Hey folks, just getting a slow rolling start to my first ever build, with Michael Bashkin. No build pics to see yet, but we've picked out the Panama Rosewood back and sides.
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I am also thrilled to have a custom headstock being done by the incredible Jimmi Wingert - Michael was able to persuade her to fit me into her reduced schedule.
The design is a Japanese Maple in the fall, which, like other jobs Jimmi has done for Bashkin Guitars, is based on a Japanese woodblock print, this time by one of my favorite modern woodblock artists, Toshi Yoshida.
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The Japanese Maple is a special tree to me and my family and we wanted to commemorate our history with it with this build. Unlike the
"Wave" and "Flute Player" headstocks she has done for Michael in the past, Jimmi will use wood marquetry rather than shell.
We also decided to go with a natural maple background, to match the light background of the
original woodblock print. It's still a work in progress, and of course I love it, but I think objectively speaking, Jimmi is quite special at what she does.