My first two simultaneous "learning" CBG builds were a Montague and a Kahlua. Being the artistic brainiac that I am I decided to hollow out the logo's letters. Knowing now what I didn't know then I have since built 2 more Kahlua CBGs. I pinstriped the neck using the red and yellow colors used in the logo art. I also found some onyx tuners which added to the "Aztec look."

     The MC Escher Palm is my latest build. On my original Montague CBG I added some Escher artwork to the neck after the build to kick up the design. As a fan, I decided to do a dedicated Escher CBG and this is the end result. CBG purists may cringe but as an old graphic artist I wanted to make a piece worthy of display and play. As with all my CBG's it is electric and set up for slide playing. It sounds sweet and I got a lot of rave reviews on it. Hate to have to sell it...Plan to do another MC Escher along with the 3-4 other CBGs that I am building now.

     Who woulda thunk that making CBGs would be so rewarding and fun?! (Most of the time except for those occasional building burps) I'm making a musical instrument that can actually be played!!! As the Scarecrow once said, "Oh joy. Rapture!"