John Buscarino Rhapsody Acoustic archtop back 2010

Superb and rare guitar handmade by master luthier John Buscarino in 2010

Serial number HG11106310

Special order for one collector, barely played, in immaculate condition

• Model:                         Rhapsody
• Top:                               Master Grade German Spruce
• Back & Sides:           Master Grade Bolivian Rosewood
• Neck:                            Master Grade 3 piece, Birdseye Maple/Pau Ferro centre strip, 'C' profile
• Scale length:           25"
• Fingerboard:             Fine quality Macassar Ebony
• Frets:           Stainless steel
• Bridge:                         Brazilian Rosewood                 
• Head Veneer:            Macassar Ebony with Abalone inlays and truss rod cover
• Binding:                       Snakewood
• Purfling:                       Black/White
• Soundhole:                  Celtic knot soundhole rosette of Mother
  of Pearl and ebony
• Side sound hole:        Carved Fleur De Lys
• Bottom body width: 16''
• Top body width:         11.5''
• Body depth:                  3.75''
• Neck width 1st fret:    45mm
• Neck width 12th fret:  4mm
• Neck depth 1st fret:    22mm
• Neck depth 9th fret:   24mm
• Fingerboard condition: Excellent
• Machine heads:    Chrome gotoh 21:1 ratio tuners with snakewood
  buttons
• Truss rod:                      Yes
• Hard Case:                     Yes

The guitar is SUPERB CONDITION having had very little play. The tone is wonderful... great power and balance

The finish is flawless, as new. The very finest materials used throughout – John Buscarino is without doubt one of the top 3 luthiers in the world today.  Having been an apprentice to Robert Benedetto he is master of both arch top and flat top guitars. The Rhapsody has a fine grade German spruce top married to a hand-carved, hand graduated Bolivian rosewood back – the top has traditional X bracing whilst the back is free of bracing which partly attributes to the guitars extraordinary power.

In essence, this is the perfect combination of an archtop back with a flat-top front which means this guitar really packs a punch! If you're frustrated by the note definition of normal acoustics compared to a plugged in archtop, this guitar bridges the gap perfectly - single note playing is awesome, but flat picking and strumming also excellent.

The base price for a new Rhapsody is over 12k in USD, and this guitar is stuffed with special appointments, so this is a very keen price. Waiting list is at about one year for a new one, so this is your chance to jump the queue...