Like Darwin, my birthday is around the corner too. And like Darwin, I got me a new guitar too. I know ... I'm a copy cat

But these you don't see that often, and I couldn't resist when it appeared in the Marketplace. The tortoise binding is a story in and by itself you can learn about in the
Gallery and this
YouTube video.


On top of that, it completes my quartet of Tim Page designed ASAT Rarebirds (L-to-R Blues Boy #9 Contour, ASAT '50 #1, ASAT Z-2 #8, and Trinity #24):

I want to thank Josey Wales, jonc, and Tim Buffalo Brothers (not to forget my steady employment) who were all instrumental (no pun intended) in making this possible
- Jos