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this one might mess with a few minds...hehehehehe....

If it's not a Somogyi, it certainly is influenced by Ervin. Is it one of Ervin's?

And I want to see a picture of the side detail. Looks like there is a vertical side purfling near the middle of the lower bout

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nope, its not a Somogyi, but its obviously highly influenced by him (a little too much so IMHO) now isn't it?

vertical side purfling?...ahhh, yeah, after digging up another image IC what you are referring to...good eyes there d00d!, I hadn't noticed that...

It's a Flammang (sp?)

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nope...

here's a better view of the 'side purfling'...

-Michihiro Matsuda?

nope

perhaps one of Raymond Kraut's creations?

Looks like one of Beauregard's - really beautiful guitar.

nope and nope...

if it aint Matsuda and it aint Kraut then perhaps Hiro Ebata (sp.?)?
by the way, if Matsuda was only a partial answer you would have clued us in on it, right?

you got it...and of course I would have considered Matsuda a correct answer...

now, for your prize, you get the 'honor' of creating yet another Name That Builder thread!

hahaha...well living in Israel my clock is gonna hit the "1 past midnight" point in 3 minutes.
so i'll see about that "name the builder" in the morning(my morning).

Udi.

That is amazing design element on the side, very nicely done.

Notice the bridge and how thin it is at the edge.

This bridge goes back to something Frank Ford did on mandolins.

Lighten the load in this area and it makes the instrument some louder.

Really nice guitar. Where are other pics located?

The wide bone saddle in that gorgeous bridge looks unusually wide?

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this specific guitar: http://www.j-guitar.com/sp/lis/sho/sto_sam.cgi?sid=1023
but this dude his some stuff showing at "dream guitars" and his own site as well.

http://www.blue-g.com/stk/detail.cgi?pid=02889

that's the most complete set of pics of this guitar....I think....

I learned of Ebata when viewing some instruments at Dream Guitars....

**cough**while Mitsuda is definitely influenced by Somogyi (he did apprentice with him), Ebata takes it to a new level....hopefully Ervin lives by the mantra of "imitation is the sincerest form of flattery" (I know I don't)