Hi everyone!
Tom paused on my guitars to take care of the previous batch that just came back from finish, including 2 sister Ms that have been receiving some love on other threads - namely the Tree and Oak model Ms, both stunning!
But he is now back to work on the neck, which I am quite excited about given its relatively "unorthodox" nature: 12 frets to the body, 25-26 fan fret, streaked ebony fingerboard and head plate. Tom sourced that ebony from Bob Taylor's mill in Cameroon, which is usually sorted out because not perfectly jet black. Not only I dig the grain and coloring, but it also favors sustainable wood sourcing, which Tom really cares about.
I spend at least half of my time tuning down to D and C, so the fan fret arrangement appeals to me. Tom also have been building a similar arrangement on a L model, named Kealia (
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KzKQcu1vTKY&t=179s), which I really liked.
Here is a shot of the fan fret positioning.
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And a closer look to the board with bindings. Looks a lot like rosewood to me, with all spider webbing, and should match the rosette and MBW colors quite well.
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Tom also carefully prolonged the grain to the headstock (he will add a copper inlay later on).
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