Bird's-eye maple Guitar
This is one of my favourite tonewoods, Birds-eye maple. The guitar has a typical Hauser outline and headstock, which is veneered in birds eye maple with a rosewood inlay. The finish is French polish and the machine heads are hand made by Alessi. Send me an email if you would like to know more about my maple guitars, or other alternative tonewoods.






James Lister Luthiery
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I own some thirty books on guitars and guitar building. Some of them very good, quite a few not in that category at all. I have been building guitars as a hobby for more than 15 years, always seeking for inspiration and new ideas. There have been some attempts on repair work as well, but I have always been a bit reluctant to do these, as I feel I really don’t know a lot about how to carry on the work. Until now! I received you book earlier today, and am SO impressed with it. What a Bible! All very well laid out, very informative on different topics and levels, accompanied with great photos. I will read the whole book with great pleasure and use it as a manual for more repairs I now will dare to get into.
Ragnar – Norway
