We're
proud to kick off our 25th Anniversary Edition
guitars through the successful Tree of Life model.
The tuned f-hole chamber and shorter scale are sure
to make this guitar sing...
Thanks for being part of Terry's history. The
purchaser of this instrument will receive a
complimentary photo album of this guitar as it was
being constructed, a certificate of authenticity, a
TCM T-shirt, a TCM poster signed by Terry, as well
as a personal invitation for a private shop tour.
◘
Single
cutaway design.
◘ Shallow top carve.
◘ One piece Korina body.
◘ Large, semi-hollow chambering.
◘ Bound F-hole located on lower bout.
◘ Book-matched big leaf maple quilt top.
◘ Body completely bound.
◘
Honduras mahogany neck.
◘ Gaboon ebony fretboard.
◘ Bound fretboard with paua shell purfling.
◘ Tree of Life inlay.
◘ Quilt headstock veneer w/Tree of Life inlay.
◘ Headstock completely bound.
◘ Bound ebony truss rod cover.
Please
see the full gallery below for more images of this
guitar...
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If
you have questions about any of the new or upcoming
TCM 25th
Anniversary Edition Guitars, please go take a look
at the 25th
Anniversary Edition Guitars - FAQthat we've
prepared on this subject.
Terry has written
a first hand account of his experience in the world of guitars
for the past 25 years, please go read the complete story for more
infromation.
Also, if you don't
see something you like here, please go check out our
Designer's Reserve
Program. We developed the Designer's Reserve
Program to enable our customers to build custom TCM
guitars.
If you are
interested in checking out the full specification sheet on
this guitar please see the links listed below:
Single
Cutaway, F-Hole Tree of Life, #0001 - Gallery
This one already went to
A-Plus Guitars...SOLD!
Head
to toe, the 25th Anniversary TOL Single cutaway is
as flawless as Terry knows how to build...
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image to the left to see a full-size version...
Gorgeous
Korina body and mahogany neck were finished with
Terry's custom color mix for a perfect blend...
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image to the left to see a full-size version...
The
Gotoh 510 series tuners are as good as it gets,
topped off with real ebony keys...
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image to the left to see a full-size version...
The
first two 25th Anniversary guitars receive our
standard Tree of Life headstock inlay...
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image to the left to see a full-size version...
The
bound, ebony finger rest inlaid with our 25th
Anniversary motif...
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image to the left to see a full-size version...
Fully
assembled, the very first single cutaway, f-hole
design offered by TCM...
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image to the left to see a full-size version...
After
about 14 days of curing the "nitro-thane" hybrid
finish, Terry buffs the guitar into what will look
like polished glass...
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image to the left to see a full-size version...
The
guitar is now ready to enter the lacquer stage...
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image to the left to see a full-size version...
Step
two in the 8 stage "Honeybee" finishing process...
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image to the left to see a full-size version...
Putting
the finishing touches on the single cutaway top
before the neck is glued on...
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image to the left to see a full-size version...
Terry
perfects the neck before the medium jumbo frets are
installed. TCM fretwork is among the best out
there...
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image to the left to see a full-size version...
Here's
the gorgeous one piece Korina on the back of the
single cut...
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image to the left to see a full-size version...
Since
the top and body were glued up, the single cutaway
body has been routed for pickups, switches and the
control cavity on the back. We then cut the guitar
to shape and perfectly carved the top. There is a
lot of magic being discovered in these guitars...
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image to the left to see a full-size version...
We're
proud to kick off our 25th Anniversary Edition
guitars through the successful Tree of Life model.
The tuned f-hole chamber and shorter scale are sure
to make this guitar sing...
Click the
image to the left to see a full-size version...
Terry's
work bench doubles as the drafting table where the
single cutaway, f-hole design was conceived...
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image to the left to see a full-size version...
Truing
up the double cut neck before gluing on the
fretboard...
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image to the left to see a full-size version...
The
TOL double cut gets its truss rod splint
hand-fitted...
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image to the left to see a full-size version...
Top
TCM luthier, Paul Mikos, installing our hand-made
tortoise shell side dot inlays...
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image to the left to see a full-size version...
Paua
purfling strips are carefully glued in place before
applying the ivoroid binding on the neck...
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image to the left to see a full-size version...
Finishing
up the Tree of Life inlay...
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image to the left to see a full-size version...
Beautifully
inlaid headstock veneers are properly centered and
glued on to the headstock face...
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image to the left to see a full-size version...
With
the f-hole binding now complete, these choice maple
tops are ready to be glued on to the one piece
African limba bodies...
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image to the left to see a full-size version...
The
f-hole binding must be completed before any other
routing or glue up can be done. This is a very time
consuming operation and the ivoroid binding material
can be difficult to work with at times...
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image to the left to see a full-size version...
