German spruce and Brazilian r/wd New World Classic for sale
Sold subject to confirmation
This is my first New World Classic. Built without my usual curved top but otherwise with the soundboard design I’ve developed over the last 17 years, I was looking a guitar with my sound but a little warmer. This model will be my New World Classic.
I’m so happy with the result. It occurred to me that when I played the unamplified UK folk clubs nearly fifty years ago, I would have loved this guitar.
Jonny Moss has recorded a piece on this guitar, it can be heard at https://youtu.be/YGFhp6YfEHM. It hadn’t been played much then, it has opened up a lot since.
Built with aged German spruce, ancient Brazilian Blackwood, Indian ebony and Wengé, this is a special guitar. The Brazilian rosewood back is featured in the article ‘Joining thicknessed backs’ towards the end of ‘Brazilian rosewood for sale’ https://www.sobellguitars.com/brazilian-rosewood-for-sale/ .
New World Classic Specifications
| Soundboard: | German spruce flat-top |
| Back and sides: | Brazilian rosewood |
| Neck: | Wengé |
| Fingerboard: | Ebony |
| Bridge: | Ebony with two piece bone saddle |
| Binding: | Black Rocklite with red/gold/green purfling |
| Trim: | Arrowhead with red line s/board surround |
| Body Width: | 402mm (15.8″) |
| Body Length: | 495mm (19.5”) |
| Max body depth: | 101mm (4.0”) |
| F/b width at nut: | 1.75″ (45 mm), |
| Scale: | 643mm (25.3”) |
| Tuners: | Gotoh 510 with black button |
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The Brazilian rosewood is certified with UK CITES and certification comes with the guitar. It can be sold quite legally anywhere in the world.
For more information, email stefan@sobellguitars.com or telephone +44 (0) 12434 673567