Bill's Koa and Macassar Ebony Baritone is off to a great start this week. Ordinarily with a spruce-top baritone, my pre-assembly thickness for the top is about .098 to .102 thousands of an inch. This koa's a little bit stiffer, so I went down to .092". You need a flexible top to resonate those low frequencies of a baritone, and this beauty ain't just for lookin' at! Still, I'm looking forward to seeing what a bloodwood armrest bevel is going to look like next to those beautiful ebony sides. Under lacquer I always think the Macassar ebony looks like a cup of coffee just after you've poured the cream in. Okay, I admit it...I like lookin' at pretty guitars. :)
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