Hatcher Studio '23

[Mark Hatcher]

Well I'm off to a good start for 2023. Dustin's grand auditorium Greta model has got the finish on and I'm currently setting it up!





This guitar has a BRW back and sides with lots of Snakewood parts and trim.
There are Snakewood bevels including a waist bevel:



On the Snakewood backstrap I've installed these gorgeous Scheller tuners with Snakewood buttons:



The sound board is aged Italian alpine Spruce.

More pics to come as it all comes together

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[jerrydlamme123]

Snakewood fretboatd!!! And rosette! Just brautiful.

[KevWind]

Well wow just wow

[Nemoman]

Absolutely stunning from top to bottom--Shazam!!!

Can't wait to hear it!

[Treenewt]

Goodness...that is a marvelous instrument! I know Dustin is stoked!

[canuck7]

That is a beautiful instrument!!! Wow!!

[Mark Hatcher]

Originally Posted by jerrydlamme123

Snakewood fretboatd!!! And rosette! Just brautiful.

Thanks! Lots of Snakewood going on here. The top bevels, binding on the body, headstock and sound port etc.

Originally Posted by KevWind

Well wow just wow

Thanks KevWind

Originally Posted by Nemoman

Absolutely stunning from top to bottom--Shazam!!!

Can't wait to hear it!

I look forward to hearing it too! The tap tone is wonderful. I’m sure will we’ll have some recordings from Dustin

Originally Posted by Treenewt

Goodness...that is a marvelous instrument! I know Dustin is stoked!

He had a lot of input on this one so he better like it!

Originally Posted by canuck7

That is a beautiful instrument!!! Wow!!

Thanks canuck7

[Naboz]

GAA!
A thing of beauty!! That instrument just screams drippy dark chocolate sound.
And it doesn't even have strings on it yet.

Was that a typo, Mark, or are those tuners ShEller (Shaller) tuners? Really sharp looking. Interesting that there are straight slot screws, I'm always nervous the slots aren't deep enough and tightening the driver will slip.

[rule18]

WOW Mark, that's beautiful!!

[Kenny B]

Wow! That is a stunner for sure!! Can't wait to hear some of Dustin's playing on it.

[Mark Hatcher]

Originally Posted by Naboz

GAA!
A thing of beauty!! That instrument just screams drippy dark chocolate sound.
And it doesn't even have strings on it yet.

Was that a typo, Mark, or are those tuners ShEller (Shaller) tuners? Really sharp looking. Interesting that there are straight slot screws, I'm always nervous the slots aren't deep enough and tightening the driver will slip.

Thanks Noboz, They are Scheller tuners and they are awesome. Their standard tuners are included in my base rates. They have a selection of standards and a large menu of upgrades. They have ball bears through-out which greatly eliminates the backlash that you may be used to with most any company's tuners. They truly are in a league of their own!

Originally Posted by rule18

WOW Mark, that's beautiful!!

Thanks. It is one comfortable guitar too!

Originally Posted by Kenny B

Wow! That is a stunner for sure!! Can't wait to hear some of Dustin's playing on it.

Thanks Kenny B , Me too!

Mark

[cigarfan]

Beautiful build. So much Snakewood, I would have thought TomB'sox commissioned it. I would be surprised if he doesn't try to snatch it from Dustin down the line.

Nice work Mark!

[Mark Hatcher]

Originally Posted by cigarfan

Beautiful build. So much Snakewood, I would have thought TomB'sox commissioned it. I would be surprised if he doesn't try to snatch it from Dustin down the line.

Nice work Mark!

Thanks cigarfan, Tom’s right to like Snakewood it certainly lands in the upper elite for things like fretboards and binding. Plus it look great to!

Mark

[Mark Hatcher]

Here are a couple more update pictures of Dustin's guitar coming along:

We went with Gold EVO frets:



I wanted to get a good picture of the sculpted headstock with the tuners in:



I really like how well the brown in the BRW goes with the Snakewood. I also like how Snakewood binding looks like old traditional tortoise shell binding.

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[KevWind]

Originally Posted by Mark Hatcher

Here are a couple more update pictures of Dustin's guitar coming along:
I wanted to get a good picture of the sculpted headstock with the tuners in:

The HAH ha -- Hatcher Arch Head model