This Circa 000 is another addition to my shop collection. Hope that many people can come visit and experience this masterpiece from John Slobod!
I have been enraptured by John's 000-12 fret for a long time. Finally it is my turn and I am super excited!
Here goes the spec
Model: 000 12F
Cutaway: Venetian
Top: High grade Red Spruce
Back and Side: Master Old growth Madagascar Rosewood(Straight Grain)
Rosette: Style 42
Backstrip: Style 42
Binding: Ivoroid
Purfling Top: Style 40 Abalone
Endgraft: Ivoroid (Boxed Purfling)
Neck: 25.4 Scale length Honduran Mahogany with graphite rod/plek
Head: Solid head
Nut Width: 1 3/4
Fretboard Inlay: style 42
Fretboard Binding: ivoroid
Tuners: Waverly Gold
Bridge: Pyramid
String Spacing: 2 1/4
Pick Guard: None
Burst: Pale Burst
This MRW set is quarter sawn all the way across and MRW trees are generally too small to yield quarter sawn sets. Al Petteway's New Circa OM28 was built with similar MRW set.
With my personal taste, the style 40 will look better than 42 with the cutaway.
This border area of the style 42 with cutaway is something weird to me.. Just for me I guess! haha~
I have no problem with 42 without cutaway though.
Again my personal taste chose to go with the Pale Burst like this one~
Hope to come back with more photos!
Cheers
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