This is a bouzouki I made on commission for Roger Landes. He specified a deep-dish three panel back, and I came up with this. He also specified the slot head tuners. The lower pair only is tuned in octaves, although Roger could change this. The bracing is lighter than normal, and the string break angle is low (6 degrees) to avoid putting excess pressure on the bridge.

The body is black walnut with a western red cedar top. The binding (around the top only) is curly maple, and the head veneers are feather crotch walnut. Herringbone trim completes the look.

The sound is rich, thick and complex, the way Roger envisioned it I think (though these things are very hard to put into words)! How much of this is because of the deep back is anyone's guess!