2008 Trenier Motif, Mahogany/European Spruce

This is a fine piece of modern archtop lutherie if ever we’ve seen it. Bryant Trenier’s approach with the Motif model is plainly dressed, all the better to showcase a rich and expressive voice and high quality tonewoods. European Spruce top carved with an X brace pattern and oval hole; carved Mahogany back and sides, venetian cutaway plus a 3″ body depth for easy playability–and this resonant beauty weighs in under five pounds. Trenier designed this 2008 Motif with acoustic fingerstyle play in mind, and at that it certainly excels. There’s also good headroom for a pick attack. The neck has had the finish smoothed down for a bare wood feel that feels, well, perfect, with an overall full profile that just fits. This instrument is currently purely acoustic, but the pickup jack from a previous pickup remains installed should you choose to amplify.

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• Status: in_stock
• Brand: Trenier
• Model: Motif
• Serial #: 1049
• New/Preowned: Preowned
• SKU: TMP3169
• Condition: Play marks on top and body, some buckle rash marks. Minor finish lift at back waist bindings, finish removed back of neck. Some nail marks at sides of headstock.
• Body Type:
• Top: Spruce - European
• Neck Profile: C
• Bridge: Ebony - Adjustable
• Top Trim: Black Line
• Fingerboard: Rosewood
• Fingerboard Bindings: Rosewood
• Fret Markers: Side Dots
• Frets to Body: 14
• Headplate: Rosewood
• Cutaway: Venetian
• Pickguard: None
• Pickup: None
• Body Length: 2 in
• Upper Bout: 12.25 in
• Lower Bout: 16 in
• Body Depth Heel: 2.875 in
• Body Depth Tail: 2.875 in
• Scale Length: 25.5 in
• Scale Length (mm): 647.7 mm
• Nut Width: 1.688 in
• Nut Width (mm): 42.863 mm
• String Spacing: 2.25 in
• String Spacing (mm): 57.15 mm
• Weight: 4 lb. 10 oz.
• Headstock Inlay: Builder Logo
• Instrument Finish: Gloss With Satin Neck
• Body Bindings: Rosewood
• Tuners: Gotoh
• Rosette: None
• Headstock Bindings: None
• Case: Original - TKL