Saturday, December 17, 2011

A-1c Red spruce / African Blackwood
















Red spruce top
African blackwood back, sides, headplates, end wedge, heel cap, bindings, fretboard & bridge
Wenge neck & bridge pins
Shertler tuners
Oil varnish finish

Recorded with 2 x small cardioid mics
 11-52 80/20 strings

Sample 1
Sample 2

Tuesday, October 18, 2011

A-2 "The Eighteen" Deluxe Carpathian spruce / Honduran mahogany
















25" scale
1 3/4" nut width
2 5/16" bridge pin spacing
Carpathian spruce top
Honduran mahogany back & sides
Spanish cedar neck
Brazilian rosewood headplate, end graft & heel cap
Cocobolo bindings
Ebony fretboard, bridge & pins
Waverly "relic" tuning machines
Oil varnish finish

Particularities: Martin OOO pre-war inspired build, "flat-top" built under tension, radiused back, straight bridge, paddlehead, non capped back braces.

A-2 Carpathian spruce / Honduran mahogany














25" scale
1 3/4" nut width
2 5/16" bridge pin spacing
Carpathian spruce top
Honduran mahogany back & sides
Spanish cedar neck
Cocobolo bindings, headplate, end graft, heel cap and pins
Ebony fretboard & bridge
Waverly nickel tuning machines
Oil varnish finish

Particularities: combined side and fretboard markers


Tuesday, August 02, 2011

A-2 Red spruce / Brazilian rosewood













25.6" scale
1 25/32" nut width
2 5/16" bridge string spacing
Red spruce top
Brazilian rosewood back & sides, headplate, end graft and heel cap
Honduran mahogany neck
Ebony fretboard and bridge
Bone pins
Waverly vintage oval tuners
Sunburst
Hide glue construction
Oil varnish finish


This guitar is available for sale at Guitar Gallery

D-3c Carpathian spruce / Royal ebony
















Carpathian spruce top
Royal ebony back, sides & headplate
Honduran mahogany neck
Ebony fretboard & bridge
Madagascar rosewood bindings
Amboyna burl rosette ring, end wedge & heel cap
Waverly nickel tuners w/ ebony buttons
Abalone fretboard & side dots
Ebony pins w/ abalone dots
Tortoise celluloid pickguard
Oil varnish finish

# 203 "The 28" red spruce / Brazilian RW