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.

2 comments:

Ashraf said...

Howdy. Did you build these two A-2s to compare them as an experiment? How did the differences come out?

lblutherie said...

I think you can hear the differences between the sound samples. Some of my observations are here:
http://www.acousticguitarforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=230214

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