Definitely had to go for the CWB. That wood you're using for the back is the coolest piece of Coco bolo I've ever seen, great pattern and really unique coloring. I'm very excited to see it too.

Hey Court,
 
We're just about ready to mount the inlay on the guitar! Befre we cut into the top, I'd like to confirm the orientation for the horizon. We're thinking that this looks most natural on the guitar:
 

BTW: this is not a picture of your guitar, I just used it for positioning. The inlay is your actual inlay however.

That looks great, but to tell you the truth I was always thinking it would be rotated about 90 degrees counter-clockwise. So that the horizon was up when the guitar's neck was parallel to the ground i.e. more or less in playing position.  Now I am not sure. Could you send me a pic with this other orientation, please? By the way last week Susan had mentioned you were going to send me something by private e-mail. If you want to do just one e-mail you can include the orientation picture to cdf@theworld.com Or post here, either way is fine with me. Once again looks great.  
 
Thanks

Here's the picture you requested:

I was going to send you an in progress of the inlay, but since it's done, well, you've seen the real thing!  
 
Let me know which horizon line you prefer.

Well, Now I am thoroughly confounded, I just don't know which one. I have even turned my computer's monitor on its side to check out that aspect. I will sleep on it and let you know tomorrow. In the meantime if anybody out there sees this please feel free to chime in with your opinion, 'cause I really like em both.  
Thanks in advance,
Court

I like the one with the green LED!  

Court,
If it was me, I'm pretty sure I'd go for the first one. When playing, my arm would be covering up a good piece of it (and of course it would be upside down to me), but when it was resting in a stand or hanging on the wall it would look right. It's nice to think about how it will look to other people, but you're the one who's going to see it the most - and I don't think it's too selfish to give that priority.
 
Even all that aside, it looks more balanced to me. Of course, maybe none of this applies, and you can't really lose either way. Nice to see that it's coming along.
-Bob

I like the second one better. To me it feels more natural. But it's cool in both ways.
 
Jure

The second one

Mica,
 
Alright time to make up my mind here. I have gone round and round on this, but I think lets do the orientation as you first suggested in your post numbered 1133 i.e. so the mountain lines up with the neck. Ok better sign off lest I change my mind again.
 
Thanks,
Court

BTW thanks for the opinions.

Last week Mike inlaid the inlay:
 

 
Mike already did the fignerboard scrolls inlays. Your guitar is back in finish now so it's not long from completion.

Many thanks for the pic and the progress report. Looks fantastic! Can't wait to see it with the hardware too.  
 
Thx again,
Court