A distinguished, smooth and unique guitar. Playability and
sound are at the forefront due to the Brazilian rosewood and well grained
Adirondack spruce. A rich warm sound with a long resonant decay. Excellent projection and a bass responsive
sound are brought by the spruce. Each note is articulate and distinct. The
luthier worked with care on each aspect of the guitar to ensure quality.
The marquetry and artistry go the next step. Waves border
the edges and snakewood binding wraps around every edge with black-white-black
accents. Amboyna burl is both on the headstock and within the sound hole.
This includes a couple inventions and innovations unique to
Portland Guitar. One is the patented split saddle bridge. Each saddle nut can
be adjusted to ensure perfect intonation up the fretboard. Springs are used to
make sure the saddles stay in place when tuning. In addition, a cantilever neck
is utilized to change the action to your preference. It is accessible from the heel where the
strap pin is. A, provided, allen wrench is inserted and with a small turn the
action is changed. The next innovation is a curved carbon fiber enhanced
bracing system with optimized brace strength. This allows the guitar to be more
responsive and resonant.
The action is set medium-low with some tilt from the neck.
The fretboard is floating which allow for easier access to the higher frets.
The neck shape is a medium thick rounded C-shape. There are 20 frets total and
14 clear to the body.
A k&K pure mini is installed in this guitar. It has three contact pads that sit beneath the soundboard. This provides excellent reproduction of the tone.
This is built to last for generations. We will provide any
repairs, support and warranty work needed at no cost. The price includes a
hard-shell case and shipping.
Set up for a right handed player. Due to the bridge we can easily make a left handed nut and change the saddle positions to accommodate a left handed player.
Specs
Frets to
clear to the body: 14
Total frets:
20
Frets metal:
silver
Tuners:
Gotoh 510
Width at
nut: 1.72 in
Width at
body: 2.30 in
Neck
profile: tapered medium thick D-shape
Action:
medium low
Neck: khaya mahogany
Headstock:
amboyna burl
Top:
Adirondack spruce
Back:
Brazilian rosewood
Sides:
Brazilian rosewood
Purfling:
waves
Binding:
snakewood
Accents:
black-white-black
Fretboard
inlay: snakewood with accented borders
Rosette:
amboyna burl
Contra-rosette:
amboyna burl
Scale
length: 25.4”
Upper bout:
11”
Waist: 9”
Body size:
15” OM
Bracing:
curved (falcate)
Bridge:
split-saddle
Headstock
logo: Portland Guitar rose
Neck joint:
Bolt-on
pickup: K&K pure mini