Huss and Dalton TOM M Thermo Cured Adirondack Spruce Sinker Mahogany and Hide Glue Top Bracing ID-8225

Huss and Dalton TOM M Thermo Cured Adirondack Spruce Sinker Mahogany and Hide Glue Top Bracing

The Huss and Dalton TOM features the same flattop construction style as the TOM-R. It features traditional mahogany guitar appointments including tortoise style body bindings and simple dot fingerboard inlays.

This instrument was built using old growth "sinker mahogany," back and sides, thermo cured Adirondack Spruce top and hide glue top bracing.

The Sinker Mahogany back and sides produces a tone that is clear and incredibly powerful. The low end is spectacular and much more prominent than many standard mahogany guitars. The midrange, while maintaining stunning clarity and definition, is very smooth and pleasant, making for a very balanced D-18 style sound without the harsh upper mids and trebles that can sometimes jump out.

"If you like wood with a story, then it doesn't get any better than this material. This is material from the bottom of Belizean rivers. Belize used to be a British colony. The British exported a lot of Mahogany from Belize throughout history and during the 19th century they used the rivers of Belize as their main source of transportation. Occasionally the denser Mahogany logs would sink! These logs for over 100 years had been lost and forgotten, until now!"

The topwood on this guitar is "Thermo Cured" Adirondack Spruce, one of the most aggressive and powerful woods available. Adirondack provides virtually unlimited headroom when played hard, perfect for heavy handed bluegrass players who are competing with louder string band instruments such as banjos and fiddles.

Thermo-Curring is a thermochemical treatment of biomass at 200 to 320 °C. It is carried out under atmospheric pressure and in the absence of oxygen, i.e. with no air. During the torrefaction process, the water contained in the biomass as well as superfluous volatiles are released, and the biopolymers (cellulose, hemicellulose and lignin) partly decompose, giving off various types of volatiles. The final product is the remaining solid, dry, blackened material which is referred to as “torrefied biomass” or “bio-coal”.

During the process, the biomass typically loses 20% of its mass (dry bone basis) and 10% of its heating value, with no appreciable change in volume. This energy (the volatiles) can be used as a heating fuel for the torrefaction process. After the biomass is torrefied it can be densified, usually into briquettes or pellets using conventional densification equipment, to increase its mass and energy density and to improve its hydrophobic properties. The final product may repel water and thus can be stored in moist air or rain without appreciable change in moisture content or heating value, unlike the original biomass from which it is made.

The Adirondack Braces are connected with hot hide glue. Hide Glue sets up very hard, like glass, allowing more energy transfer through the bracing. Hot Hide Glue adds responsiveness across the spectrum. This type of glue was used on the early guitars we have all fallen in love with, but later phased out due to the time required to use it, not to mention the mess it makes. The sonic benefits can't be ignored, adding not only responsiveness, but a new level of detail and clarity.

The Sinker Mahogany back and sides produces a tone that is clear and incredibly powerful. The low end is spectacular and much more prominent than many standard mahogany guitars. The midrange, while maintaining stunning clarity and definition, is very smooth and pleasant, making for a very balanced D-18 style sound without the harsh upper mids and trebles that can sometimes jump out.

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Specifications:

Shipping Weight: 68 lbs

Serial: 4045

Top Wood: Thermo Cured Adirondack Spruce

Back Wood: Sinker Mahogany

Nut Width: 1 3/4"

Scale: 25.4"

Bracing: Adirondack Braces with Hide Glue

Inlays: Long Pattern Dots

Rosette: TM Style

Neck Wood: Mahogany

Fretboard: Ebony

Nut Material: Bone

Saddle Material: Bone

Saddle Spacing: 2 7/32"

Bridge: Ebony Belly Drop In Saddle

Bridge Pins: Ebony

Tuners: 1129 Waverly oval tuners

Purfling: W/B/W/B

Body Binding: Tortoise

Fretboard Binding: Ebony

Pickguard: Tortoise Style

Headstock Shape: Solid

Headstock Overlay: Rosewood

Headstock Inlay: MOP Huss and Dalton

Frets To Body: 14

Body Depth: 4 1/8"

Lower Bout Width: 15 1/8"

Body Length: 19 1/4"

Case: Hardshell Case Included

Misc. 1: Sound Hole 3 7/8"

Misc. 2: Build Style: Flat Top

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