~2000 BUSCARINO Virtuoso Russell Malone's Natural

Description

*BUSCARINO VIRTUOSO, c 2000, built for the late great Russell Malone,
18" cutaway, all solid carved woods, Spruce top, curly
Maple back and sides,3 piece curly Maple neck,
Ebony board with splitblock pearl inlays, burled Walnut
peghead overlay with inlaid fleur-de-lis and banner logo,
burled Walnut overlaid on the back of the peghead, 13 ply binding
on top & back, 9-ply on neck, X-Braced top, gold Schaller
tuners with Ebony buttons, Ebony pickguard and tailpiece,
gold plated humbucker at the neck position, 2 ebony knobs
for Volume and Tone 1/4"jack at the end pin position,
1 11/16"" at the nut, 25" scale, fast faitly slim neck,
small repair at the corner of the nut slot, Russell's name
engraved in tailpiece, exc, ohsc, new today this would cost $28,000......$9500