Man, that looks good with the gold fittings, and I'm not usually a fan of those. Are you tempted to reconsider the cherry stain? That might be something else just with a plain lacquer or a trace of yellow/amber stain.
Its a shame the kits don't come with the offcuts from cutting the top so you had something to try effects with, but I guess something as special as that one isn't going to come up too often.