D30Man
Senior Member
Found this beauty in a pawn shop on the way back from a client meeting in Ft. Worth.. Between the supremely knowledgeable pawn rep and the interweb I was to ascertain the following detailed specs for this lifetime opportunity instrument:
- Solid sitka spruce fretboard with high gloss ebony finish
- Solid puter frets left unfinished at edges to allow for custom taper
- Factory aged solid balsa wood top, back and sides - this delicate wood was hand selected for its ability to easily be engraved
- Plywood bridge coated in industrial grade epoxy attached using Esteban's patented "JB Weld adhesion system"
- Neck block is actually children's toy letter block mounted to the neck joint - nice rustic touch Mr. Paul!!
- Torrified maple tuning machines
- Solid maple nut and saddle
- 1" and whatever the saw was set on that day nut width
That's not all! This model also features their patented "Featherlight" bracing system using only the thinnest popsicles sticks and L brackets... Made from red spruce... the L brackets that is.. No "hide glue" on these models. Never really trusted the notion that glue needs to be hidden. That just tells me they probably aren't using enough of it.. The folks at Esteban have made it so you can see it clearly all throughout the inside of the guitar!!!
