March 1 2005

At this time Joshua forwarded some pictures of the head of the guitar as it was taking shape. We also discussed what type of case for the guitar. I was finally guided to an Ameritage case by Joshua, seems to be a very good choice with a built in hygrometer to boot. At this time, Joshua also provided me with pictures of a new style of rosette he was going to be making. I preferred the original style, however, and chose to stay with that as you will see later on

Joshua writes:

Jerry,
Just wanted to give you an update on how Issa is coming along. I finished the V-joint last week and got the head shaped today. I'll send you some more pictures once I slot the head, which makes a big difference in the look.. but so far here's a couple teasers for you.
best wishes,
Joshua