James shows Jeff Cook the progress on his flamed curly Koa “Waimea” slack key guitar. The body is complete and some neck work has been done.  The headplate on the slotted headstock is book-matched Madagascar Rosewood to match the binding, bridge, and end graft.  Now the neck is ready to carve. It won’t be long, Jeff!

Below, Jeff checks out the Madagascar Rosewood purfling on the inner edges of the soundholes. He’s ready to play this thing, but hey, he’s just going to have to wait a little bit longer. The dove tail joint can be seen in these shots; the joint is also a bolt-on. The best of both worlds.