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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.

Renaissance Guitar Music

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