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This is a guitar that was made as a tribute to a father who bought my client a couple of really cool old cars. The top is cedar, body is birdseye maple and all the appointments, including the tuner knobs are cocobolo. The two old cars inlayed on the fretboard were done by Larry Robinson. He does incredable work. Panel lines are visible in the body, chrome is made by some marvelous substance, maybe chrome, and they just look great.

The guitar body was inspired by a Gibson L-00 but is a little smaller and little different.

Here's Larry's work close up

John,

Beautiful work as usual. I'm curious about the bridge. What's it made of (cocobolo?)and did you make it or outsource it?

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Jimmy Caldwell
http://www.caldwellguitars.com

Thanks Jimmy. The bridge is cocobolo and I did the work myself. (for better or for worse )

John

John:

You are an absolute artist, really. That's just spectacular. Every guitar you build just leaps off the photo. I have got to get up there. With the new bike, I have no excuse.

Fantastic work.

Bill

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Eagles may soar, but weasels don't get sucked into jet engines.

Yep, Larry Robinson sure does fine work and so do you John!
Another Great looking guitar!! Love that coco trim with the maple.

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Anderson Guitars
Clearwater,Fl. 33755

Good work, bro! A fitting tribute to your client's father.
You're right, that Cocobolo is perfect against the birdseye.
And I love that topographic bridge.

KBW

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From Nacogdoches...the oldest town in Texas.

http://www.stephenkinnaird.com

Congrats.
It's amazing how this one came to be. I am so inspired by everyone involved.
Larry is my hero.


Craig L

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www.handcraftinlay.com

Outstanding, John! The beautiful inlays are just icing on the cake - some very fine icing, to be sure, but the cake itself is gorgeous! My 7 year old daughter says you could call it a "gui-car"!

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Todd Rose
Ithaca, NY

https://www.dreamingrosesecobnb.com/todds-art-music

https://www.facebook.com/ToddRoseGuitars/

Outstanding work by all involved! I love Todd's daughter's handle for the instrument .... "gui car" -- brilliant!

Thanks guys!
Bill, it would be good to see you, come on down and please bring that bike
Todd, that guicar name is clever. I have been practicing on its pronunciation. Like Ringo says, it don't come easy.
Craig I appreciate how modest and approachable such an accomplished artists (Larry and yourself) can be.
Bro, that topographic bridge comment is brilliant.

Incredibly beautiful, John! You seem to have a new level for that bar with each build. The details are astounding.

Thanks for posting.

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JJ
Napa, CA
http://www.DonohueGuitars.com

Just gorgeous John....love everything about it!

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Dave
Milton, ON

Awesome very really awesome, and i usually don't like the looks of cedar+maple but this one is a killer. The shape is very nice too.

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Build log

yowww!!

Pat

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formerly known around here as burbank
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http://www.patfosterguitars.com

OK, I give in the Kinnairds obviously do have tone fairies working away in their shops at night, producing faultless workmanship with great aesthetics. John,yet again you have produced a stunning guitar, I love the birdseye with the cedar and that cocobolo bridge and appointments really just sets it all off. I am in awe of your work.

Colin

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I don't believe in anything, I simply make use of a set of reasonable working hypotheses.

Holy c#%p!

John...I just happened to notice that your headstock doesn't have your familiar logo. Just curious...Any reason why?

Also...is this a polyester or polyurethane finish?

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JJ
Napa, CA
http://www.DonohueGuitars.com

Wow. Everything about that is beautiful. Great work.

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Mike

"The Dude abides. I don't know about you but I take comfort in that. It's good knowin' he's out there. The Dude. Takin' 'er easy for all us sinners. Shoosh." The Stranger

Another stunner! The Kinnards are struttin their stuff these days. And the stuff they're struttin deserves struttin like none I've ever seen.

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Waddy

Photobucket Build Album Library

Sound Clips of most of my guitars

Another vote for the beautiful combo of Maple and Cocobolo and fine workmanship. I even like the back reinforcement strip!

Thankee kindly guys

JJ that is a polyester finish by Joe White. Joe does great work.
As far as the headstock is concerned, that is just one of my options. I probably should settle on one style, but I don't seem to be able to do that. Its a Gibson kind of affliction where I just have too much freedom and go off on tangents. At any rate a lot of the stuff I do is customer driven.

Colin, I am glad you think these are tone faries at work and not tone deaf faries. Perhaps it just seems like Steve and I are pumping them out because we have the same last name.

New bike? Another.....or same one as last year?

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"I want to know what kind of pickups Vince Gill uses in his Tele, because if I had those, as good of a player as I am, I'm sure I could make it sound like that.
Only badly."

Looks awesome John!

The maple and coco make a great combination.

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"I want to know what kind of pickups Vince Gill uses in his Tele, because if I had those, as good of a player as I am, I'm sure I could make it sound like that.
Only badly."

Man! Thats a great looking guitar John!
I love the maple!

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