b'John Smiths 12-stringIn an ideal world, I would spend all ofask me to make something, and Iof the deal was that he would need my time making Personal Selectionignore most of what they say.a cutaway ~ not usually needed on a instruments, where all of the choicesJohns a good friend, and he wanted12-string, and he wanted my name are mine, but of course that woulda 12-string with a difference. Heon it. Here it is: John likes it, I like it, rely upon finding enough customersparticularly wanted Cocobolo, andand Mikes camera likes it. I suppose with the same taste as me. So far itsince I havent made many guitarsI must point out that, on a good day, has worked very well, but I do have awith that timber it gave me severalI do sometimes agree to do what a fall back position, where customersopportunities to have some fun. Partcustomer wants.Siricote 12 string The picture above is another guitar, built for another customer but almost identical to Johns 12 string. This time I used Siricote for the back and sides, but kept the inlay detail.231'