Maton Traditional Deep Custom Shop Model with Torrified Spruce and Blackwood ID-9056
SKU-9056
Sold Out $4,595.00
Maton Traditional Deep Custom Shop Model with Torrified Spruce and Blackwood
Andy calls this instrument the “Traditional Deep”, referring to it being based on a traditional Martin 000 body with some extra depth similar to a Maton 808. The forward shifted X bracing allows the top to move and is helped along by some new technology used in the creation of the top. The spruce is dried in a special room which is heated to over 120 degrees celcius. All the oxygen is removed from the room to prevent the timber from catching fire. This allows all the moisture to be driven from the spruce creating a final product which has very similar
properties to the top of a 60 year old guitar.
All timbers selected for Custom Shop guitars are hand picked from Maton’s vast stocks and then thoroughly checked for structural integrity. This ensures that only top quality materials find their way into a Custom Shop guitar. The timber’s visual appeal and tonal quality also form an important part of the selection process. All the chosen components are then individually ‘voiced’ to ensure they can produce maximum acoustic performance. This is done by ‘tap testing’ and flexing each piece to determine maximum strength and minimum weight, the recipe for great tone. It is a process that requires deep experience and construction knowledge and can only be done by an extremely skilled craftsman.
As the head of Maton’s Custom Shop, Andy Allen has the ability to build a guitar that will produce the sound that the customer has ordered and wants to hear. The construction of a Custom Shop guitar is performed by a single, skilled luthier and this ensures every detail mirrors precisely the customer’s requirements. It also ensures the look as well as the sound matches the buyer’s dream. Each operation is done by hand, the way Maton Guitars have been built since 1946, with no deadline. The process will take however long is required to meet the customer’s expectations. A masterpiece cannot be rushed!
Apart from the amazing tone of the guitar, the appearance is absolutely gorgeous. The beautiful blackwood has been selected by Andy especially for this guitar from timber sourced from the Otway Forest in Victoria. Only Maton has access to this timber and are therefore the only manufacturer able to make a guitar of such beauty.
Other features include nickel Grover machine heads with pearloid buttons, a high gloss finish, and Maton’s brand new AP5 Pro Pickup with built in microphone.
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Specifications:
Shipping Weight: 68
Serial: 668
Top Wood: Torrified Spruce
Back Wood: Australian Flamed Blackwood
Nut Width: 1 3/4"
Scale: 25.5"
Bracing: Forward Shifted X
Inlays: White Dots
Rosette: Backwood and Abalone Rings
Neck Wood: Mahogany
Fretboard: Rosewood
Nut Material: Bone
Saddle Material: Bone
Bridge: Rosewood
Bridge Pins: White with Black Dots
Tuners: Nickel Tuners with Pearloid Buttons
Purfling: Herringbone
Body Binding: Ivoroid
Headstock Shape: Solid
Headstock Overlay: Ebony
Headstock Inlay: Maton Logo / Custom Shop Logo
Frets To Body: 14
Pickup(s): AP5 Pro Pickup with built in microphone
Case: Hardshell Case Included
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