I drove the body to Southern California this week because my insurance company wouldn’t cover any damage due to shipping.  Kevin sprayed a coat of finish on it as soon as it got there.

And here’s the maestro pretending to put his hand in the wet lacquer.

All that’s left is the bridge and bridge pins.  I  bought a clear piece of fossilized mastodon tusk from David Warther, and after Kevin shaped it on his CNC and milled a channel around the perimeter I filled it with copper dust and CA glue.  The pins were cast in 18k gold by Michael Reiley, who also mounted the rubies in the tips.  The side dots on the neck are also going to be rubies, and to keep the guitar safe we have a white Calton case with a blood red interior.

Kevin will be taking photos of the finished guitar and I’ll have them posted as soon as possible.