I think I have made a dozen or so of this design and I am really settling into it. I have been trying to lean in on what makes my instruments unique instead of following others and I think it pays off. This design in particular uses a flat top, floating bridge and tailpiece. A bit strange for a tenor guitar, but normal for banjo and mandolin. I settled on this feature after studying the old Regal tenor guitars, but have worked hard to tweak it to suit modern tastes and my experience. For instance, this customer asked for GDAE, which is lower pitch and higher tension than the original was meant for. I compensate for this with a truss rod in the neck and better bracing and it pays off. All of the wood for this instrument, except for the salvaged Mahogany neck, comes from woodfromthewest.com. I believe that the yellow Cedar top is made of orphan slices from when Kevin cut a batch for a big guitar maker. (I’ll take those scraps, any day.) The mix of punch brightness and rich sustain with this top is a winner. The back and sides are curly Myrtle, the fretboard/headplate is Pistachio from California orchards and the shop made binding is Maple and Walnut.