Hello Bruce,
Thank you for elaborating on the subject, this is very much appreciated. While I can't afford one such beasts, I guess someone is going to be very happy with these JB-16's. My JB-15 Adirondack/Black Limba (I cant help but thinking about the Black Mamba snake every time...
) is a wonderful instrument. The slight fanfret configuration really takes no learning curve whatsoever. Among other aspects, I especially like that the high E and B strings produce a sound that is "round", meaty for the lack of better words, in a way that reminds me of my beloved 30 years old classical guitar.