B-2 Englemann spruce / Cuban mahogany

2011 Guitar shows

I will attend two guitar shows in 2011:

D-5 Carpathian spruce / pau rosa

24" scale

1 13/16" nut width

 2 3/8" bridge string spacing

Carpathian spruce top

Pau rosa back & sides and backplate

Black cherry neck (w/ Angélique & curly red maple laminations)

Ebony fretboard

Brazilian rosewood bridge and headplate

Angélique bindings and end wedge

Amboyna burl rosette tiles

Pau rosa / Angélique / curly red maple marquetry

Ebony w/ abalone dots bridge and end pins

Waverly tuners w/ ebony buttons

Oil varnish finish

Particularities: sideport

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Concert ukulele

Bearclaw sitka spruce top

Angélique back, sides & neck

Cocobolo fretboard, bridge & headplate

Ebony bindings & nut

Hand applied spirit varnish finish

Gotoh tuners

C-3, A-3 and D-3 models comparison (1)

I rarely if ever have so many concert guitars in the shop at the same time, so I thought it would be a good opportunity to compare the tone. Caveat: recorded through Photo Booth on an iMac…

C-3, A-3 and D-3 models comparison (2)

A-3 Carpathian spruce / Madagascar rosewood

25.6" scale

1 25/32" nut width

2 9/32" bridge string spacing

Carpathian spruce top

Madagascar back & sides, bindings, headplate, backplate, end wedge and heel cap

Laminated Honduran mahogany neck

Ebony fretboard and bridge

Tortoise shell celluloid pickguard

Waverly nickel tuners w/ ebony buttons

Oil varnish finish

K&K Pure Mini transducer system

D-3 German spruce / Macassar ebony

25.6" scale

1 13/16" nut width

2 3/8" bridge string spacing

German spruce top

Macassar ebony back & sides, headplate, backplate, end wedge and heel cap

Bloodwood bindings

Ebony fretboard and bridge

Laminated Honduran mahogany neck

Gotoh 510 tuners w/ black buttons

Oil varnish finish

Particularities:

Sideport