I have been saving this particular set of Brazilian for years, awaiting the perfect soundboard to complement the set. I found the soundboard set this spring when a great friend and builder, Peter Marreiros, brought me a set of old-growth redwood from a log which had been submerged in a lake or river for many, many years. The edges of the log had taken a natural darkening as the alpine waters had seeped into the wood for many years. But the log was salvaged before the darkening had made it all the way to the center of the tree. So I decided to join the top so that the dark and rich patina on each half of the set was oriented to the outside with the pristine and glowing redwood left at the center, creating a natural “burst” effect which we call a moonburst or moonglow. The Brazilian set itself was a type of Brazilian I call Ghost Brazilian or Ghost Flame Brazilian. This is Brazilian with subtle and broad luminous flames on the sides (and, to a degree, on the back) that simply dance, shimmer and glow in the shifting light. I have never seen any set like this. When I saw the special set of redwood, the entire project just emerged in a heartbeat. I designed a new inlay for the headstock and fretboard that I call the Ghost Inlay and used Black Tahitian Pearl and Gold Mother-of-Pearl for the fretboard and all the other inlays on the guitar. These inlays include Black/Gold pearl Micropearl on the fretboard, headstock and rosette; Black pearl inlays around the soundboard, sides and back; black pearl logo on the rare Snakewood headstock plate; black and gold micropearl inlays on the truss rod cover, Black chrome super 510s, etc..)