This guitar was the second I built for my friend Tom. I decided to build this without binding because in my opinion, routing a binding ledge actually will take away from the overall tonality, introducing an imperfect glue joint. The combination of the figured Adirondack Spruce with the Mahogany turned out to be a magical combination on this instrument. The bass on this guitar is one of the most soothing bass responses of any instrument that I have ever built.