Queensland Maple

When a piece of timber is not quite big enough....
Thought you all might like to see this one, I bought a small slab of Queensland Maple about 3 years ago and it had a live edge that made it a bit small for a regular guitar. So this now has a natural arm bevel ;)
Its slightly smaller than a regular Tele.
If anyone is thinking of building a scratch build its hard to go past Queensland Maple, beautiful to work with and often has stunning grain patterns. This one is a bit of a beast with a Lollar pickup in the bridge and a Rumpelstiltskin in the neck

Very nice, looks like you pinched a bit of grandma's sideboard

That's a very beautiful guitar.

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Originally Posted by dave.king1

Very nice, looks like you pinched a bit of grandma's sideboard

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Now thats funny that you mention that I (think your right looking at that pic, it does have a sunburst and is quite yellow in the centre but hasnt come out in this pic) have an old Estey organ thats 120yrs old and is in need of major repair, lots of 'mechanical' carving on it. As an antique or an instrument it is worth nothing these days but its made from American Walnut. So think it might be time to chop it up and make a guitar or 6, out of it and include the carving in the top. Has a look like grandmas sideboard too. PS If you find any sideboards especially made from Queensland Maple let me know
I could be interested lol:D

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Originally Posted by Fretworn

That's a very beautiful guitar.

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Thanks Fretworn I made this body about 2 years ago and just had it sitting around, a customer saw it and asked if they could buy it and a neck from me and for them to supply the pickups. Gotta say I'm more than happy with the result although on certain angles it looks a bit weird with the natural cutaways!