Renaissance Guitar
luthier
Joseph Mayes
; it was a covid time project made out of wood on hand
acquired at
Timbre Folk & Baroque
(Berkeley, CA)
slight arch to the back
366mm body length
65mm body depth
544mm scale length
143 upper bout
175mm lower bout
7 tied-on frets, 5 wooden frets
inside back has label with Joseph's signature and the date 4/22
Additional details from Joseph's email on 9/12/2024
back and sides are cherry with holly spacers
top is Engleman spruce
fingerboard is bubinga.
soundboard is sealed with egg-whites. It should feel naked. The fingerboard should never need any attention.
the Stringing is:
loc
pitch
Joseph's email
Strings by mail - Traverse City, MI
1st
a
pyramid 0.475
0.475
2nd
ee
2x Savarez kf45
KF45
3rd
cc
2x Savarez kf52
KF52
4th
gG
Pyramid 50 and Pyramid 906
0.500
906
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