|
|
#1
08-06-2011, 11:12 AM
|
|||
|
|||
New "Performance" model for Healdsburg
The first of my "Performance" model guitars will be for sale at Healdsburg. It's a 14 fret 00.
Not exactly a stripped down guitar; it has a medium curl koa back and side set, AAA western red cedar top, mahogany neck, and Madagascar rosewood fretboard, bridge, binding, and front and back headstock veneers. The endgraft is Gonçalo alves. I have been playing this guitar myself almost daily for the past month, and am getting quite attached to it. If I don't sell it now, I probably won't be able to let it go. It sounds more like a 000. Loud, clear, balanced, all there, fun to play. 1-3/4" nut, 2-1/4" bridge spacing, 24.9" scale. Gotoh 510 tuners, TKL hard case. More Healdsburg guitars to follow soon.    
__________________
"Still a man hears what he wants to hear, and disregards the rest." --Paul Simon Last edited by rlouie; 08-06-2011 at 02:05 PM. Reason: prices removed, this is not the Classified section 
|
|
#2
08-06-2011, 01:51 PM
|
||||
|
||||
|
Howard, that's a really sweet deal (even has a soundport). Can't imagine you'll be coming home with it. Is this typical of your OO model, as it seems the sound hole is higher than what I'm used to seeing; seems it has a lot of soundboard below the hole. The waist also seems higher on the body; that would work out well for someone like me that holds it on their left knee; maybe lessen the reach to the 1st position.
Again, very nice instrument.
__________________
Chuck 2012 Carruth 12-fret 000 in Pernambuco and Adi 2010 Poling Sierra in Cuban Mahogany and Lutz 2015 Posch 13-fret 00 in Indian Rosewood and Adi
|
|
#4
08-06-2011, 02:33 PM
|
|||
|
|||
|
Looks quite the article, Howard, and like my compatriot above, I have no doubt you will not be returning with it. I have sent a message to Tony McManus to go check it out. (You need to catch his concert on Friday btw, and also his demo for Michael Greenfield )
Finally, big kudos to Howard for being the only luthier ever to spell Gonçalo Alves correctly, ie with a cedilla. Last edited by rlouie; 08-06-2011 at 07:07 PM.
|
|
#5
08-06-2011, 03:00 PM
|
|||
|
|||
|
Quote:
__________________
"Still a man hears what he wants to hear, and disregards the rest." --Paul Simon
|
|
#8
08-06-2011, 06:50 PM
|
|||
|
|||
|
Wow, Howard, that is a beauty, too. I wouldn't have recognized the back and sides woods as Koa. What a great looking guitar.
- Glenn
|
