Sound Pure's Take
The Boucher CS-HG-44-BI is a beautifully expressive parlor guitar that pairs vintage-inspired design with exceptional tonal depth. Its Adirondack red spruce top delivers remarkable responsiveness and warmth, while the mahogany body adds a focused, woody character with rich mids and clear articulation. The compact 12-fret parlor size offers an intimate, comfortable feel, perfect for nuanced fingerstyle and relaxed playing sessions. Elegant koa binding and herringbone accents enhance its timeless visual appeal, while the ebony fingerboard provides a smooth, refined touch. Lightweight, resonant, and thoughtfully crafted, this Boucher is an inspiring instrument and a smart long-term investment for discerning players!
From Boucher Guitars
Our HG-44 is crafted for the best tonal results. It will deliver mids and bass depth while finger picking even using a capo at the 7th fret. Evenness and richness of sound will surprise the most accomplished players.
The ability of this instrument to adjust to your musical style will elevate your playing to the point of your finding it difficult to put it down. Many fingerstyle players have told us that they feel immediately became better musicians as soon as they played our Heritage Goose. This gives us at Boucher Guitars a great sense of pride to help you accomplish your full musical potential and to boost your creativity.
The Heritage Goose HG-44 is built using Adirondack spruce personally selected by Robin Boucher for both the bracing and the soundboard. Its incomparable playability and versatility will make it the ideal guitar to satisfy your most ambitious aspirations.
The HG-44 is the perfect guitar for your Fingerstyle projects!
- Size
- Parlor
- Tonewood
- Mahogany
- Top
- Adirondack 4A Grade Gold Touch
- Top Material
- Adirondack Red Spruce (AAAA)
- Brace Material
- Adirondack Red Spruce (AAAA)
- Bracing Pattern
- Forward Shifted X Brace
- Brace Shape
- Hand-Scalloped
- Brace Size
- 0.250" / 6.35 mm
- Scale Length
- 24.5" / 622 mm
- Frets to Body
- 12
- Soundhole Diameter
- 3.3125" / 84.0 mm
- Body Width
- 12.375" / 314.3 mm
- Body Length
- 18.3125" / 465.0 mm
- Body Depth
- 4.125" / 104.8 mm
- Neck Material
- One-Piece South American Mahogany
- Neck Width at Nut
- 1.750" / 44.5 mm
- Neck Width at 12th Fret
- 2.125" / 54.0 mm
- String Spacing at Bridge
- 2.200" / 56.0 mm
- Truss Rod
- Two-Way
- Fingerboard Material
- Solid Ebony
- Bridge Material
- Solid Ebony
- Fingerboard Markers
- Mother of Pearl (White)
- Nut Material
- Bone
- Saddle Material
- Bone
- End Graft Material
- Herringbone / Maple
- Body Binding Material
- Koa
- Purfling (Body Edge)
- Herringbone
- Purfling (Sides Edge)
- 3-Ply Black / White / Black
- Rosette Material
- Herringbone
- Headplate Material
- Solid Ebony
- Logo Material
- Mother of Pearl (White)
- Tuners
- Gotoh Nickel (Open Gear)
- Pickguard Material
- Synthetic Tortoise
- Neck Finish
- Satin
- Soundboard Finish
- High Gloss
- Body Finish
- High Gloss
- Bridge Pins
- Tusq® 4 mm (Black)
- Recommended String Gauge
- Light 12–53
- Factory Strings
- D’Addario XS Phosphor Bronze
- Interior Label
- Signed
- Pickup System
- K&K Pure Mini
- Top Finish
- Sunburst
- Case
- TKL Tweed Deluxe Hardshell Case
- Weight
- 3lbs 2oz
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