Build Thread: Mark Gaiero Mod D

[volman]

Beautiful flame in the neck blank and incredible grain in the ziricote. Mark is building great guitars and I can't wait to see how this mod D turns out. Congrats!

[Diamondave]

Very exciting, Congrats! I met Mark at the Santa Barbara show when he was still with Ervin if I recall, very cool guy. I've followed his work over the years and have always been impressed... looking forward to seeing this come together.

[nootis]

What's not to love about this build so far? It'll be fun to watch. Thanks for inviting us along.

[SuperB23]

I got some updated photos from Mark, that I wanted to share.

[jerrydlamme123]

Nice nice. Is this really a somogyi school Mod D though?
It looks to me more like a OM...or is this Mark's new mod d design of this own?

The back and sides with original Mod D outline drawn.

[SuperB23]

From what I’ve heard Ervin encourages any one who asks permission to build guitars in the style of his to draw their own shape and make things their own, not just a full copy of a Somogyi guitar.

Originally Posted by jerrydlamme123

Nice nice. Is this really a somogyi school Mod D though?
It looks to me more like a OM...or is this Mark's new mod d design of this own?

The back and sides with original Mod D outline drawn.

[SuperB23]

Got some more photos from Mark, it's really coming together nicely! I'm loving the shape and the cutaway and the Ziricote!

[Deliberate1]

Bobby, your MD is coming together beautifully.
The process that transforms wood stock into a functional piece of art is just remarkable. Keep the baby pictures coming.

David

[Palladio]

The Ziricote looks even more beautiful now that it is beginning to take shape as a guitar. Just......WOW.