The story of Brian May naming his guitar "Fireplace" is well-known... So, let me tell you the story of Roberto Fazari, who named his Jacaranda "Nightstand."
The main wood used to make our JDs is Spanish cedar, so I had stocked up on a decent amount of excellent quality wood, which was also very beautiful due to its flaming. After making a few guitars, we had some scrap pieces left over, either because they didn't match anymore or because of some aesthetic defect; so, Davide and I decided to pull out yet another instrument made entirely from those leftovers.
The guitar turned out well, and the biggest flaw is purely aesthetic, right on the top, but our JD wears it with pride, like Cindy Crawford who, even with a mole on her lip, is still a total bombshell. But the story doesn't end there, because our Cinderella, like in the best fairy tales, hides a secret: it plays better than its more elegant sisters!
And so, while testing it in the shop, our "Faz" makes a rash decision, and even though all that brown wood and the raw French polish finish make it look like a piece of furniture, he takes it away and gives it a new home and a name. Today, "Nightstand" sings and dances on big stages and in the classrooms of the Rock Guitar Academy, and I periodically find it in the workshop for setups, getting more and more beat up from all the picking. I suggest a gold finish to Roberto; but not the precious gold of a Les Paul, rather a silly, light gold, like the plastic gondola souvenir from Venice that my grandmother kept, well, on her nightstand.