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Micaela playing #1

#1 Dreadnaught   

 ( modified waist - Dillon Guitars style)     (

This guitar is 22 years old, my first to build completely by myself and it is well-used.  I had a lot of fun with the lady/butterfly inlay in abalone and engraved mop.  #1 has a nice balanced, sweet, resonant sound.   Great for strumming or fingerpicking.  Louder than most guitars but not as loud as the new Jumbos.   This is my own personal instrument.

 
KINGSLIGHT  DREADNAUGHT #1  = 15 1/2" Lower bout, 11 1/2" Upper bout, 20" body length, 41" overall

Modified X braced top, scalloped tone bars, arched braced back, neck joint bolted and glued

# 1 body depth is 4 3/4" tapered to 3 3/4"

Indian Rosewood back and sides

Sitka Spruce top

Ebony fingerboard, bridge, headplate

Flamed maple bindings (also fingerboard) and heel cap

Honduran mahogany one piece neck

Vintage squarestock steel rod neck reinforcement

Neck width = 1 3/4" @ nut / 2 1/4" @ body

25 11/32" scale length

Medium gauge strings

Rounded contour neck thickness - thin

Gold Schaller Tuners

Green heart Abalone soundhole and top edge purfling

Lady / Butterfly inlay in engraved mop and abalone with abalone / brass  butterfly  position markers

Bone nut and saddle

Ebony bridge pins, white end pin with pau dots

Black vinyl pick guard

Nitrocellulose  lacquer high gloss finish

 

 

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