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This custom Acousteel was built for a friend who wanted a "colorful" inlay on the fingerboard. The back and sides are made from psychedelic curly Koa from Hawaii. The face is made of Adirondack Spruce. The fingerboard is of Ebony. The bridge and the peghead overlay are of Brazilian Rosewood. The tropical theme inlays are made from Paula Abalone, Red Abalone, Gold Pearl, Back Pearl, White Pearl, Koa and Turquoise.
The back, sides, bridge and peghead overlay of Virginia's slope shouldered D are of Birdseye Brazillian Rosewood. The binding is curly Hawaiian Koa. The face and internal bracings are of Adirondack Spruce. The neck is Mahogany and the fingerboard is Ebony. The nut, saddle and pins are Ivory with Abalone dots. The sound hole rosette is Green Snail. The pick guard is Italian Celluloid. The nut is 1 11/16", the string spacing at the bridge is 2 3/16" and the string length is 635mm (25"). This guitar has a sound port, an armrest bevel and gold Waverly tuners with Ebony buttons.
The back, sides, bridge and peghead overlay of this guitar are of Florida Rosewood, an invasive species, which in this instance was harvested by Hurricane Charley. The binding is curly Maple. The face is of Deadhead Cypress from the swamps near Blountstown, Florida. The neck is Cuban Mahogany from South Florida and the fingerboard is Ebony. The nut, saddle and pins are Bone with Abalone dots. The sound hole rosette and inlays are of Paula Abalone, Green Abalone and Koa, the pick guard is Clear Acetate. The nut is 1 3/4", the string spacing at the bridge is 2 1/4" and the string length is 635mm (25"). This guitar is completed with Nickel Schaller tuners and a Cedar Creek Custom case .
Black Brazilian Rosewood back and sides; Adirondack Spruce top and braces; Mahogany neck with adjustable truss rod and graphite reinforcement; Black Brazilian Rosewood bridge and peghead overlay; Green snail rosette; Fossil Ivory nut, saddle, end pin and bridge pins (the pins and fretboard have pearl dots with gold rings); the Osprey inlay is made of green snail and black pearl; the feather inlay if of white and black mother of pearl; Italian celluloid pickguard; gold mini Schaller tuning machines with MOP buttons; "Pick-Up-the-World" #54 pickup; strap button installed on the underside of the neck heel.
This guitar is available through Cotten Music at their website.
The Aztec Mandolin has back, sides and neck of Curly Maple with a little sunburst around the edges. The neck has internal graphite reinforcements and is joined to the body with a dovetail joint. The face and internal bracings are Adirondack (Red) Spruce. The binding is Brazilian Rosewood, as are the bridge and head plate. The internal linings are unkerffed Cypress. The fingerboard is ebony. The scale is 13 7/8" and the width at the nut is 1 3/16". The inlays are of Abalone and Mother of Pearl. The instrument is fininished with oil varnish. It is equipped with a Hamlett tail piece and gold Schaller tuners with Mother of Pearl buttons. It comes with a Cedar Creek Custom Case. It is loud and it cuts with a bluegrass edge. $4,500
The back and sides are Curly Mahogany. The head plate bridge and trim work are of Brazilian Rosewood. The face and internal bracing are of Adirondack (Red) Spruce. The neck is of Mahogany and has an internal adjustable truss rod. The neck is joined to the body with a dovetail joint. The fingerboard is Ebony with a 1 ¾ inch nut and a 645 mm (25.4 inch) scale. The "D" shape body has a 15 ¾ inch wide lower bout. The nut and saddle are of Ivory. The bridge and strap pins are of Buffalo Horn with Paua Abalone dots. The sound hole rosette is of Koa. The maple leaf inlays are of Paua Abalone. The instrument is finished with oil varnish, and has a celluloid pick guard. The tuners are Nickel Schallers. The guitar comes with a Cedar Creek Custom Case.
This mandolin has back, sides and pedhead overlays of Koa. The face and internal bracing are of Adirondack Spruce. The neck is Mahogany with Graphite reinforcement. The internal linings are Florida Cypress and the binding is Curly Maple. The inlays are of Red Abalone, Green Abalone and Mother of Pearl. The bridge is Brazilian Rosewood and the fingerboard is Ebony. The mandolin is equipped with a gold Hamlett tailpiece and gold Schaller tuners with Mother of Pearl Buttons. The custom case is from Cedar Creek.
The back and sides of this guitar are made of Rosewood, as is the trim. The neck is graphite reinforced and the neck and internal lining are made of Spanish Cedar. The face and all of the internal bracing is made of Red Spruce. The bridge and headplate are of Brazilian Rosewood. The fingerboard is of Ebony and the nut, bridge tie plate and saddle are made of Fossil Ivory. The sound hole rosette is individually hand made. The tuners are Gold Schallers with Mother-of-Pearl buttons. This guitar comes with a hard shell case.
The back and sides of this guitar are Koa, the neck is Mahogany, is fitted to the body with a dovetail joint and has an adjustable truss rod. The fingerboard is Ebony, the peg head overlay and bridge are Brazilian Rosewood. The face, bracing and internal blocks are of Adirondack Spruce. The unkerfed lining is Cypress. The nut and saddle are Ivory, the bridge and strap pins are Horn with Abalone dots. The inlays are of Paua Abalone. This guitar is finished with oil varnish and has a clear acetate pick guard. The guitar is equipped with Schaller tuners and a custom Cedar Creek case.
