CutawayHome / Instruments /Accessories / Ordering / Tips / Friends
archtop.com
2003 Bourgeois A-350 Cutaway
Price and Status: For pricing and hold status of this instrument, please check here. If this instrument does not appear on the Instruments page it has been sold. To be notified of examples of this or any other model in the future, please email your specific requests to info@archtop.com.
Serial#: 002601
Body size at lower bout: 16 3/4" Body Depth: 3 1/8" Scale length: 25 1/2" Nut: 1 3/4"
Finish: Violin sunburst finish, nitrocellulose lacquer type.
Materials: Solid bookmatched handcarved fine grain spruce top; handcarved AAA tiger flame handcarved maple back and sides with Venetian cutaway; 3 piece tiger flame maple neck with walnut centerstripe; solid ebony fingerboard; pearl headstock logo, ebony truss rod cover; 3-ply tortoise shell body binding; solid bone nut.
Hardware: Hardware includes inlaid ebony tailpiece; bound ebony finger rest; gold Schaller 16X1 tuners with ebony keys; compensated adjustable ebony bridge. Extra pickguard (installed) includes Kent Armstrong floating humbucking pickup, thumbwheel volume and tone controls; endpin jack.
Notes: One of the most respected builders in the acoustic guitar world, master luthier Dana Bourgeois has built an international reputation in a career spanning nearly three decades. Creator of the celebrated Schoenberg OM series, Dana has designed innovative prototypes for clients as diverse as Gibson Montana and Paul Reed Smith. Now at his workshop in his native Maine, Bourgeois has returned to crafting exquisite hand built creations for top artists like Ricky Skaggs, Martin Simpson, Ry Cooder, Norman Blake, Vince Gill, David Lindley, Marshall Crenshaw, Jerry Douglas, Elliott Easton, James Taylor and many more.
Dana introduced the A-350 in 1996, an all-carved acoustic cutaway jazz guitar constructed with the ultimate tonewoods available. This example sports breathtaking AAA tiger flame maple in back, sides and neck, and a tap-tuned, X-braced, solid Sitka spruce top. The neck profile is a comfortable "C" shape, and the fit and finish are executed with a watchmaker's precision. This guitar is of recent vintage and is in immaculate condition, with all original parts, finish and case. A true acoustic archtop, the guitar has a clear, even voice, well balanced throughout the register. Rarely seen on the vintage market, this instrument is a modern classic from a builder deeply immersed in the finest of traditional design. The Bourgeois archtop waiting list has been closed for some time, and word is that prices will rise accordingly when and if new orders are accepted.
Setup: This instrument is strung with medium gauge bronze roundwound strings (.013-.056). The guitar will accommodate lighter or heavier gauge strings, according to preference. String action is set at 5/64" to 6/64" at the 12th fret, with moderate relief for acoustic playing with medium strings. The action may be lowered or raised to your requirements with the adjustable bridge.
Case: Original plush hardshell case.
