I like having reasons to celebrate; a birthday, an anniversary or an important order. This time I am celebrating the completion of guitar number 300. While it is true that for a 61-year-old 300 guitars is a modest achievement, I am very happy with it. I have also been able to travel, spend time with my family and enjoy other pursuits which give me satisfaction. The majority of guitars I have made are classical concert guitars of a model which I have “perfected” over years of building. A smaller number are flamencas, Torres copies, and copies of a Santos and Simplicio. A very few could be considered one-offs like an acoustic, a four-string bass, a few copies of other historic guitars and custom orders. Number 300 was a concert guitar with spruce and Indian rosewood which is a great combination.