Hello guys!
I thought you might enjoy having a look behind the scenes of another Gaffney build that just arrived at TNAG HQ London. It's an MD but rather than being a finger style guitar this instrument was made for a flat picker. So here it is, a mini build thread!
(Julian at work on a Somogyi guitar)
Following a long discussion with my client and Julian on Skype we arrived at the conclusion that fiddleback mahogany would be the wood of choice for this instrument.
Here it is! Very pleasing!
Becoming more guitar-shaped...
A lot more guitar-shaped!
Beautiful headstock details in Buckeye Burl
and the back of the headstock in Quilted Sapele...
Gorgeous work there!
Here's an interview with Julian himself about his time at the Somogyi workshop and the directions in which it has taken him