Dragon Lyre
Triple neck acoustic/electric
Lower Dragon neck: 12 string
Upper Dragon neck: 6 string
Dragon's tail: 18 string Celtic Harp
45" x 18" x 5", 24 1/2" scale guitar, 27" scale harp

Soundboard
Sitca spruce

Sides
Quilted mahogany with carved dragon wings in flamed maple


Back
Quilted mahogany with inlay of medieval scene
Castle: figured sycamore, roof tops in ash door in rosewood
Trees: dyed amboyna burlwood
Clouds: bronze pearl
Flags: figured white pearl
Dragon: green white pearl, eyes of rubies
Princess: silver and white pearl and maple
Minstrel: silver and white pearl and maple
Peacocks: olive, maple, green heart pearl


Necks
African cherry

Fingerboards
Airbrushed flamed maple, tortoise position markers

Rose
Celtic cross in dimensional tracery: brass, copper, aluminum, ivory, pearl

Bridge and nuts
Boxwood

Head
Dragon heads carved of figured maple
Ivory teeth, eyes of jade and rubies
Tear drops of pearl
(Medieval Europeans thought pearls were dragon tears)

Tuners
Dragon claws of wenge

Electronics
Internal transducer pickups
Tone/volume controls
End pin jack


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