These are the first three Till guitars to be completed in 2009. I've been bringing them up together as a group - along with a few custom orders since September of last year.

#156: Sweet, Sweet Blues

FIrst up is number 156. This interesting maple cap is hard to describe. It has swirls and curls. Some fiddleback too. Book-matching only intensifies it's already dramatic grain pattern. Double F-holes add a certain elegance, too. It played like a dream right out of the blocks. I start out with the cheapest strings I can find because I just cut them off anyway. Let me tell you, this guitar didn't care. It was a mini-bluesfest that night.

American Classics: Walnut and Maple

Walnut has always ranked high among my favorite woods to work with. It does everything I tell it to. Like a fine piece of Mahogany. And the finer you sand it, the more beautiful it gets. I took these down to 400 grit before lacquering, then down to 1500 grit before buffing down to a glassy shine.

You must admit that this is one helluva nice piece of quilted maple. I saw it in a pile of miscellaneous scraps at a garage sale last year. It looks like marble!

Bubbling With Goodness!

Each of these guitars are loaded with the same combination of Seymour Duncan humbucking pickups. I'll be glad to substitute any other model that will fit into the same pocket at no extra charge. These are the perrenial favorites - JB and Jazz (Sh-4 and Sh-2). Mini-toggles tap each pickup individually for a pleasingly wide range of tones. I like the 2-volume, 1-tone setup but anything goes on custom orders.

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