Mark Whitebook

East Indian Rosewood Back & Sides
Adirondack Spruce Top
Maple Bindings
Abalone Rosette
Maple/Ebony Top Border
Fretboard inlays are a mixture or Green, Red Abalone, Green Sea Snail & MOP
The Fretboard Inlay design was 1st laid out for a guitar built in the mid 70’s for Linda Ronstadt
that was a gift from her then manager, Peter Asher
Gabon Ebony Bridge & Fretboard
EIR Headstock Veneer w/Abalone Border & MOP “W” Logo
Gold Schaller Tuners
This is a 00 sized body.
Body is, 14″ @ lower bout, 10 1/2″ @ upper bout, 19 1/2″ long & 4 5/16″ deep
Nut Width: 1 11/16″
Spacing @Saddle: 2 5/64″
Scale Length: 25.5″
Serial #85
The EIR Back & Side and the Spruce top are from Mark’s wood that has been stored since 1980.
In the 1970s, Whitebook had a cult following for his handmade guitars.
His client list included James Taylor, Carly Simon, Phil Keaggy and Clarence White. But in
1980, having built around 70 instruments total, Whitebook stopped building guitars.
In 2015 Whitebook returned to building for a short time. Using the same tools and wood he had
stored, brought his total guitar builds to 99.