6/30/14 - # 8 - Originally built as an approximation of a Martin 00-15, but with a cutaway and in headless form. This has been my all time favorite instrument. It sounds great in standard tuning, but really kicks it, in DAEBF#D tuning. Number Eight has a Fishman Rare Earth in it, and sounds awesome on stage, or in the studio. It has been my go to instrument for recording, and playing nice places.
6/30/14 - #8 - Back view of number eight, showing the nice tiger stripe figuring of it's German Maple on the back, sides, and neck. This was a road guitar for a while, and spent it's first ten years without a case, and spent at least a dozen flights in overhead baggage compartments, and countless years being tossed around with way too many temperature and humidity extremes. Oh, and a bad emergency surgery of pulling the back off with just a gas stove and a butter knife. What a hard life...
Serial Number - 008
Born in May 1990
Type of Instrument - Acoustic ; Headless Cutaway
Body Material - European Maple ; Flamed
Finish - Polyurethane
Neck - Domestic Rock MapIe
Fingerboard - Ebony ; MOP Snowflake Inlays
Number of Frets - 24
Bridge - Ebony ; Twin Compensated Galalith Saddles
Nut - Zero Fret ; Nylon/Brass Anchor Block
Tuning Machines - Custom Made
Scale tength - 25
Truss Rod - Doubled Over Adjustable
Neck Width at Nut - 1.94
Bridge Width at Saddle - 2.18
Body Length - 16,25
Body Width at Upper Bout - 9.75
Body Width at Lower Bout - 12.5
Body Width at Waist - 7.5
Body Depth - 2.75 - 3.12
Overall length - 34
Sides - European Flamed Maple
Back -European Flamed Maple
Top - Sitka Spruce
Lining - Solid
Bracing - Interlocking 'X' Four Finger Braces
Residence - River
