There are many guitars in the world, but this one is genuinely unique. It is the only guitar in existence that was hand built by yours truly. Lookit.



A peek through the sound hole at the signature and date from when I assembled the body reveals that it took over 6 months to complete. What can I say? It was my first time and the learning curve was pretty steep. It came out pretty nice, though.

Of course I'm thoroughly hooked now. I've done a lot of cabinet and furniture projects before, but those mostly just boil down to building boxes with doors or boxes with drawers. This is far more challenging. Very few power tools involved, lots of careful hand work on expensive wood. I want to be a luthier when I grow up.

I'm keeping this one for myself. I'm going to try to learn a few chords, but I don't hold out much hope for my talent or my perseverance. I'm looking forward to beginning work on Number Two, but it will have to wait until Spring when I return from my adventures in Oklahomistan.