Hatcher Penelope Model in the "Tree"

[fountainhead]

Mark- you really are an incredible talent, and I look forward to each and every one of your builds! This one is a real stunner!

[Mark Hatcher]

Originally Posted by VT_strummer

Thank you for sharing your amazing artistry with all of us.

Glad you like it! Thanks for following along and for your comments.

=Ovation1;4058549]Wow and wow!!!

Thanks and thanks!

And thank-you cigarfan, ukejon, jzarafis, and fountainhead. Ukejon has been out to the shop several times, if you are ever in New England or have the time feel free to call and I'll give you the tour!

Thanks Again,
Mark

[bho]

Originally Posted by Mark Hatcher

Thanks Billy Boy,

I appreciate your following along on this build.

I have finished the guitar and spent some time taking pictures today. I have a new camera with a nice macro lens so there's going to be a lot of detail shots.

Here is the sound port that is bound in Cocobolo and has the same black wood, maple, black wood purfling that is all around the guitar:



Here is the Cocobolo binding. The top has seven wood purfling lines, two pair of the black, maple, black with a Cocobolo line sandwiched in between:



The rosette has the same seven wood purfling outside border with Cocobolo, mahogany, and spalted Tamarind tile bordered with black ebony:



Here is the Cocobolo bridge with a bone saddle and black ebony pins:



Certainly the star of this guitar is the "Tree Mahogany". I really tried to bring up the red in the mahogany by using lots of Cocobolo like this end graft:



And Cocobolo heel cap:



Here is a shot of the extension on the black ebony fretboard which is bound in Cocobolo as well. You can also see the semi-hemispherical fret end dressing:



Here is a picture of the volute behind the head stock. You can see the center laminate with a cross grained Cocobolo center:



So here is what the whole guitar looks like, front and back:





Now I get to play this one for while before I send it off to my client next week.
This is a very lightly built guitar and I am already very happy with the tone and response, especially the bass response from this relatively small guitar.

Thanks for Following Along!
Mark

What a gorgeous guitar. Do you have a sound clip or Youtube video??

[CoolerKing]

More drool-worthy Hatcher photos. Thanks for sharing!

[fountainhead]

Mark,
I think I may take you up on a shop tour this fall!

Thanks and thanks!

And thank-you cigarfan, ukejon, jzarafis, and fountainhead. Ukejon has been out to the shop several times, if you are ever in New England or have the time feel free to call and I'll give you the tour!

Thanks Again,
Mark[/QUOTE]

[Mark Hatcher]

Originally Posted by bho

What a gorgeous guitar. Do you have a sound clip or Youtube video??

Sorry, I won't have a sound sample on this one. About a month after I ship a guitar I often get e-mails from clients with spruce tops commenting on how much the sound is opening up and increasing in complexity so I don't do recordings of newly finished guitars.

Thanks Matthewpatrick for all of your good words along the way!

Fountainhead, I'll look forward to meeting you in person this fall!

Mark

[Mark Hatcher]

Shipped it off to my client today. Thought I'd post a parting shot:



Thanks everyone for following along and for your compliments along the way!

Mark

[kritterkreation]

Any words I can think of seem to pale in the pictures of this piece of artwork. Only one I can think of....breathtaking..