The back and sides are made from Quilted Sapele, timber that was found in a big pile of standard material at my local sawmill. They all know who to ring when this happens. It's an intriguing place, a family business, passed from father to son, who stub cigarettes out on in the sawdust on the floor, never seem to trim their amazing beards, and sometimes actually do hold their trousers up with baler twine. Real people, wonderful.

I love it there. When I say, "I'm going to the sawmill", Alex and Paul know they won't see me for an hour or more even though it's only five minutes away.

The Sapele was only big enough for a small guitar, but I do have a few more pieces for future orders. The top is made from Yellow Cedar which arrived by mistake in a parcel of wood from Alaska many years ago. These timbers are rare and highly prized amongst guitar makers, but I don't buy material in the same way as other people, as you can tell from the above story. I'm able to put different woods together in ways that others can't. 

I've chosen Ebony bindings and red lines to bring the colours together plus a laminated mahogany neck and an Ebony fingerboard. It was all looking so gorgeous that I decided it deserved Gold Gotoh 510 tuners.

It really is an exceptional looking and sounding guitar.