Green Moutain Series Josie Sm Jumbo

[acousticjazz]

That's absolutely stunning, beautiful craftsmanship Mark. Looking forward to seeing this guitar w/ the finish on.

[Mark Hatcher]

Originally Posted by acousticjazz

That's absolutely stunning, beautiful craftsmanship Mark. Looking forward to seeing this guitar w/ the finish on.

Thanks for commenting acousticjazz!

[Mark Hatcher]

I started using a new headstock design on this guitar. It's not anything fancy. However, I did sneak in some little touches. Here are a couple pictures of the solid dummy I practiced on before making this guitar:



This one has a small bevel on top which I like but this guitar has a bound overlay which doesn't work soo well with the bevel.



I like these lightweight inline tuners from Scheller which was what got me started on this new design. The guitar will have a gold version of these.

You may be seeing that I am beveling the underside. There are a couple reasons I am doing this:

One is to make the sides a little thinner so the headstock looks a little less clunky. I like the thick slot head look but I think solid heads look a little sleeker when they are thinner.

The second reason is this:



Having a hard pointed underside edge of the headstock getting chipped up when taking hits is a pet peeve of mine. I think having a bevel there is an elegant way to help address that.

Little things can make a guitar look and work better just like the little things that add up to make a guitar sound better!

Mark

[The Bard Rocks]

Your point is well-taken. Never thought of that.

[Mark Hatcher]

Originally Posted by The Bard Rocks

Your point is well-taken. Never thought of that.

Thanks for commenting!

Mark

[Carpinteria]

The under-side bevel is a very nice refinement, Mark, and your reasoning is spot-on. I appreciate your ongoing thoughtfulness about small but relevant changes in guitar design.

[mikealpine]

Absolutely stunning!

[Mark Hatcher]

Originally Posted by Carpinteria

The under-side bevel is a very nice refinement, Mark, and your reasoning is spot-on. I appreciate your ongoing thoughtfulness about small but relevant changes in guitar design.

Thanks Carpinteria! I can't imagine I invented the idea of beveling the bottom but I can't say I copied it.

Originally Posted by mikealpine

Absolutely stunning!

Thanks Mike!

Mark

[Mark Hatcher]

Here is a first look of the guitar under finish







Looking forward to wrapping this one up for the Artisan Show!

[Mark Hatcher]

I'm working away getting ready for the Artisan Show in April in Harrisburg PA. I will be showing this Green Mountain Series Josie Model. Josie is a small jumbo with a hard Western Red Cedar top:


This has a green turquoise rosette and headstock inlay. The fretboard, binding and arm bevel are Snakewood

I am very happy how the finish is bringing out the animal on this Leopardwood and Snakewood/turquoise embellished back

You can also see we have a Snakewood rib bevel and the neck and headstock are Leopardwood, cut from the same billet of wood the back and sides come from.

[Treenewt]

Mark, that is a beautiful guitar. I really love the stone rosette, and of course, the leopard wood really pops under finish! Well done

[Mark Hatcher]

Originally Posted by Treenewt

Mark, that is a beautiful guitar. I really love the stone rosette, and of course, the leopard wood really pops under finish! Well done

Thanks Treenewt, I’m very happy with the green turquoise rosette and inlays. It’s taken me a while to master cutting those thin slabs of stone without destroying them in the process.

Mark

[morgankelsey]

I'm looking forward to seeing this one at Artisan, it looks like we will be booth neighbors!

[Mark Hatcher]

Originally Posted by morgankelsey

I'm looking forward to seeing this one at Artisan, it looks like we will be booth neighbors!

Thanks Morgan, I’m really looking forward to this show too. It will be great to meet you in person, neighbor.

Mark

[Steve Kinnaird]

Mark, that’s very nice. I look forward to seeing/playing this one.
See you in a few weeks!

Steve