My Tahoe Guitars Big Leaf Maple/Lutz 000-12 (AKA "The NorWester") has been in process slowly for the last two years. By mutual agreement, Larry has been squeezing it in between his other commissioned builds.
So...it has its nitro finish applied and is now curing. Here are a few pics.
Here's the Lutz top w/ the flame maple sides peeking through, ebony pyramid bridge and flame claro walnut head plate. I asked to keep the rosette simple to match the herringbone top purfle.
In case there was any doubt, the back, sides and neck are flame maple.
The five-piece neck is flame Big Leaf maple, walnut and some sort of eastern hard maple from Michigan. Note the difference in hue between the two maple species.
This shot shows the flame claro walnut body binding (the neck is bound in ebony for a "tuxedo" look). The headplate, body binding, end flash and heel cap are all from the same flitch of claro.
Here is a closer look at the neck at an earlier stage of finishing. In the background is the body of another Tahoe commission involving some nicely figured mahogany.
The buck stopped there, apparently.
