Ryan is very kind in his comments on my “courage”, but all I did was agree with Steve and Ryan’s awesome ideas.
I had seen enough of Steve’s work to know I could trust his aesthetic judgement 100%. Lord, that incredible guitar he and Ryan built for Dennis!
I do know what I like, and I love being able to support great luthiers in doing new things. In addition to everything else about this awesome guitar, I really like the rosette design, and I really appreciated Steve’s good sense about what woods to use so it would be beautiful and not garish. I think the rosewood, Purple Heart and Osage complement each other very well, and will get even better over time as the Osage darkens. I am hoping the purple heart doesn’t lose all of its purple. I love that wood.