2018 D’Ambrosio Oval Noncutaway
Description
A fine handmade guitar by Otto D’Ambrosio. Otto has a great reputation for restoration and building. He is a designer for the Eastman custom shop. This is a guitar made by him alone. 17 “ body width , 1 7/8” nut width and 25 1/5” scale. The guitar has a lovely tone and response. It so fitted with a custom humbucking pickup in the sound hole. New Price ( was $9000) Specifications from the builder :
Body
Model and size: O-two 17 inch noncut
Depth: 3-inch
Top: Premier 40-year-old red spruce top
Back and sides: Domestic flame maple back and sides
Bracing: Sitka spruce x-braced
Bindings: Snakewood
Purfling: 3 ply macassar ebony/double bound maple/macassar ebony
Neck
Material: Domestic flame maple
Fingerboard: Snakewood
Width at nut: 1 7/8 inch
Width at 12th fret: 2 1/4 inch
Scale: 25.5 inch
Nut material: bone
Fingerboard markers: rings and moons
Body
Model and size: O-two 17 inch noncut
Depth: 3-inch
Top: Premier 40-year-old red spruce top
Back and sides: Domestic flame maple back and sides
Bracing: Sitka spruce x-braced
Bindings: Snakewood
Purfling: 3 ply macassar ebony/double bound maple/macassar ebony
Neck
Material: Domestic flame maple
Fingerboard: Snakewood
Width at nut: 1 7/8 inch
Width at 12th fret: 2 1/4 inch
Scale: 25.5 inch
Nut material: bone
Fingerboard markers: rings and moons