Nik Huber Dolphin Twins

Huber Twins
Originally uploaded by Uncle GroOve.

A duo of very fine Nik Huber Dolphins.
On the left the December '04 Guitar Player review guitar with a stunning
"Private Stock" flame maple top in tigerye finish.
On the right a hollow korina body and redwood topped Dolphin that has a
P90 in humbucker format in the neck and an ebony fretboard...
Where the GP Dolphin is chunky and woody sounding, the redwood is airy, lightweight and snappy. The P90 in the neck *does* make the difference, ;-)

Nik Huber Dolphin in doublestain blue

Dolphin in Atlantic Blue
Originally uploaded by Uncle GroOve.

Overkill ultraquilt doublestain Private Stock quality top on solid mahogany back & neck. WHOA!
Neck features a 4+2 heastock finished in a rare natural mahogany finish.
Please write for price. Dealer enquiries more than welcome!!

Picture of the Blue Orca (Nik Huber Content)

Who-hoo!!!
Double stained blue Orca here!!
This one features a Private Stock quality top (I'm not kidding - Nik Huber knows where to source the extra good stuff) and a mid-light weight mahogany body.
The black p.up rings are actually ebony, so is the TRC and the control cavity cover.
this guitar possesses a ridiculous amount of dynamics, punch and subtlety - the trademarks of great luthiery technique (seriously).
Issues?
The guitar was scarred on the back by an idiot at the 05 MusikMesse in Frankfurt. This person scratched the back (just the finish - the wood wasn't even "impressed")with a key or something - probably hoping to carry the guitar away at a good price (he didn't).
The guitar was used for some demos in Italy where it received rave reviews - but the blue doublestain is just too much for Italian tastes.
The new price of this beauty would have been 4390 euros (times 1.21 for US Dollars). Worth every penny!

Was Lost But I'm Back Now Kinda Thing

Blogging is nice...but you have to remember all your passwords, buzzzwords, codewords, etc.
It can be a bitch.
And you can get lost.
SO
What happened after Sept 23rd?...Hmmm.
Good stuff... Hooked a very nice order in the US for a Nik Huber Orca which will feature a very nice eastern maple top in a beautiful "classy" and vintagey nitro finish.
Getting primed for the Milano guitar show (Second Hand Guitar, or SHG27 for short). Nik will be there in person...yee-haw!
Received a bautiful duo of sexy Dolphins... one is a tobacco sunburst, for a local buyer here in Switzerland who decided he wanted to be paid "in kind" (mine) for services rendered.
The other one has an extraordinary quilt top in double stain blue, a 4+2 headstock in natural mahogany.
This thing screams and sounds woody at the same time - unreal!!!

I keep on fantasizing about my own, personal, super-custom, agent order. I'm getting an IRW neck for free but I just can't decide how to use it, LOL.
Fantasy #1 is a chambered Dolphin in korina, with an extra long tenon neck (down to the bridge p.up), 3+3 headstock, and 2 Haeussel P90HB pickups. I'd have Harry wind these with a 15% tapped overwind so I could switch between regular and "power" settings.
Fantasy #2 - Orca Goldtop, solid korina body / IRW neck, oxblood body back, 2 soapbar Haeussels w/ same overwind as above
Fantasy #3 - same as #1 but with a eastern curly maple top and back in tobacco sunburst.

Dammn! Too many choices!!!!!

To top everything off - Harry is ready with the secret weapon. We'll re-unleash the mystical/magical tone and vibe of the Joe Barden pickups on to the world, tee-hee-hee.... Can't wait!!!

Next time... what about some pics?
I'll head off to tweak the settings of the site for a while.