I got the final set up done on this spec Pina parlor. Now that is has a bone saddle the trebles are a bit brighter and it has a great dynamic and balanced sound;
The Hard Maple neck seems to add additional sustain;
The guitar is African Padauk and it is trimmed in Black Ebony;
The top is Swiss alpine moon Spruce. It has a gold MOP 12th fret inlay and radial African Padauk purfling with more cross grained Padauk in the rosette;
There is a cutaway and Black Ebony strap buttons. The neck button is set in a recessed facet for security and freedom of fret hand movement;
I did a bit of Black Ebony sculpting to maintain the line of flow on the back binding;
To keep the weight of the Hard Maple neck in balance I designed a lighter open headstock specifically for this model;
and I also used the rather lightweight Schertler tuners;
I brought the African Padauk up the back of the neck in the center laminate and then onto the back headstock laminate;
This Padauk is bordered with a black purfling line to keep it all nice and crisp.
Thanks for viewing!
Mark