I love selecting curly, multi color Myrtle because it matches so well with the pistachio wood. It makes for a wild design that looks even better close up, as you see the endless detail these woods offer. Even though Myrtle sounds great, I know most folks pick it because of how it looks, which is fine by me. Good thing it has such a balanced tone and nice volume to boot. The Myrtle for this came from a pile of cut offs I inherited from Char before she retired. The pistachio is from California orchards. The fir neck is salvaged from a pig barn in The Dalles.

“Just to let you know that the beautiful Myrtle Sisters (422 & 410) arrived yesterday in Point Roberts as promised, and we drove down to Point Roberts this morning to pick them up, and we are all at home now in Steveston and VERY HAPPY.

They are beautiful and sound wonderful and we thank you very much. We had them delivered to a package pick up service. It was thrilling to open the box and see how stunning they are. But then we tried them out in the waiting room and people came out of the back room to hear what the beautiful music was all about! (Invited us to come back every day and play. And we aren’t even that good. Yet.) We’re both really looking forward to getting to know them.
- M. W. ”