Thanks for the kind words.
I was going to put in an f-hole but the research I did indicated the functionality of them is 'maybe' at best on chambered guitars. Hollowbodies, yes absolutely. But not bastard-son guitars like this. Also in the original design, I was going to offset the stripe and include a number circle. That pushed me to to not include the f-hole as it would have cut through the fancy stuff.
design mockup
I was severely limited in finding any lacquer colors close to what I needed without going to an auto paint store and and having some mixed up for me. And in real-life, the color is much better than the crap phone picture I have posted. This will push me to get around to taking some better shots.