Well, I like old guitars, I like old cypress. and I don't mind workin hard. I have the good fortune to know a few fellas that still can get their hands on sinker cypress. That is, the trees that never made it to the lumber yard a hundred years ago. I reckon those logs have been waitin there all this to make your Guitar sound like it should.
We can custom make any style Pickguard for your guitar and have different way of appilying them. What makes me an expert on guitars?
Nothing, But my Buddy Brian Biddick worked for The Taylor Guitar company for years and is insane about acoustics, resins, glues, and finishes. He started making his own instruments and has been doing guitar repair and reconditioning outside of Lafayette ever since he left California.
From his shop in Arnaudville, carpenter and musician Wayne Curtis mills down the cypress and makes the pickguards. You gotta see this guys work.
I myself make Guitar straps, one at a time from top quality cowhide.... Check it out.