Steel / No. 669
Luthier’s 12-string 12-F acoustic guitar no. 669
The story
First in the World luthier guitar introduces the following innovations:
- IX generation ACOUSTIC TUBES inside the guitar neck,
- top with XI generation S-WAVE type resonator
- back & sides made in VII generation HIGH-TECH PRESS
- SIGMOIDAL JOINT of the guitar sides
- AMBER HEADLIGHT
- AMBER BACKLIGHT ROSETTE
Specifications
- Body
- Custom ‘Lilia’, 12-F Cutaway
- Double top
- Highly Figured Old-growth Redwood (top)(MG) / Alpine Spruce from Tirol (bottom)(MG)
- Back & Sides
- Highly Figured Black California Walnut Burl with sapwood (Master Grade)
- Scale
- 650 mm (25.6″)
- Neck
- Asymmetric Turkowiak neck made of Mod.Aspen (Master Grade) with double dual-action truss rod
- Fingerboard
- Elevated, African Ebony (Master Grade) with 16″ compound radius
- Bridge
- African Ebony (Master Grade) ‘Lilia’ style – encrusted with natural bone and natural Baltic amber Lily-pads
- Head
- Plates / Highly-figured Old-Growth Redwood / Alpine Spruce from Tirol bound with African Ebony
- Shape
- Guitar body 12-string
- Logo
- Natural mammoth bone
- Soundhole
- Central, rosette inlaid with natural Baltic amber plates and two natural mammoth bone crown logos
- Heel
- Cap / Natural Baltic amber
- Logo
- Natural Baltic amber
- Comfort
- Integrated arm bevel, palm bevel and rib bevel
- Nut
- 48 mm (1 7/8″), natural mammoth bone, hand-shaped, polished and semi-scalloped
- Saddle
- Natural mammoth bone, hand-shaped, polished and semi-scalloped
- Tuners
- Single post gold, 1:18 ratio
- Binding
- African Ebony (Master Grade)
- Purfling
- Top: natural bone plates + natural Baltic amber dots
- Position markers
- Fingerboard: natural mammoth bone side dots diameter 2 mm at 3, 5, 9, 17 frets and concentric diameter 3 mm at 7, 12 (double) fret inlaid with natural Baltic amber; Soundboard: African Ebony diameter 2 mm at 25,26,28,30,32,34,35,37,38,40,42,44,46,48 and natural Baltic amber at 27,29,31,33,36,39,41,43,45,48 frets
- Frets
- ArcFret™ EVO-GOLD (bass side limited to 12 frets)
- Varnish
- Highly-resonant, antistatic (own recipe), hand-polished, high-gloss
- Soundport
- Elliptical on the guitar sides, bound with African Ebony
- Inlay
- Symbols at 3,5,7,9,12,15,17,19,21,24 frets made of natural Baltic amber and bone
- Pickguard
- Transparent, guitar-shaped
- Strap buttons
- Two African Ebony with inlaid crown logo
- Hardcase
- Brand, fitted to the guitar
- Warranty
- Life-time