Circle Strings - Salvage Series - Dreadnought - Sunburst - Sinker Sitka with Old Mahogany

The Salvage Series from Circle Strings brings old-growth, premium tone-woods to a boutique guitar with classic, understated appointments. From the shop of acclaimed luthier Adam Buchwald, co-founder of IRIS Guitars and owner of Allied Lutherie, this is a guitar from someone with serious boutique guitar cred.

Featuring a Sinker Spruce top, which was recovered from the cold, remote waters of Tenakee Springs, Alaska, this top is responsive and articulate, with a warm low-end and expressive upper-end harmonics. Those frigid northern water preserved the wood for decades before it was eventually recovered and book-matched into an incredible guitar top. A deep, resonant and powerful sounding dreadnought, with a quick string response that makes it a joy to play. The low-end has a wonderful bloom to the note, with a quick decay, that helps the high-end project as the lower notes fade.

Delightful upgrades include a set of older Mahogany back and sides, herringbone rosette and a custom-made Tortoise pickguard, and ivoroid binding/tuner buttons. The sunburst finish is reminiscent of our favorite vintage shade-tops.

We are always on the lookout for boutique builders with a history of repair and restoration, and Adam's lifetime of luthierie certainly fits that bill. Like all new guitars here at the shop, this Circle Strings dreadnought includes a free Mass Street setup to your specs. Includes a TKL hardshell case.

• 14-Fret Dreadnought


• Sunburst nitrocellulose gloss finish


• Sinker Sitka Spruce top


• Old Mahogany back/sides


• Ivoroid binding


• Herringbone rosette


• B/W/B top purfling


• 25.4" scale length


• 1-3/4" nut width


• 2-1/4" bridge spacing


• Ebony fingerboard & bridge


• Modified V-neck profile


• 3mm MOP fingerboard dots


• Bone bridge & end pins


• Waverly open-gear tuners, Ivoroid Buttons


• Custom W.J. Watson Tortoise pickguard


• TKL Hardshell case


• Serial# 252