The Old Number 1
This is the first guitar I built. The soundboard is Sitka
spruce, and the sides and back are black walnut. The neck and
head are maple with ebony fingerboard and head lamination. The
"Coog Moon™" is ivory, from old scrap pieces I've
found over the years at flea markets. The tuners are Schallers.
The bridge I bought from Stewart-MacDonald (I make my own now) as
well as the soundhole inlay. The binding came from Southern
Lumber in San José. With medium-gauge silk and steel strings,
the tone is not exceedingly loud but throaty (fairly deep with
midrange-type treble). It's fun to play old Dylan tunes on this
one.
