From time to time, a customer will send us his own set of wood. We're happy to work with such sets, if they meet our criteria. Here is a beautiful set of Ziricote from a customer in Georgia from which we will be building a deep body OM.

Sides bent, in the mold, and blocks glued in place.

Gluing in the linings. Our preference here is Spanish Cedar, a mahogany-like wood that is light, strong and wonderfully fragrant.

Side assembly complete: blocks installed, linings in, and side braces glued and carved. The purpose of these side braces is to forestall a crack that could develop if the instrument were to receive a blow to the sides.

“I love my Kinnaird guitar. It’s so loud I’ve named it ‘Boomer’ ”
Ronnie Sheeon