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   Beautiful, highly figured curly/flame/crotch bookmatched walnut(juglans nigra) top/bottom on fine 1 piece solid figured walnut body.  Rear rout for controls with control cover to match exactly grain of back plate. Neck pocket is sized for a t-style pocket. In order to build light and stable, this guitar body has been

Routed for 2 humbucker, volume and control knobs, and switch. 7/8 jack rout. Neck is 2 and 3/16 tele rout. Edges are routed at about 1/16 radius- only a slight easing- so you could add binding if desired. Please note my construction technique makes it possible to produce the rear control cover with an an exact grain

Handmade body In US entirely in shop/from "scratch", not fender, sanded to 150 grit.

   Unfinished, photographe with light wash coat of shellac. Will need further sanding and work.  Because of the chambered body, this guitar body weighs about 4 pounds, 12.5 oz on my scale. Last pic is the pattern I use for chambering body, not a pic of actual body.

I'll be happy to answer any questions about this piece. This wood is very beautiful, and I have taken many pics in different lighting situations to try and capture it