Adirondack spruce, also known as Eastern Red Spruce, was the legendary topwood used on most pre-war American-made guitars. Properly sawn, Adirondack is much stiffer than Sitka and Engelmann spruce, both along and across the grain. This allows builders to make thinner, lighter tops, resulting in lightning-quick response with power to spare.
The Adirondack on this Vintage D is exquisite, featuring beautiful grain and a few small bearclaws in the lower bout area. According to Dana Bourgeois, bearclaws can indicate the tree was older, making the wood even stiffer... further enhancing it's projection and headroom.
The Indian Rosewood Dana chose for this guitar is also very special, with large streaks of red flowing through the grain... a feature that instantly sets the guitar apart visually from other Indian Rosewood models. Rosewood provides a deep, extended low end when compared to mahogany and certainly shines when combined with Dana's masterfully tuned Adirondack top.
The result is a Vintage D that is very loud and extremely well balanced. The low end is clear, distinct and incredibly powerful, without sacrificing the strong high end. Headroom seems unlimited, very typical of Dana Bourgeois dreadnoughts... the louder it is strummed the louder it plays! Lead lines are powerful and clear.
At this point, you will have to wait until we get the next awesome dreadnought from Bourgeois... it will definitely be worth the wait!
Features:
- Top: Eastern Adirondack Red Spruce
- Back and Sides: Indian Rosewood
- Headstock Overlay: Ziricote
- Fretboard: 14 Fret Ebony
- Neck: Mahogany w/Matte Finish
- Rosette: B/W Fiber
- Body Binding: Ivoroid
- Purfling: Vintage Herringbone
- Backstrip: Zipper
- Head Shape: Square
- Freatboard Binding: Black
- Pickguard: Vintage Style
- Bridge: Ebony Belly
- Tuners: Waverly Nickel
- Ivoroid Pins
- Ivoroid Butt Wedge and Heel Cap
- Nut Width: 1 23/32"
- Scale: 25 1/2"
This instrument has been spoken for. Please call 866-265-5993 or email info@artisanguitars.com to inquire about a similar instrument. Tags: adirondack bracing, adirondack spruce, bourgeois, dreadnought, indian rosewood, vintage d
