Monday, December 17, 2007

A-2 German spruce / Pau rosa











Top: German spruce
Back & sides: Pau rosa
Fingerboard and bridge: Ebony
Neck: Angelique
Headstock veneer: dark Brazilian rosewood
Binding, end graft & heel cap: Purpleheart
Nut, saddle, bridge & end pins: Bone
Tuning machines: Gotoh Sta-Tites with ebony buttons
Finish: Oil varnish
Scale length: 25.59"(650mm)
Nut width: 1 3/4" (44.5mm)
Bridge string spacing: 2 3/8" (60mm)

Sound samples
2 X small cardioid mics 1' from the guitar, PB light strings (12-54)

C G D G C D
D A D G A D
D A D G A D (plectrum)

A-1 Italian spruce / bloodwood













Top: Italian spruce
Back & sides: Bloodwood
Bridge, bridge & end pins: Ebony
Neck: Cuban mahogany
Fingerboard: Ebony
Peghead overlay, end graft & heel cap: Dark Brazilian rosewood
Binding: Curly maple
Nut and saddle: Bone
Tuning machines: Gold Gotoh 510 Delta Series
Finish: Oil varnish
Scale length: 25.59"(650mm)
Nut width: 1 13/16" (46mm)
Bridge string spacing: 2 3/8" (60mm)

Sound samples (2 X small cardioid mics, no EQ, no compression)
C G D G C D
D A D G A D

# 203 "The 28" red spruce / Brazilian RW