Sheldon Schwartz may just be a miracle worker--the voice of this Advanced Auditorium is seraphic. In pairing Cocobolo Rosewood back and sides with a gorgeous Engelmann Spruce top, Schwartz gave this Grand Auditorium-sized guitar a tonal palette which is rich but controlled, with a great balance across the registers. Flatpickers, rejoice: the Advanced Auditorium responds with resounding projection and clarity. Prefer your fingertips? Fingerstyle accentuates the balance and scope, letting the low-end mellow out and accompany the middle registers in perfect harmony.
Airy overtones in the trebles fill out the voice, lending the instrument a sweetness and poise that is matched only by Schartz's appointments, from the figured Curly Maple bindings to the Mother-Of-Pearl and Shell vine inlays across the rosette and at the twelfth fret. Kept in immaculate condition, you won't believe this guitar isn't even a decade old. There are probably brand-new guitars out there with more scratches. Protected by an equally immaculate Ameritage hardshell case, there's no need to worry about the instrument ever getting hurt in your travels.
Combining easy playability, rich tonality, and flawless condition, be prepared to play this Advanced Auditorium for many, many long hours.
Woods & Trim Back/Sides: Cocobolo Rosewood Top Wood: Engelmann Spruce Fingerboard: Ebony Neck Wood: Mahogany Bridge: Ebony Rosette: Mother-Of-Pearl Binding: Maple Fingerboard Bindings: Ebony Headplate: Ebony Headstock Bindings: Ebony Headstock Inlay: Builder Logo Top Trim: Abalone Back Strip: Maple Fret Markers: Vines Tuners: Gotoh 510 Tuner Finish: Chrome With Black Buttons
Measurements Body Size: Large Scale: 25.5 in. (647 mm) Nut Width: 1.75 in. (44.5 mm) String Spacing: 2.25 in. (57.2 mm) Body Length: 20 in. Upper Bout: 12 in. Lower Bout: 16.125 in. Serial #: 133 Body Depth @Neck Heel: 3.625 in. Body Depth @Tail Block: 4.375 in. Frets to body: 14
Extras Cutaway: Venetian Pickguard: Clear Case: Original Hard - Ameritage Pickup: None
