We've been documenting the progress of the Korina Artist guitar with stacked purfling for a while now; and at last it's ready. Todd did a wonderful job on the leveling and buffing—the guitar is as flat as a sheet of glass. I love the way the hardware is reflected in the lacquer. The changing grain of the ivoroid is apparent in this shot.
The bookmatched limba top is joined in a tasteful chevron pattern and subtly carved into an arch. You can see the little details like the inset strap button. There's a rubber shock washer under the button to prevent the finish from being damaged by pull from the strap. From this angle you can also see the interior ivoroid purfling stripe inside the F-hole.
One place where we don't skimp on the effort is the tip of the headstock, or "scroll" as we call it. With the grained ivoroid showing here it's doubly important to level and buff the finish properly too. This is one of the things that separates our workshop from production shops and factories. Next time you're in a guitar store, take a look at this area to see how much care the builder puts into the places people don't usually look.
Schaller tuners mix fine German engineering with vintage style. With most of the other "famous" brands being built in China now, these are some of the last tuners being made to a high standard. They're extremely consistent and we rarely see one fail.
In this shot you can see the way the jazzburst color goes perfectly with the tortoise shell binding. Below you can clearly see the side purfling grain as well as the F-hole detail. The guys in the shop have taken the concept and added their own twist to go beyond what was asked of them—again.
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