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MINT CONDITION 2015 OVAL HOLE NON CUTAWAY ARTISAN

 SOLD

 

one of our very good customers and players decided to upgrade this custom artisan for a brand new virtuoso. In the 2 years he has had this guitar it has opened up nicely. Acoustically the tone is rich and warm and with the oval hole and no cutaway this guitar is a cannon. The sides are tapered slightly for comfort and the aged and seasoned master grade flame maple with both heart and sapwood is GENUINELY unique and visually stunning. The macassar ebony headstock veneer, pickguard and tailpiece add a nice warmth to the look and the rope ellipse inlays on the fingerboard and the floral inlay on the headstock add a whimsical touch to the overall design.  It was well cared for and is in near perfect condition and is a real bargain for someone looking for a really great acoustic archtop. This instrument originally listed for $13,000.00 so at $9,800.00 it is quite the deal. 



SPECIFICATIONS

 

BODY WIDTH:             16"

BODY DEPTH:             3 1/2" to 3 3/4" TAPERED

NECK:                          3 PIECE ROCK MAPLE NECK WITH PAU FERRO CENTER, 1 23/32" WIDTH AT NUT

BODY WOOD:             MASTER GRADE AGED AND SEASONED HIGHLY FIGURED FLAME MAPLE WITH BOTH HEART AND SAPWOOD

TOP WOOD:                MASTER GRADE AGED AND SEASONED BEAR CLAW SITKA SPRUCE

SOUND HOLE:           OVAL HOLE WITH CUSTOM ROSETTE OF SNAKEWOOD WITH MOTHER OF PEARL RIBBONS

CUTAWAY:                  NONE

 FINISH:                      NITROCELLULOSE LACQUER IN VINTAGE NATURAL

BINDING:                   SNAKEWOOD

FINGERBOARD:         mACASSAR EBONY

SCALE:                       25", 20 FRETS

INLAYS:                     rOPE ELLIPSE ON FINGERBOARD AND FLORAL DESIGN ON HEADSTOCK

FRETS:                       STAINLESS STEEL

HEADSTOCK:            MACASSAR EBONY VENEER

PICKGUARD:            MACASSAR EBONY

TUNERS:                  GOTOH DELTA SERIES 21:1  WITH SNAKEWOOD BUTTONS

TRUSS ROD:            TWO WAY ADJUSTABLE

PICKUP:                   BUSCARINO SIGNATURE FLOATING HUMBUCKER

BRIDGE:                   BLACKWOOD

TAILPIECE:               MACASSAR EBONY

KNOBS:                    VOLUME, TONE AND BASS ROLLOFF CONCEALED UNDERNEATH PICKGUARD