Guitar No. 6 (aka, Smaug)

Materials:

Another beautiful and vibrant dreadnaught.

Style: Dreadnuaght

Soundboard: 3A Sitka Spruce

Back/Sides: Dragonwood salvaged from old luthier’s shop

Neck: Honduran Mahogany (made from scratch from stock lumber)

Headstock Veneer: Dragonwood with Flame Maple accent stripe

Fingerboard: African Ebony

Bridge: Indian Ebony

Rosette: Koa

Bindings: Flame Maple

End Wedge: Blue stain pine!

For this guitar, I again stepped out of the Indian Rosewood vibe for the back and sides (#2 was made from Koa) and used Dragonwood. This is a somewhat lighter colored wood and makes a beautiful instrument with striking grain patterns. Tonally, it sounds very similar to Indian Rosewood, with great volume and sustain and a balanced response across the full tonal range. This is my best attempt so far at making a structurally and cosmetically perfect guitar.