A new addition to my stable: a 1966 Gibson Melody Maker.

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Nice wood! My shop teacher (Mr. Dunlop) would be proud. Chambered swamp ash body (semi hollow underneath) with a quilted maple top:

Flame maple neck with Pau Ferro fingerboard. Pau Ferro is harder (with brighter tone) than Rosewood but not as hard as Ebony:

Here is a Strat “Firecaster” in progress and complete:

Here is the completed Tele:

Here is an old friend (gone now):

I decided to call this next build “The Raven”: