Grand Auditorium w/ Venetian Cutaway
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Back & Sides: East Indian Rosewood
Top: Sitka Spruce (60+ years old)
Neck: Honduran Mahogany laminated w/ figured Maple and East Indian Rosewood
Fingerboard: Ebony, Scale
Bridge: Ebony
Rosette: Mosaic w/ Red Heart, Leopard Wood, Spalted Tamarind, black fiber
Headplate: Black Walnut Burl w/ Koa Binding
Back Strap: Black Walnut Burl w/ “smiley” volute
Bracing: Adirondack & Carpathian Spruce
Binding: Koa, Rosewood Bound Sound Hole
Purfling: Mosaic w/ Red Heart, Leopard Wood, Spalted Tamarind, black fiber
End Wedge: Mosaic w/ Red Heart, Leopard Wood, Spalted Tamarind, black fiber
Frets: Evo gold fretwire
Position Makers: Mother of Pearl
Nut & Saddle: Bone, 1.75" nut and 2+3/16" string spacing at the saddle
Tuners: Gotoh
Electronics: JJB-Electronics Artist Series Prestige-330 Pickup System. "It utilizes a triple surface transducer design. This results in a very wide frequency range and very natural reproduction of sound."
(Note: sound port in upper bout)
Top: Sitka Spruce (60+ years old)
Neck: Honduran Mahogany laminated w/ figured Maple and East Indian Rosewood
Fingerboard: Ebony, Scale
Bridge: Ebony
Rosette: Mosaic w/ Red Heart, Leopard Wood, Spalted Tamarind, black fiber
Headplate: Black Walnut Burl w/ Koa Binding
Back Strap: Black Walnut Burl w/ “smiley” volute
Bracing: Adirondack & Carpathian Spruce
Binding: Koa, Rosewood Bound Sound Hole
Purfling: Mosaic w/ Red Heart, Leopard Wood, Spalted Tamarind, black fiber
End Wedge: Mosaic w/ Red Heart, Leopard Wood, Spalted Tamarind, black fiber
Frets: Evo gold fretwire
Position Makers: Mother of Pearl
Nut & Saddle: Bone, 1.75" nut and 2+3/16" string spacing at the saddle
Tuners: Gotoh
Electronics: JJB-Electronics Artist Series Prestige-330 Pickup System. "It utilizes a triple surface transducer design. This results in a very wide frequency range and very natural reproduction of sound."
(Note: sound port in upper bout)