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Preston Thompson D-BA Acoustic Guitar #1925 - Used From Preston Thompson
Brazilian Backed Bluegrass Powerhouse from Preston Thompson!
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What We Think
Condition: Used, Excellent
SP Luthier Notes: Refret, Fret Dress and Setup, Cosmetic Work
Manufacturer's Description from Preston Thompson
Preston Thompson Dreadnought models are all crafted to produce the tone and volume that the dreadnought guitar was originally designed to achieve. These are powerful instruments that, when needed, stand up to the volume of a mandolin, fiddle and banjo. They have the bass response that provides an almost full orchestral backing to vocals. Their mid-range response and bright trebles take flatpicking and lead playing to new levels of achievement.
These are traditional instruments and all models are based on the famous 1937 Herringbone Dreadnought, owned by the late, great Charles Sawtelle of the award winning bluegrass band, Hot Rize. All feature Red spruce (Adirondack) tops chosen for tap tone and stiffness, advanced X brace placement, hand graduated top thickness, pre-war hand carved scalloped braces, nitro-cellulose lacquer finishes and time tested design features such as dovetail neck joints.
It’s all about sound, and that is what the Thompson Dreadnought specializes in. Regardless of the model – mahogany, East Indian rosewood, Honduran rosewood or Brazilian rosewood, Thompson Dreadnoughts are built with the finest woods, materials and craftsmanship to deliver that sought after pre-war sound and playing feel.
About Manufacturer
From our workshop in the music-loving town of Sisters, Oregon we build custom guitars and standard models based on the best American made guitars from the 1930s. The choice of Grammy-winning flatpick and fingerstyle guitarists alike, Preston Thompson Guitars are among the best acoustic guitars available anywhere, renowned for superior tone, craftsmanship and materials.
Our fine guitars are designed by master guitar luthier, Preston Thompson. Discovered by bluegrass virtuosos Charles Sawtelle and Peter Rowan in the 1980s, Preston has built a reputation for handmade, original vintage style guitars based closely on the measurements and sound quality of those golden era steel string guitars. He got his start building guitars under Charles Fox at the School of the Guitar Research & Design Center in Vermont, one of the first schools for guitar making in North America.
It was during his collaboration with bluegrass great Charles Sawtelle of Hot Rize, that Preston began to gather measurements from Sawtelle’s collection of rare and famous pre-war vintage instruments.
The guitar Preston built for Sawtelle based on these studies became one of his most treasured instruments. And Preston uses his detailed measurements of those instruments to this day to create guitars that are coveted for their superlative sound, the beauty of their materials, and the precision of their construction.
Specifications
Finish/Color Body
Neck Barrel: Vintage Brown Mahogany Top: Adirondack Spruce
Top: Natural Gloss Back and Sides: Brazilian - MB 41
Back/Sides: Natural Gloss Model Style: D-BA
Finger board: BRAZILIAN Binding: Ivoroid
Bridge: EBONY Top Purfling: Herringbone
Sunburst: None Back Purfling: BW
Side Purfling: None
Neck Soundhole specs: 4"
Material: Mahogany Rosette: 28 Style Rosette
Truss Rod: Single Action14 Fret Back Strip: Zig Zag
Peghead Overlay: Brazilian Rosewood Tail Wedge: Ivoroid
Peghead Logo: Thompson LOGO MOP Top Bracing Pattern: Advanced X Adirondack
Custom Inlay: None Top Bracing: Pre War Scalloped
Headstock Binding: None Back Bracing: Adirondack Spruce
Headstock Type: Solid Tongue Brace: Yes
Neck Binding: None
Neck Width: Hardware
Volute: YES End Pin/Bridge Pins Ivoroid
Nut: 1 3/4" Strap Button: TBD
12th Fret: 2 1/4" Bridge Type: Ebony Belly Drop in
String Spacing: 2 5/16" Tuning Machines: Nickel Waverly with Butterbean tuners
Thickness: .860" Nut Material: Bone
Profile: Soft V Saddle Material/Style: Bone Compensated
Heel Cap: Ivoroid Strings: Medium
Pick Guard: Tortoise Dreadnought
Finger Board Fret Wire Type: Standard Nickel Silver
Style: 28 Style Pickup/Electronics: None
Binding: None Jack Type: None - standard 1/4" hole
Inlay: Slotted Diamonds & Squares Case: Harptone
Inlay Material: Abalone NOTES
Scale: 25.4" Brazilian Fretboard $375.00
Side Position Markers: 2 mm dots
Side Positon Material: White MOP
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