▁including ▁Indian ▁rose wood , ▁Brazil ian ▁rose wood , ▁pau ▁ferro , ▁c oc ob olo , ▁la ce wood , ▁h orm igo , ▁ko a , ▁ma h og any , ▁z ir ic ote , ▁ancient ▁ka uri , ▁map le , ▁clar o ▁wal nut ▁and ▁others ▁for ▁the ▁instrument ▁bodies . ▁Types ▁of ▁wood ▁used ▁for ▁the ▁sound boards ▁include ▁l utz , ▁eng lem ann , ▁sit ka , ▁Ad ir ond ack ▁spr u ces , ▁Western ▁red ▁ced ar , ▁sink er ▁red wood , ▁ko a , ▁and ▁ma h og any . ▁ ▁A ▁collaboration ▁with ▁R ale igh , ▁North ▁Carolina ▁artist ▁Clark ▁H ip ol ito ▁led ▁to ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁hand made ▁hand - p aint ed ▁gu it ars ▁and ▁uk ule les . ▁ ▁Jay ▁L icht y ▁offers ▁one - on - one ▁guitar ▁building ▁work sh ops ▁and ▁small ▁group ▁classes . ▁He ▁is ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Gu ild ▁of ▁American ▁L uth iers ▁( G AL ) ▁and ▁the ▁Association ▁of ▁String ed ▁Inst rument ▁Art is ans ▁( AS IA ). ▁ ▁Awards ▁ ▁L icht y ▁Gu it ars ▁was ▁the ▁overall ▁winner ▁in ▁Garden ▁& ▁Gun ▁magazine ' s ▁" M ade ▁in ▁the ▁South " ▁competition ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁ ▁Design s ▁ ▁Ac oust ic ▁gu it ars ▁▁▁ ▁D read n ought ▁Gu itar ▁- ▁A ▁square - should ered , ▁deep -