A-1 Englemann spruce / Jatoba

 

Englemann spruce top

Jatoba back & sides

Mahogany neck

Ebony fretboard

Cocobolo headplate, end wedge, heel cap and bridge

Celluloid nitrate bindings & pickguard

Galalith bridge & end pins

Schertler tuners w/ebony buttons

Hide glue construction

Oil varnish finish

25.6" scale (650mm)

1 3/4" nut width

2 1/4" bridge string spacing

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A-2 German spruce / Madagascar rosewood

Select German spruce top

Madagascar RW back & sides

Honduran mahogany neck

Ebony fretboard, bridge, headplate & end wedge

Cocobolo bindings, backplate & heel cap

Snakewood tuner buttons, bridge & end pins

Waverly gold tuners

Hide glue construction

Oil varnish finish

1 3/4" nut width

2 5/16" bridge string spacing

25.6"scale (650mm)

Particularities:

Double sides (red spruce inside layer), with triple sides on the upper bout (+ cocobolo), double arrow purfling around the top, purfling and binding around fretboard, headplate and heel cap.

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"The Essential" A-2 Carpathian spruce / wenge

Carpathian spruce top

Wenge back & sides, headplates, end wedge and heel cap

African mahogany neck

Gabon ebony fretboard, bridge & pins

Ivoroid binding

Celluloid nitrate pickguard

Shertler black chrome tuners

K&K Pure Western Mini pickup

EVO 55090 fretwire

Oil varnish finish

Particularities: rectangular end grain ivoroid side markers.

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Recorded in stereo with 2 small cardioid mics.