Second round of el cheapo spruce & plywood. I really like this one.
The main experimental idea behind this one was to see if I could have the sound hole also function as the cut-away. This helps some, but is not as functional as a full cut-away. It also sounds muffled when playing the guitar (it projects just fine), so I added a small hole on the side - that makes an amazing difference.
Other fun stuff includes a tongue-and-grove neck joint, like a standard guitar, but flipped 90 degrees & bolted through the back instead of from the inside. Easy to make, works well - I may try this again.
I also made the bridge out of purple heart and maple, that should make it obvious how I put those together.
This one went to Jonathan Carter for a short while, but didn't make it all of the way back to South Africa with him. It is now owned by our mutual friend and LTSP hacker Simon Poirier in Quebec.
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