It has begun!

As most of the Flowerpots will know, I ordered a guitar earlier this year. That was towards the end of practicum. Now 3 months later, the build has finally begun. Will be tracking the build on this blog as well as guitar4christ and acousticguitarforum. So enjoy seeing this guitar come together!

Many of my friends first initial investment after graduating is a car. Well, mine is this guitar, I'm sure the returns would be much higher!

The specs:
Luthier: Peter Marreiros of Cornerstone Guitars
Shape: Auditorium (OM - Orchestra Model)
Back and sides: Camatillo Rosewood
Top: Sinker Redwood and Englemann Spruce double top construction
Rosette: Bloodwood and abalone
Bindings: Bloodwood
Purflings: Abalone
Inlay: 12th fret "Alpha-Omega" inlay
Soundport: Dove shaped soundport

Here is a shot of the rosette:



Here is a shot of the very rare sinker redwood top:



And finally a look at the gorgeous camatillo rosewood back:


Well, the guitar should take about a year to complete. It will be a long year indeed!