"THE TREE"
*For Sale*
This is a slotted headstock OM with a Moon Spruce top and Mahogany from "The Tree" for back and sides. Ive been lucky enough to obtain a stunning set of the most highly sought after tonewood in the world. Here is what I made...
Heres some background on the nearly impossible story of this Mahogany tree...
Given the history of this particular Mahogany tree and how Belize was its home, I started thinking about its centuries-long life. I thought about how it dominated the jungle with its magnificent size, how after it was cut, it was just lying on the jungle floor with snakes and jaguars climbing over it for 18 years. That got me thinking of aknowledging Belize in some humble way with this build. So I contacted Emma Sanchez at Panthera.org to see if I could contribute something after this guitar is sold. She told me they need game trail camera traps. 3k from proceed of this sale will go directly to supplying and shipping game camera traps to Panthera .org Belieze, so they can continue to monitor and provide corridors for the jaguars there. Emma shared a video of one of the jaguars that had a great impact on their team, Ben [see link below]. She also shared a distinct pelt pattern from this jaguar, which I used as an image to hand cut black mother pearl to inlay in the heel cap of the guitar.
SPECIFICS
Dillard Slotted Headstock OM - $25,995.00. + 500.00 shipping with Calton Case
Top - Moon Spruce
Back/sides - The Tree Mahogany
Neck - Flamed Genuine Mahogany
Fingerboard/Bridge - Ebony
Fingerboard Binding - Ebony
Binding - Ebony w white/black/white purfling
Heelcap - Ebony
Headstock plate - The Tree Mahogany
Fingerboard Inlay - Black Mother of Pearl/Jade in a deconstructed pyramid motif
Rosette - Amboyna Burl/Jade
Inner Rosette - Green Purfling
Heel cap Inlay- Black Mother of Pearl
Side Position Dots - Mother of Pearl
Nut/Saddle - Bone
Bridgepins - Bone w Abalone
Tuners - Gold Waverly w Black Mother of Pearl Buttons
Bracewood - Moon Spruce
Bridgeplate - Maple
End Graft - Ebony
Frets - Gold
Case - Custom Made Calton w Black granite exterior and silver/gray interior [pictures when finished]
Nut Width - 1 3/4
Saddle - 2 5/16
Scale Length - 25.4"