For Sale: East Indian Rosewood/Engelmann Spruce 00

Despite its relatively small body, this guitar has surprising presence in the bass register, while notes played on the treble strings are round and sweet. The shorter scale length is inherently helpful where playability is concerned, and this instrument is indeed very pleasant to play.

• Back and sides: East Indian rosewood
• Soundboard: Engelmann spruce
• Neck: Honduras mahogany
• Fretboard: Maccasar ebony
• Bridge: Maccasar ebony
• Rosette: zebrano and Macassar ebony
• Headstock overlay: Maccasar ebony
• Neck join: 12th fret
• Body finish: pre-catalysed lacquer
• Neck finish: hardwax oil
• Soundhole diameter: 95mm
• Lower bout width: 14.5"
• Depth at tail: 4.25"
• Scale length: 24.9"
• Nut width: 45mm

Please contact me with any questions you may have, or to arrange an inspection.

Price in Australian dollars is $4,050 and includes a brand new hard case. The purchaser is responsible for any shipping costs.

Cheers, Pete.

Complete (Almost!): East Indian Rosewood/Engelmann Spruce 00

It's always a thrill to fit strings to a new guitar for the first time. This one will sit in its case for a week or so before I attend to final action and intonation adjustments. The search for its new home can then begin in earnest.

Glamour shots to follow.

Cheers, Pete.

Rosewood/Engelmann Spruce 00 - More Photos

Here are some more photos of this 00 model guitar in East Indian rosewood and Engelmann spruce. 

I expect to be in a position to pore-fill and apply lacquer top coats within the next couple of weeks. I'm very happy with the guitar up to this point, and I'm confident that finishing will present few challenges other than it being the usual long, drawn-out process!

Cheers, Pete

A New Model

With a lower bout width of 14.5", a 12th fret body join, and a 24.9" scale length, what else could I call this new model but a "00"?

It's a relief to see the body emerging from its unavoidable ugly phase. The bindings have been levelled and the Engelmann spruce soundboard and East Indian rosewood back and sides have been cleaned up a little for this initial photo shoot.

With plans for an oil-finished neck, I've been able to install frets much sooner than would otherwise be the case; the headstock face and heel cap will be lacquered as usual.

Cheers

Pete