For #750, I decided to use only wood from Kevin at woodfromthewest.com. His operation has similar values to ours, with sustainability, forest conservation, salvaged logs and regional species at the core. With no middleman, no global shipping costs and a supplier who knows what I like, the customer’s dollar goes farther and makes a bigger impact. He sells wood for musical instruments, bows and any other fine woodworking projects. Check out his site.

The top on this one is curly Port Orford Cedar, which Kevin salvaged from Southern Oregon. I used a rosette instead of my normal sound hole binding, which is a nice change for me. The back, sides, fretboard, headplate, bridge and binding are all figured Myrtle, another tree native to the southern Oregon coastal forest. The neck is a five piece lamination of POC and Myrtle.

The sound is precise and crisp, with a rich sustain. Drop me a line if you would like one similar to this.

“ I am loving my new tenor #750 it packs quite the punch when I want to be heard in a band. I have received lots of compliments on its beautiful unique looks and it’s ability to handle all kinds of music styles.
I purchased it from you because I believe in sustainability (when its possible) and I knew you would produce a quality instrument that sounded great. I have been following Beansprout for years on social media.
I wanted to grow into this instrument and spend lots of time up the neck doing chord melody or 3rd or 4th position chords to add a higher range in group play. The intonation is spot on. I also had a pick up put in, I wanted to experiment with plugging it in to an amp.

Thanks again and best to you and your family.
- M. S. ”