Sunday, May 09, 2010

A-1c Red spruce / cocobolo









25.59" (650mm) scale
1 25/32" nut width
2 5/16" bridge string spacing
Red spruce top
Cocobolo back, sides, binding and peghead veneers
Honduran mahogany neck
Ebony fretboard, bridge and bridge pins
Waverly gold tuning machines
Epifanes oil varnish finish

00 "The Essential" all-Koa





25.6" (650mm) scale
1 3/4" nut width
2 3/8" bridge string spacing
Top, back and sides: Koa
Neck: Honduran mahogany
Fretboard & bridge pins: Ebony
Headplate: Brazilian RW
Bridge, binding and end graft: Indian RW
Tuners: Gotoh mini 510
Nut & saddle: Cattle bone
Oil varnish finish
Hide Glue construction

First build of "The Essential" series.

This guitar is available for sale at Schoenberg Guitars

Monday, June 29, 2009

B-2c Carpathian spruce / cocobolo












Top: Carpathian spruce
Back & sides: cocobolo
Neck: Honduran mahogany
Fingerboard, bridge, bridge pins and end pin: ebony
Headplate, backplate & butt wedge: cocobolo
Bindings: curly maple
Tuning machines: Gold Gotoh open gear tuners w/ebony buttons
Finish: oil varnish
Scale length: 25" (635mm)
Nut width: 1 13/16"
Bridge string spacing: 2 5/16"
Particularities: fully adjustable neck (Stauffer/Turner), laterally arched (5' radius) top & back, 24 fret beveled fingerboard, hot hide glue construction.

A-3 Carpathian spruce / Macassar ebony










Top: Carpathian spruce
Back & sides: Macassar ebony
Neck: Honduran mahogany
Fingerboard: ebony
Bridge, bindings, headplate, backplate & butt wedge: ziricote
Bridge pins: Buffalo horn w/ pearl dots
Tuning machines: Gold Hipshot open-gear
Finish: oil varnish
Scale length: 25" (635mm)
Nut width: 1 3/4"
Bridge string spacing: 2 5/16"
Particularities: double sides, 4-piece back, tortoise celluloid pickguard.

B-4 Carpathian spruce / Honduran rosewood










Top: Carpathian spruce
Back & sides, backplate: Honduran rosewood
Neck: Honduran mahogany
Fingerboard: ebony
Headplate and bridge: Brazilian rosewood
Heel cap and wedge: ebony
Bridge and end pins: ebony w/abalone dots
Tuning machines: Antique gold Gotoh open-gear w/ ebony buttons
Finish: oil varnish
Scale length: 25.59" (650mm)
Nut width: 1 13/16"
Bridge string spacing: 2 3/8"
Particularities: hot hide glue construction.

Wednesday, May 27, 2009

B-2 Carpathian spruce / Honduran rosewood










Top: Carpathian spruce
Back & sides, backplate and bridge: Honduran rosewood
Neck: Honduran mahogany
Fingerboard: ebony
Headplate, heel cap and butt wedge: Brazilian rosewood
Bindings: Indian rosewood
Bridge pins: ebony
Tuning machines: Gold Gotoh open-gear w/ ebony buttons
Finish: oil varnish
Scale length: 25" (635mm)
Nut width: 1 3/4"
Bridge string spacing: 2 1/4"
Particularities: hot hide glue construction.

# 203 "The 28" red spruce / Brazilian RW