Just finished & for sale! This 14-fret parlor guitar has a reclaimed local old growth redwood top, Honduras rosewood sides & back, boxwood binding/heelcap, colorful marquetry purfling, ebony bridge/fretboard/peghead overlay, and a Honduras mahogany neck.
The redwood top has stunning medullary grain pattern & from a tree that was easily 1,000 years old – maybe much older – with 25 growth rings per inch over what we’re assuming was at least a four-foot radius. Any redwood experts want to weigh in on this?
This one is also David’s first guitar with a soundport, on the player’s side upper bout. The soundport acts as a monitor, directing sound waves towards the player’s ears as well as from the front aperture. This guitar sounds a lot bigger than its parlor size – available for demo at the Dart Instruments showroom.
FOR SALE – $8,500. Price includes hardshell case; tax and/or shipping extra. Contact us if you’re interested in this instrument.
- Old-growth Mendocino County redwood top
- Honduras rosewood back & sides
- Honduras mahogany neck
- Boxwood binding and heel cap
- Colorful marquetry edge purfling & soundhole inlay
- Ebony fingerboard, bridge, and peghead overlay
- Waverly tuners
- Abalone Dart logo
- Modified X-braced top, carved and voiced by David Dart
- Player’s side sound port
- Mother-of-pearl side dots
- Bone nut & saddle
- Satin polyurethane finish
- 24-3/4” string length
- 14 frets to the body
- 1-3/4” nut width