New Dryad Drednought Model Hatcher Guitars

[Al Mojo]

Wow! Your swirling Desert Ironwood overlay is amazing, Mark. Has a kind of "Starry Night" feel.

[Mark Hatcher]

Originally Posted by Treenewt

That is stellar Mark! What a great addition!

Thanks Treenewt! It naturally goes with the fretboard and has a little extra because it’s the headstock.

Originally Posted by Al Mojo

Wow! Your swirling Desert Ironwood overlay is amazing, Mark. Has a kind of "Starry Night" feel.

Thanks Al Mojo! It looks even better in person.

Thanks for the comments!
Mark

[Mark Hatcher]

I'm finishing up the neck. The MOP fret markers are in:



I put bevels on the headstock overlay and backstrap. This makes the headstock look a little less chunky and shows off the Maple purfling better:



I made the Black Ebony and Maple truss rod cover and drilled out for the tuners:



I think these Scheller tuners are a wonderful match for this headstock and a dreadnought in general:



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[canuck7]

Love those tuners….I’m now a big Scheller tuners fan even though I’ve just seen pictures!!

[Treenewt]

Love the attention to detail Mark. Beautiful work, as per usual!

[Mark Hatcher]

Originally Posted by canuck7

Love those tuners….I’m now a big Scheller tuners fan even though I’ve just seen pictures!!

Glad to hear it! They are good people to deal with. It’s nice to deal with competent, interested individuals instead of faceless manufacturers.

The wide variety available when choosing tuners and components is a big plus. These are top quality tuners.

Originally Posted by Treenewt

Love the attention to detail Mark. Beautiful work, as per usual!

Thanks Treenewt. I am going with a little more subtlety on this dreadnought. It makes the little details more important

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[Mark Hatcher]

Whoops! I mistakenly put this post on another current thread. I’m copying it here to retain the continuity of this thread.

I have my first Dryad dreadnought pretty much finish ready:

[Al Mojo]

Bravo Mark - I'm enjoying following your progress on this new model!

[MThomson]

I'm not particularly a dreadnought guy, but this could win me over. Stunning guitar.

[mikealpine]

Loving everything about this beautiful instrument!

[Erithon]

It's honestly a little weird seeing a dreadnought with Hatcher aesthetics. I'm not used to seeing those together and it's a fascinating intersection. Plus it's a real treat to see the full (pre-finish) glory of that Desert Ironwood in the context of the whole instrument. Great work, Mark!

[Scallywag]

Love this guitar. Love it.

[Mark Hatcher]

Originally Posted by Al Mojo

Bravo Mark - I'm enjoying following your progress on this new model!

Thanks Al Mojo, I worked out a lot of the details on this one which really helps moving forward on this model.

Originally Posted by MThomson

I'm not particularly a dreadnought guy, but this could win me over. Stunning guitar.

Me either so there had to be some deviation from straight old time tradition for me to come out with a dreadnought. One was it couldn't be shaped like a cardboard box. Somewhat relatedly it had to be playable when sitting. So when I got the guitar to this point I was eager to sit down and get the feel of it.
I am happy with the result.

Originally Posted by mikealpine

Loving everything about this beautiful instrument!

Thanks Mike, the last steps are big ones but my confidence is high!

Originally Posted by Erithon

It's honestly a little weird seeing a dreadnought with Hatcher aesthetics. I'm not used to seeing those together and it's a fascinating intersection. Plus it's a real treat to see the full (pre-finish) glory of that Desert Ironwood in the context of the whole instrument. Great work, Mark!

Good. Same 'ol, same 'ol is never weird is it? Thanks!

Originally Posted by Scallywag

Love this guitar. Love it.

Thanks for commenting Scallywag! I've got two more Dryads in the works so I can keep filling in this thread while this one is going through the finish process.

[Mark Hatcher]

Before the finishing process begins here's one last picture of that incredible silking on the torrified Sitka top:



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[j. Kinnaird]

Gorgeous stuff Mark. I recently bought some Schallers. There is no face washer. Gotta be careful mounting those things. Any tips.