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RE: 'The Holy City of Jerusalem Guitar' - A new, one of a kind, handmade guitar for Peace, Harmony and Unity in our troubled times (ecoTrain)
Your craftsmanship appears impeccable @stillgideon.
You have crafted a true beauty of a guitar.
I must admit that I half-expected to see a guitar promoting "Peace, Harmony and Unity" in Jerusalem - but even as a pro-Zion guitar with what appears to a poetic battlecry/ religious quote - it is beautiful. Congratulations.
Thanks @pathforger . I'll tell you about the quote, because I was also uncomfortable about using it at first because of the mention of Zion and all the connotations that invokes.
The man who commissioned the guitar is a devout Christian from America. He's a collector of guitars and particularly wanted one from Israel, as it has a very special place in his heart - being the place where Jesus lived. He asked me to include this passage from the bible, as it is one of his favourites.
Now, I'm not religious myself, being more of a non conformist. I find that making guitars is enough religion for me. I didn't really understand what the passage from Isiah meant and it made me uneasy, as I've mentioned... so I went to visit my friend who is a rock n roll rabbi. . We looked up the passage and talked about it, putting it into context of what Isiah was talking about....
What it describes is a vision that Isiah had, in which he saw a time when all of the 'kingdoms' living in Jerusalem will make peace and 'all of them will triumph' - meaning that there won't be winners and losers - only winners. After that, he says, the name of the city will be changed to Heftzibah, which means 'my delight is in her' and Jerusalem will be a jewel in God's hand.
All in all, a very positive vision! I do believe that if peace can be made in Jerusalem then it can be made everywhere. also, that it will require world peace to make peace in Jerusalem. everything is connected. At the moment there's a lot of division, but it doesn't have to be that way always.
So you see, it's not a battle cry, but a call for righteousness and Unity.
I very much appreciated the background story of the choice of quote upon your creation. :c)
Within the context of what you describe here, the overall message to be derived from the quote does differ significantly from what it upon the surface appears.
And, even if it were not so - the guitar is still a splendid work of art - and was crafted to the specifications of your client - and this you have done as any great craftsman would do.
Again, you have made a beautiful guitar. Thank you for taking the time to give me such a complete response. :c)