This instrument was the very first guitar I built with Sylvan Wells at his shop in Ormond Beach, FL. Sylvan became my mentor and has shaped much about my understanding of the art of lutherie.
00 Acoustic Guitar
$4,500.00Price
# Frets: 20
Woods Used:
Back: East Indian Rosewood
Sides: East Indian Rosewood
Top: Sitka Spruce
Neck: Honduran Mahogany
Fretboard: Ebony
Finish: French Polish
Rosette: Abalone with B/W/B Stripe Purfling
Top Inlay: Herringbone
Fretboard Inlay: Abalone Pearl Dots
Headstock Inlay: Abalone
Bracing: Red Spruce (Scalloped)
Binding: Flame Maple
Fretboard Binding: Ebony
Back Purfling/Strip: N/A
Neck Joint: Mechanical (Double-tenon)
Neck Dimensions: N/A
Headstock Inlay Design: Immortal Instruments Logo
Frets: Medium Fretwire
Scale Length: 24.9”
Width at Nut: 1.75”
Nut Material: Bone
Tuners: Grover Open-Gear
Bridge: Ebony – Sylvan Wells - Drop in Saddle
Saddle: Bone (Compensated)
Saddle String Spacing: 2 1/4”
Pickguard: Black Gibson Style
Case: Access Hardshell
Warm and Rich with even balance and clear tone. Sounds like a larger guitar than it actually is.
This guitar will forever be a blueprint of how Sylvan Wells builds his instruments after over 30 years of experience. It is enjoyable to play and truly lends itself to songwriting.