ds9 tirga mhor

December 2020

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Materials

  • Back & Sides - Master grade 100% FSC African Blackwood - sister set to Martin Simpson’s TM no. 127

  • Fully kerfed side construction in Western Red Cedar & Purple Heart

  • Taran Guitars Compression Braces on back

  • Soundboard - Master grade Adirondack Spruce

  • Rosette - Hot sand fade Scottish Burr Elm with Scottish Sycamore & Anstruther Pier Purple Heart

  • Bindings - Ebano & double Scottish Sycamore purfling

  • Front Purfling - 100% FSC African Blackwood & Anstruther Pier Purple Heart

  • Front Linings - 100% FSC African Blackwood

  • Bevel - Hot sand fade Scottish Burr Elm

  • Neck - Negative taper Cuban Mahogany with 2 way-truss rod & carbon fibre reinforcements

  • Fret Board - Fan Fret Ebony bound with Ebano & Purple Heart

  • Fret Markers - Gold circles with pink circles at 12th fret

  • Frets - Evo gold wire with semi-hemispherical fret ends

  • Headstock - Hot sand fade Scottish Burr Elm front & back with Purple Heart grafts with black 0.3mm veneers under sheaths

  • Tuners in gold with black button Gotoh 510 21:1

  • Hand carved solid Ebony bridge with Ebony pins

  • t. in gold

  • Case - Calton hard case in orange and black


Sizes

  • Scales - 645mm to 660mm

  • Frets to body - 12

  • Body length - 510mm

  • Max body width - 402mm

  • Depth - 124mm

  • Width at nut - 45mm

  • Spacing at saddle - 58mm

  • String weight - 12-56 Elixir PB


 

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