okay, today i sent the project to the luthier/builder. here it is before shipping. this is the one the spalted/ambrosia Maple cap is going on.
as one can see, the body is splitting already from a poor glue joint (check out the tail end by where the bridge will be) it is also splitting on the other end. that will be remedied with a saw, some dowels and a reglue with a piece of Mahogany for a "skunk" stripe.
the body is primarily Hard Ash.