Daddy's projects

Well as everyone knows, Randy builds mandolins as a hobby & sometimes we sell one & make a little cash. Well his latest project has been to build a guitar for the son of a man who he built a mandolin for years ago. It has been quite the project since all the equipment Randy has to build a mandolin is set up for a mando, which is much smaller than a guitar (and quite honestly, more intricate). He has had to adapt all his equipment as he has gone along which has been frustrating for him (he says he will never do another guitar), but nonetheless he is almost done... Here's the proof....
starting the staining process...
the head stock- this time he used curly maple for the Moss logo inlay (rather than the mother of pearl he uses on the mandos) & i like the vintage look it gives the guitar
here is the back - no staining here, just varnish to bring out the woodgrain & seal/protect...
here is a shot of the guitar once he laid the pickguard & saddle on it to get an idea of how it would look just before stringing it up.....And while this is getting ready to go, he has also just listed one of his mandos for sale. He has been playing it since the end of 2006, so now it is considered a "used" instrument, but hopefully it will go into good hands. It really is a beauty.... Isn't Randy just so talented?!

This picture is cool to me because the mando is so shiny that you can see jackson's reflection on the bottom left, & the refection of Randy taking the photo with the tripod....