Jazz Tango

specifications

• single cutaway acoustic guitar designed for the player in need of qualities not found in traditional carved-top guitars
• carved and tap-tuned top plate of spruce, redwood or spanish cedar, carved and tap-tuned back of figured maple, mahogany, bubinga as well as other exotic woods with matching sides
• on piece, two piece or multi-laminate neck of figured maple, mahogany, bubinga or zebrawood, other woods available
• ebony fingerboard
• unique sound hole design and location . two sound holes are placed on the sides near lower bout of the body leaving the top plate undisturbed by f-hole . the size of the sound holes may be adjusted by the player with the included sound hole covers . resonant pitch of the instrument changes according to the size of the opening . this feature in addition to moveable, floating pickup gives the player an almost unlimited control over the voicing of the instrument
• sides, neck block and end block are further reinforced by two hardwood braces running lengthwise on the inside of the body . this reinforcement stabilizes the wall of the instrument which in turn contributes to added sustain, volume and projection . also, the top and back plates vibrate more freely with less influence from the stiffer sides
• Sperzel machine heads
• 25.5" scale length

dimensions
lower bout: 16.75"; overall length: 41"; thickness: 2.5" - 3.25" at sides

options
7-string version (w/ optional 26" scale length) . graphite bar neck reinforcement . shallow (semi-flat) profile neck . 1 11/16" or 1 13/16" nut width . florentine cutaway, with higher access to upper fretboard (see diagram to right) . moveable, floating Kent Armstrong jazz pickup  . X-braced or parallel braced top . piezo transducer bridge . available with a radiused back instead of carved back or radiused top and back (similar to steel-string acoustic guitar construction)