;





All of the mahogany on this guitar came from the same board. If anyone else would like an all mahogany I have enough to do one more full guitar from this board.

So how does it sound? It sounds great! But, don't take my word for it. I'll be sending it off to ukejon next week. Our goal was to make a complimentary guitar for his Greta Cedar/Rosewood. We're looking for some of the fundamental characteristics all mahogany is known for and we're looking for the incredible overall balance you can get from a fan fret. Another goal was to keep this larger Josie model comfortable which in addition to the 13 fret, fan set-up we also incorporated a body wedge.
I look forward to Jon's review but this week I get to play it!

Thanks,
Mark

[Nemoman]

Gotta wear shades to look at that puppy--it is dazzling! Great work once again, Mark.

Congrats Jon--Can't wait for your report and to hear you play it!

[TomB'sox]

Fantastic, but then what else should we expect from this NH shop...congrats both of you on the new guitar.

[Looburst]

Fascinating to watch the process, Mark. And I know Jon will be beyond thrilled with that beauty!

[ukejon]

Beautiful work. Leaves me in awe of what Mark is able to do with wood.....

It has been, as before, such a privilege to work with him on this project. Mark is a most gifted luthier to be sure but he also has a great sense of design. Add to this the fact that he is so attentive to the client's wishes regarding aesthetics, tonal character, feel and playability, responsiveness, weight, comfort, and the like. He certainly knows how to make magical sounding guitars, but then also has an ability to do this in such a way that really brings the buyer into the process. A very gratifying experience working with Mr. Hatcher....I'm sure that a nylon string project will pop up in a couple of years and we get to start this all over again!

[Mark Hatcher]

Originally Posted by Nemoman

Gotta wear shades to look at that puppy--it is dazzling! Great work once again, Mark

Thanks for following along on this one Nemoman!

Originally Posted by TomB'sox

Fantastic, but then what else should we expect from this NH shop...congrats both of you on the new guitar.

Thanks TomB'sox, I've got a lot of new ideas coming together for this year in this NH shop!

Originally Posted by Looburst

Fascinating to watch the process, Mark. And I know Jon will be beyond thrilled with that beauty!

Thanks for following along and commenting Looburst!

Originally Posted by ukejon

Beautiful work. Leaves me in awe of what Mark is able to do with wood.....

It has been, as before, such a privilege to work with him on this project. Mark is a most gifted luthier to be sure but he also has a great sense of design. Add to this the fact that he is so attentive to the client's wishes regarding aesthetics, tonal character, feel and playability, responsiveness, weight, comfort, and the like. He certainly knows how to make magical sounding guitars, but then also has an ability to do this in such a way that really brings the buyer into the process. A very gratifying experience working with Mr. Hatcher....I'm sure that a nylon string project will pop up in a couple of years and we get to start this all over again!

Thank you Jon, You are a pleasure to work with, we make nice guitars!

Mark

[yoni]

So the finished product does not disappoint but, I kind of need to hear it/see it in action before final judgment can be determined.

[ukejon]

Originally Posted by yoni

So the finished product does not disappoint but, I kind of need to hear it/see it in action before final judgment can be determined.

I think that's my line!

[yoni]

Originally Posted by ukejon

I think that's my line!

Just as long as you publish said lines for the rest of us to covet, that's all that matters.

[ukejon]

Will do right away.