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Renaissance Guitar
* luthier Joseph Mayes; it was a covid time project made out of leftover woods
- 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
- from Joseph's email on 9/12/2024 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 |
- from the same email: The back and sides are cherry with holly spacers. the top is Engleman spruce. The fingerboard is bubinga.
The soundboard is sealed with egg-whites. It should feel naked. The fingerboard should never need any attention.