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"River" 2026

Body Shape: Small, 14", 14th fret join

Scale: 24.9” (632.46 mm)

Nut Width: 1 3/4"

Bridge Spacing: 2 3/16

Top: Torrefied Italian Alpine Spruce (Picea abies)

Back/Sides: Mastergrade Indian Rosewood (Dalbergia latifolia)

Neck: Genuine Honduran Mahogany w/ elevated fretboard

Neck Joinery: Traditional dovetail

Fretboard: West African Ebony

Fretboard Radius: 16”

Number of Frets: 21

Fretwire: Medium, 36% NickelSilver

Side Position Markers: Gold Mother-of-Pearl

Bridge: Old Growth Brazilian Rosewood, Slotted

Bridge Pins: Unslotted ebony, 5 degree taper

Rosette: "River" Motif, carved spruce & oil paint

Headstock Overlays: Indian Rosewood (front & back) with "River" inlay tile, carved spruce & oil paint

End Graft: "River" motif, carved spruce & oil paint

Soundport: Oval, unbound

Binding: West African Ebony with purple purfling

Nut & Saddle: unbleached bone

Tuning Machines: Schertler

Finish: French Polish shellac

Access Case Included

This instrument is one of only a couple spec guitars I'm able to make per year that are not already headed to a specific client. This guitar was featured at the 2026 Utah Guitar Exhibition and is the only model I'm making this year that isn't specifically for a client.

 

If you'd like to skip my wait list, this is the one for you!

 

Mastergrade Indian Rosewood paired with a torrefied Italian Spruce top comoe together on a 14" body-- the smallest size guitar I build. The Italian Spruce top allows for a pleasing fundamental to overtone balance, with a slight weight to the fundamental, and is complemented by complex tonal undertones delivered by the Indian Rosewood. When I build a small guitar, I need it to sing just as loudly and command just as much attention as larger instruments, and this one absolutely lives up to that requirement!

As the name implies, the inspiration for this guitar's theme are the waves and the motion of a river. All the inlays are hand-carved in spruce and finished with oil paint and shellac. 

This guitar also features Schertler tuning machines, a slightly elevated fretboard, and a side soundport.

This guitar is available for purchase at $10,500 USD. 

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