Next Tippin Al Petteway Signature Underway!
We don’t rest on our laurels, and neither does Bill Tippin. Bill just finished the latest Al Petteway Signature model, which we sold in a few days, and the next week we went ahead and locked in the next build for one of our clients! Bill is already hard at it! Here’s a couple of preliminary photos, and stay tuned for more as Bill moves through the building process.
![](https://cdn.dreamguitars.com/2021/06/2018TippinAPhead-1.jpg)
Tippin AP Brazilian headstock overlay, Abalone trim. The inlays are only resting on top, they haven’t yet been installed.
![](https://cdn.dreamguitars.com/2021/06/2018TippinAPhead1-1.jpg)
Tippin AP Brazilian headstock overlay, Abalone trim. The inlays are only resting on top, they haven’t yet been installed.
1/8/18 Update (Bill’s cranking away!):
4/11/18 Update: We’re very nearly there! Bill’s finished construction, and it’s in finish now. Here’s a few shots to tantalize you.
![](https://cdn.dreamguitars.com/2021/06/DG-Cres-21_2-18web1-1.jpg)
Arm Bevel
![](https://cdn.dreamguitars.com/2021/06/DG-Cres-AP-Mark23_3-18web1-1.jpg)
Fresh, clean, contemporary lines.
![](https://cdn.dreamguitars.com/2021/06/DG-cres-APmark-Tail_1-18web1-1.jpg)
Gorgeous pairing of Abalone and sapwood
![](https://cdn.dreamguitars.com/2021/06/DG-Cres20-2-18-web1-1.jpg)
Neck carve on the jig
![](https://cdn.dreamguitars.com/2021/06/DG-CresAP-Mark-25_3-18web1-1.jpg)
Close up of the neck pocket and cutaway
![](https://cdn.dreamguitars.com/2021/06/DG-CresAP-mark26_3-18web1-1.jpg)
Close up of the neck pocket and cutaway after the bevel has been added
![](https://cdn.dreamguitars.com/2021/06/DG-CresAP-Mark28_3-18web1-1.jpg)
Bill’s signature soundport
![](https://cdn.dreamguitars.com/2021/06/DG-Cresc-AP-Mark24_3-18web-1.jpg)
Bill’s rosette
![](https://cdn.dreamguitars.com/2021/06/DG-CresAP-Mark29_3-18web1-1.jpg)
Our client wanted a reminder of his mother inlaid into the guitar. Bill threads the needle, so to speak!