I should add, based on a recent forum-topic, that the guitar was perfectly "set-up" when it arrived...not only in regards to intonation and action, but fingerboard and fretwork were exactly what I would hope for.
Kent used a 3/16" wide saddle on this guitar (his standard?), which tends to be my preference (or Somogyi's even wider 1/4"). Nut was properly spaced, and string slots were of an appropriate depth...
...so Kent knows how and what to do to make this part of the "build" right.
A real winner all the way around, and I look forward to seeing/playing more of Kent's works as we head down the path...
My only regret was in having to send this guitar off to Mandolin Brothers...spending more time with this instrument would have been nice, to hear the guitar begin to break in and develop more of it's "voice." It was sure nice as brand-new, and it will certainly only get better.
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