NGD It Arrived Pulled the trigger on a 1990 D15 on Reverb

[dreadnut]

That's a real beauty!

 

[HeyMikey]

That looks great portsider. Nice score. Enjoy!

 

[ClaytonS15]

Very cool! Yes, nothing worse than totally dead, old strings on an acoustic. I also use EJ16s as a go to string (among others these days). Some day I need to get an all mahogany guitar.

 

[chazmo]

Love it, portsider! Congratulations!

 

[cupric]

I wonder if that is a poly finish? Most were Matt finished. Very shiny!

 

[D30Man]

I'm guessing nitro..

 

[PreacherBob]

Yeah I’m pretty sure it’s nitro. 20 years ago we used oil based clear grain fillers with natural nitro finishes. Because poly finishes are a lot thicker grain fillers weren’t always needed. This one’s definitely got grain filler. 2-3 coats of oil based filler and it to days for each coat to dry. These grain fillers would eventually turn cloudy later on like these photos. But I love it and gives the mahogany character I think. Today folks are using new water based clear fillers that dry in hours and do not shrink or get cloudy down the road.

 

[portsider]

I've been playing it a lot for the last couple of days. It's really nice sounding, big low end and very bright. The bass strings are overwhelming the trebles, especially the E. I may drop down a gauge, I'm in no hurry to change. No buyer's remorse at all it's so much better than my previous D15.
It's such a different feel than playing a 12 string. When I get acclimated I'll post a video.

 

[portsider]

I meant to post this shot of the back. The 'hog is beautifully grained.

 

[dreadnut]

Yeah, you snagged a really nice one! Keeper!