... Of course, it is amazing to look at, but the sound is the most incredible thing about it, balanced, sweet when you want it, powerful when that is what you want, responsive to touch, inspiring to play and to sing along beside. Congratulations!! You are a true artist! Thank you for trusting me with it.
-Stephen Houpt, Dallas TX
Australian Blackwood (Acacia melanoxylon) is truly one of the world's great tonewoods, and this magnificent set is some of the most breathtaking I've ever seen.
The top, back and sides came from two breathtaking bookmatched halves of Australian Blackwood, salvaged from a stump in the Otways, Victoria.
Top, Back, Sides, Fretboard
AAAAA Grade Australian Blackwood
Binding
Maple & Pau Ferro Rope Marquetry
Inlay
Australian Mother of Pearl
Nut & Saddle
Bone
Finish
Satin Lacquer
Tuning Machines
Bronze Waverly
Contact Richard Wilson to discuss commissioning your own once-in-a-lifetime instrument as remarkable as no. 400.
-Richard Wilson
