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Bourgeois D Vintage Adirondack/IRW Acoustic #8535  From Bourgeois

A killer Vintage style Dreadnought from Dana Bourgeois.

Bourgeois Guitars

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What We Think

Dana sure knows how to voice a guitar! This reminds me of some of the older Martins I've played, same big sound, a very responsive top, and just the right amount of overtone content without sounding too modern.

This one is sure to impress anyone with a predilection for these big bodied cannons!

Manufacturer's Description from Bourgeois

Our most popular model, the square shoulder pre-War style Dreadnought delivers ample power to cut through any performance situation. Featuring Dana's unique, single-scalloped X brace system, our Dreadnought has become a bluegrass classic, offering a blend of balance and clarity absolutely required for flatpicking, highly desirable for most other styles of playing, but rarely found in a contemporary dreadnought.

Bourgeois Guitars

About Manufacturer

Bourgeois Guitars are defining the future of vintage tone, combining old-world hand-voicing techniques with modern innovations in design and materials. Built in a ca. 1850s mill in the industrial town of Lewiston Maine, master luthier Dana Bourgeois and his small team of highly skilled craftsman produce some of the finest steel-string instruments available today. 
 
Known for tonal excellence, meticulous craftsmanship and top-notch materials, they are played by six-string luminaries such as Bryan Sutton, Ricky Skaggs, Sean Watkins, Della Mae, the late Doc Watson and countless professional and nonprofessional enthusiasts. Bourgeois guitars have had a prominent role in the American steel-string guitar renaissance for more than two decades, helping shape acoustic music’s most recent rise in popularity.

Specifications

Model: D - Vintage

Serial: 8535

Top: Adirondack Spruce

Back & Sides: Indian Rosewood

Scale Length: Long

Rosette: Black/White vintage

Backstrip: Zipper

Endpiece Inlay: Ivoroid

Body Binding: Ivoroid

Purfling: Vintage Herringbone with Black

Head Shape: Mahogany Square Headstock

Head Veneer: Ziricote

Head Inlay: Bone Headstock Logo Inlay

Head Binding: None

Fretboard Wood: 14 Fret Ebony

Fretboard Inlay: Short Pattern bone Slotted Squares & Diamonds

Fretboard Binding: Black/White Vintage

Nut Width: 1 23/32"

Heel Cap: Ivoroid

Tuners: Waverly Nickel

Bridge: 2.2 Ebony Traditional

Pins: Ivoroid with Black Dots

Pickguard: Celluloid

Pickup: None

Label: Standard

Glue: Standard

Neck Finish: Satin

Headstock Finish: Satin

Body Finish: Standard

Top Color: Natural

Cutaway: None

Options: None

Case: Hardshell