NGD - my dad got me a present

[midwayfair]

Handmade by some Japanese luthier. It's a couple decades old, he picked it up off someone locally who had been stationed in Japan a while back and had it made. The picture doesn't do the inlay justice.



It's a short (23.5) scale and a OO size, and the strings are set a little closer than I'm used to, so it feels tiny and sounds kind of small, too. There's a buzz on the open D string (some resonance issue, but I can't find what's actually buzzing -- I can stop it by grabbing the headstock, and it doesn't happen when there's a capo on it or if I'm fretting the same note).

[rockola]

Gorgeous guitar. I'd check the D string nut slot, if it's not sloped enough it will buzz (the string should only touch the nut in one spot).

[jjjimi84]

Wow! What a beauty, very cool.

[MTK]

Nice. I'd love to see a close-up of that inlay work.

[jimilee]

Wow, that is beautiful. I love the hummingbird inlays.

[midwayfair]

I'll get some close-ups of the inlay in sunlight.

The buzz turned out to be the washer under the nut on the low E's tuning peg. Found it by putting a pencil eraser on every part of the headstock ...

[Leevibe]

That is otherworldly beautiful. Congrats! Good catch on the buzz.

[Ben N]

Beautiful. Enjoy her, Jon.

[BrianS]

That must be one of the nicest gifts you've gotten.  Beautiful instrument.

[midwayfair]

Closeups.

[jimilee]

That's truly stunning Jon. Is that mother of pearl and abalone?

[Stomptown]

That's quite a beauty!

[diablochris6]

Wow! This is a work of art.

[alanp]

Exquisite. Someone spent a lot of time on that inlay.

[MTK]

Man... That's incredible.