The body has arrived

The body arrived today. I'm pleasantly surprised at how light it is.


The rear is 2 pieces of centre-jointed mahogany with an extra wing for the bass-side 'wing' - all very neat and professional.


The top is a centre-joined piece of spalted-maple (it's all one piece including the edges where the figuring gives way to plainer maple). The spalt is indeed very soft so I can see why it has to be stabilised before being worked or finished. Bloomin' gorgeous though.