...I had a great day yesterday! Been waiting over three years for this pair of custom Chris Bozung guitars (http://www.cbguitars.com).

It all started when I bought these two sets of Sapele back/sides wood from a guy on a guitarists' listserv to which I subscribe - Sapele is an African mahogany species known for its striking figure. Anyway, the other guy had bought them intending to have two full-sized Dreadnought guitars made, but his luthier told him that the sets weren't big enough for anything but parlor guitars, so he sold the wood sets to me cheap. I thought I wouldn't mind having some parlor guitars made out of such gorgeous wood, but when I brought them to Chris, he told me the guy's luthier had his head up his nether regions, and that they would work just fine for any sized guitar from Dreadnought on down! So I ordered a matched pair, a Dreadnought and a 000, and waited. And waited. And waited some more...

...and boy, was it worth the wait! These guitars are AWESOME, and they sound as great as they look! Here are some "raw" pics I took yesterday, I'll be adding them to Chris' web site ASAP:

Dreadnought on the left, 000 on the right.

Look closely at this pic - I can see a little Jesus face at the top of the bodies! The Schoolmarm saw faces, but they didn't look like Jesus to her - I see it as a blessing on my geetars. Anyway, the faces didn't appear until the finish was applied.

Here are the full specs:

• Top: Engelmann Spruce
  
• Top Finish: Pre-war "Martin-Style" sunburst
  
• Top Binding: Tortoise w/Herringbone purfling, AND white/black purfling on the side
  
• Soundhole Rosette: "Style 28" with tortoise center strip
  
• Pickguard: Standard Martin style, tortoise-grain
  
• Bridge: Ebony with no inlays & "long" saddle.
  
• Back & Sides: Quilted Sapele
  
• Back Binding: Tortoise w/multiple black/white purfling around the back (like Style 28 with tortoise outside), AND white/black purfling on the side
  
• Backstrip: None
  
• Neck: Honduran Mahogany
  
• Heel Cap Inlay: Rose
  
• Fingerboard: Ebony w/ Tortoise binding & white/black purfling - no inlays (side dots only)
  
• Peghead Shape: Chris' trademark "Vintage" style
  
• Peghead Veneer: Bookmatched Sapele to match back
  
• Peghead Binding: Tortoise binding & white/black purfling
  
• Peghead Inlay: None (CB Logo only).
  
• Tuners: Waverly Nickel-plated with butterbean buttons

Sorry to go on so, but MAN am I ever blessed! This makes EIGHT CB guitars in my stable - guess I am to Chris Bozung as Fermin is to Alan Harton!