Jed Marum and I were fortunate enough to visit Grit's shop, or should I say studio, with Rick on one of our Beef Brothers forays. It was an experience I shall not soon forget. As was stated above, these beauties are handcrafted from start to finish by Grit. He does the artwork, he cuts the wood, he does the finish. When you look at them you see a beautiful instrument. When you play one, you get the real surprise. I expected it to be splendid to look at, and nice enough to play. Let me just tell you that they play better than they look, and there is no finer looking instrument anywhere. I will have one, one day soon.

If anyone is considering this, get your name on the list as soon as possible. They are built one at a time and there is a wait.

The inlays are a matter of choice and are paid for based on the actual hours needed to complete them. As Jeri points out, they look spectacular with or without the inlays.

I will have one.

Mick