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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

Renaissance Guitar Music

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