[IndianHillMike]

Originally Posted by rmp

this will surely be awesome.

the grain in the wood on the sides and back is exquisite.

and I love that spalted maple inlay. A total touch of class.

Thanks! I find it to be such a unique figure in the mahogany and I'm really loving how it's turning out.

Originally Posted by Guitars44me

Never heard of Toog, but I sure like the name.

The end graft is cute indeed! Looking forward to more spalted maple….

Bet this sells before you can show it.

Thanks and there are definitely a few more bits of spalted maple that are going to make an appearance!

Originally Posted by roberts

Had the pleasure of meeting Mike a couple years back at Woodstock. Nice guy and his guitars are REALLY good....

Thanks for the kind words -- I was lined up to show at Woodstock in 2020 and really hope it happens again before too long.

Originally Posted by TomB'sox

Looks fantastic as do all your guitars. Anxious to see the end result!

Thanks as always Tom!

Originally Posted by Nemoman

Awesome end graft, Mike. Love the Toog as well!

I think it sits really nicely next to the mahogany -- a little bit darker to not steal the show but not too dark that you don't get some nice colors in it as well.

Originally Posted by iim7V7IM7

Mike, is that a tornavoz I see.

Indeed it is! I've been using them in almost all of my builds the past couple of years. I'm a huge fan of sound ports but they have the drawback of raising the pitch of the cavity. The idea is that a tornavoz, which drops the pitch, can help balance things out.

Originally Posted by cigarfan

Excellent work. Your miters are other worldly!

Cheers, thanks! Somedays I feel like I'm starting to get the hang of this.

Originally Posted by nacluth

Cool pattern Mike. I like the idea of loosening the bass x joint though I’ve never done it myself. The tornavoz and “finger” braces look neat too.

That type of mahogany was being sold for a while as jaguar mahogany too but it was just someone else’s sales pitch.

Ooh, good to know. So if I sell it to someone in the UK it's officially Plum Pudding Mahogany, and if heads to South America it's Jaguar!