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Taylor 814ce Brazilian Rosewood Grand Auditorium Guitar, 2015

On June 22, 2020 /

This Taylor 814ce with Brazilian Rosewood from late 2015. , Brazilian Rosewood was regarded as the ultimate material for guitar bodies, delivering a warm, richly complex overtone structure with plenty of power. Eventually, overharvesting led to embargoes. It’s now rare to see any new guitars built with Brazilian Rosewood, due to heavy restrictions resulting from necessary conservation efforts.

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Martin D18 Custom Shop Natural, 2010

On May 29, 2020 /

This Martin D18 Custom Shop is closely based on a classic, and has been one of the most popular guitar designs since its mass market introduction in the early 1930’s. The basic Dreadnought design itself dates from mid 1910’s models built for the Oliver Ditson company. Like many guitar companies, the Martin Custom Shop allows customers to specify particular features, tailoring the instrument to their own needs. Here, this Martin D18 Custom Shop guitar was ordered with just a few modifications – a slightly narrower nut and some D28 appointments, particularly the rosette.

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Taylor 214ce K Grand Auditorium New Old Stock

On May 8, 2020 /

The Taylor 214ce K Grand Auditorium features a solid Sitka spruce top, layered Koa sides and back, Venetian cutaway and the Expression System 2 pickup the Taylor 214ce K – for Koa – is a stage ready, reliable and great sounding guitar. The layered Koa on the sides and back adds a beautiful look to this flattop.

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Discontinued Beard Deco Phonic Sidecar Acoustic Sunburst

On April 30, 2020 /

Here’s a treat – a new Paul Beard Deco Phonic Sidecar acoustic, hearkening back to the classic models of the 1930s heard on many blues ragtime and country recordings. The Beard Deco Phonic Sidecar is built on the standard Beard R body, with an Engelmann Spruce top, Finnish Birch Laminate back and sides, Mahogany neck and Morado bridge and fingerboard. Morado is a non-CITES listed substitute for Brazilian Rosewood, sometimes known as Pau Ferro.

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Gibson J-35 Round Shoulder Flat Top Natural, 2013

On April 29, 2020 /

Built from 1936 to 1942, the Gibson J-35 round shoulder model, formally known as the Jumbo 35, replaced the more expensive Jumbo, whose sales were poor due to the ongoing Great Depression. The very first models were named the Gibson Trojan. In 1942, the Jumbo 35 was itself replaced by the very successful J-45 model. The Gibson J-35 round shoulder jumbo and the J-45 have many visible and structural similarities. Both feature a Jumbo body with Spruce top paired with Mahogany for the back, sides, body blocks and neck, with Rosewood for the bridge and fingerboard.

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Larrivee L04 Rosewood Satin Finish, 2014 New Old Stock

On April 20, 2020 /

Back in the early seventies a young Jean-Claude Larrivee created the L body shape which has become a staple of the Larrivee guitar line. This body shape is similar to a classical body shape and features a Symmetrical Parabolic X-Bracing pattern. This helps to provide an exceptionally well balanced instrument with great sustain and dynamics. Over the last forty years this model has been embraced by professional and serious amateur musicians around the world as possibly the most versatile flattop steel string guitar design in our business.

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Sitka Spruce

Taylor 814ce Brazilian Rosewood Grand Auditorium Guitar, 2015

Martin D18 Custom Shop Natural, 2010

Taylor 214ce K Grand Auditorium New Old Stock

Discontinued Beard Deco Phonic Sidecar Acoustic Sunburst

Gibson J-35 Round Shoulder Flat Top Natural, 2013

Larrivee L04 Rosewood Satin Finish, 2014 New Old Stock

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