Their bodies are built from grade AA Indian rosewood. The fingerboard is made from selected Indian ebony. The bridge, consisting of Brazilian rosewood, is decorated with elements of bone carvings, buffalo horn – and partly mammoth tusks! In order to optimize the transfer of string vibration onto the nut, the D and G strings feature a "rider", also made from buffalo horn. The sound hole decoration (the rose) consists of massive maple wood with contrasting black verneer. The lucidly designed bindings are intended to give my instruments a contemporary and elegant look. The guitar back is specially arched and the sides enable a comfortable and ergonomical position for the player. My head stock design enables a clean string direction between nut and tuning pegs. A very thin layer of fine shellac protects the structure of the top without hampering its action. I use the well-known Italian-made Alessi tuning machine heads for their outstanding reliability. Finnally, my guitars are shipped in custom made cases from German manufacturer Meinel.