For Sale: MCILROY A25C Walnut and Cedar Cutaway TRADE PENDING

[searam]

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For sale is this excellent condition McIlroy A25C. The price is $2,500, plus fees/shipping. The back/sides are a gorgeous, straight-grained Walnut with a Cedar top. As you may know, straight-grained tonewood is usually the best, in terms of tone.

It has an Ebony fret board with Celtic Knots That mark the proper frets. This would be a very expensive option today, as Dermot only places one now, as the 12th fret marker. The head stock sports the original, Celtic Knot. IMHO, both the multiple fret markers and headstock design were the most elegant of McIlroy's history. It comes with the Hiscox Lite Flite case.

There are several very, very small pinpoint marks that would not show up in the pictures. The sound is the best I have heard with a Walnut/Cedar combination. It has a 25.5 inch scale length and a 1 3/4 inch nut. Please note that McIlroy no longers goes to the expense of all these Celtic Knot inlays on the fretboard, nor the thicker wood binding on the board.

The John Pearse arm rest can be removed and utilizes double-sided tape and leaves absolutely no marks.

Thanks for looking and please email me with any questions.













Mcilroy Musical Instruments1
Unit 24, Antrim Enterprise Centre, 58 Greystone Road, Antrim, Co.Antrim,
BT41 1JZ, N.Ireland.
Tel 028 94467774 (Ext 324) Fax 028 94467292
VAT Ref: 749 7563 74
The following is a list of materials used on the guitar accompanying this letter,
Model No. A25c
Serial No 198
Back And Sides Solid Walnut
Top Solid Cedar
Neck 5 piece, Mahogany / Sycamore / Walnut / Sycamore / Mahogany with solid Ebony Fingerboard, bound with Walnut and Sycamore purflings.
Celtic Trinity Inlay
Edge Bindings Pear with Sycamore and Rosewood purfling inlays.
Rosette Abalone with Rosewood and Pear purfling inlays
Headstock Veneer Walnut with Sycamore purfling underlay
Bridge Brazilian Rosewood
Strap Button Inlay Pear with Sycamore and Rosewood purfling
Heel Cap Pear with Sycamore & Rosewood purfling
Machine Heads Gold plated Gotoh’s with amber pearloid buttons
The above Guitar was completed on the 21st May 2004

[Stevien]

The spec sheet says AJ25C, your title says A25c. Big difference in size!

[Stevien]

So, is it an A25c or an AJ25C?

[searam]

Just as the label reads, it is an A25C. I explained to you that I posted a certificate of one of my earlier McIlroy's by mistake. Did you not receive it that email?

[Stevien]

Originally Posted by searam

Just as the label reads, it is an A25C. I explained to you that I posted a certificate of one of my earlier McIlroy's by mistake. Did you not receive it that email?

Sorry, no, I never got that one. And no one could possibly read the label in one of those thumbnails.

[Stevien]

Is there a way to present some "real" pics? I don't think anyone will buy sight unseen. Just sayin'.

[ScottTL]

... if you would save/upload larger files in a higher resolution.

[dirk.ssc]

Hi, i just bought a new Mcilroy A25c for much more over here in europe. This is a very good price for a handbuilt and incredible responsive instrument! But you have to show the guitar in larger pics.
If you play fingerstyle with a gentle to medium touch and like DADGAD and other Open Tunings with a celtic sound character, this one is for you!

[searam]

It is a spectacularly responsive guitar! You are right about the alternate tunings. Thanks for the comment!
Sean

[searam]

My thanks to several folks for helping me get these uploaded - even though they are small. For now! What an ordeal!!! I would not recommend Flickr to anyone!
Sean

[MBE]

What are the scale length and nut width?

[searam]

Hi, it is 25.5 inches with a 1 3/4 inch nut. Thanks!

[searam]

I just finished playing this and it is wide open with its tone. Quite loud, even with a light touch, very responsive to the player. This is going to be two things:
1) A guitar I will wish I never sold
2) A guitar that will make someone want to play it and create a smile for the player.
Fasten your seatbelts!