Can't imagine a more fitting end to such a fabulous experience!

The guitar looks beautiful--Congrats and enjoy!

Whooeeee....
 

Yowza! That looks absolutely lovely!!!

Congratulations. Now you can put guitar builder in your resume.

Mighty nice work gentlemen!

Enjoy this and I am sure we all look forward to your reviews and recordings when you can.

Salud!

Paul

Kinnaird Student Build
 

Congratulations John you have a sweet looking guitar and I'm sure the experience of building it with Steve and Ryan was a memorable experience.
Enjoy it in good health. :guitar:

Fantastic. Congratulations on reaching the finish line in style!

Congratulations on building a lovely guitar! That Lutz top is amazing. Great job! Dave

Congratulations. No better way to hit the big ‘4’ in style. I wish for such an experience myself.

I’ve got 2 questions. How deep is the depth of the deep OM? Are those Schertlers?

Howdy!

Lower bout widest is 4.5"
Upper bout is right at 4"

Yes, they are gold schertlers with the buttons replaced with ebony schertler buttons pulled off another set that got customs. This is my first time to have them on a guitar and they are amazing. Smooth, precise, and solid feeling. The aesthetic is a little modern for my taste, but the function is as good as any I've felt.

-john

Very cool thread. Great work! You made a beautiful guitar and I enjoyed following your progress in Steve's shop.

This thread was a joy to watch. Many of us looking in wished we were in your shoes. Congrats on finishing your first build. She's a beaut!

It does indeed look like a beautiful instrument, congrats on achieving a big task and ending up with a wonderful guitar.