It doesn't look like a first attempt.
I am confused, did you print it on the guitar ?
No. It's a waterslide decal that will be buried under the finish lacquer on the headstocks.
I wrote it on paper -- like a zillion times -- then photographed it, pulled it into the computer and manipulated it there. I resized, cleaned up the spots from the photograph and added that drop shadow, and added the glider which I did totally in inkscape by tracing a photograph. The capitals were separated from the words after them so I could size them separately. I also separated the capitals in the monoline, mostly because that's the prettiest fountain pen S I have ever written in my life and wanted to use it with the best rest of the word...
Anyway, I fiddled with the sizes until I got it to fit and printed it out on a waterslide decal. Then the waterslide decal goes on the headstock, and I clearcoat over that.
It was very tedious. Gives a man a much greater respect for real calligraphers who are so consistent and elegant when hand lettering envelopes and notecards.
And thanks everyone for the encouraging response. It was tedious on purpose. I spent a while with the spencerian books to improve my daily handwriting a few years ago, but this summer I spent time with Sull's book to try and move from legible to calligraphic. Alas, I just got to the point where I can handle a proper pen, and I'm only moderately good at a few capitals. So this was an excuse to practice on something other than "Ohio is the cradle of American penmanship." I've got a very long way to go, still.