Glad to hear lots of good comments about Peter Cox's guitars. I very nearly bought one just last year. What I have not seen mentioned is that he uses a completely differnet approach. He hand carves the front and back from a block that starts out about 1" thick. So he uses little or even no bracing. His pricing is about the $1000 to $1500 Canadian range. Don't know how he does it for the price. I think I should buy mine soon, as his name grows the prices are sure to go with it eventually. JohnB