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Mike Doolin sent us these photos of a newly made double cutaway guitar that has Rodgers tuners installed.

Mike is a Luthire of Handmade Double-Cutaway Acoustic Guitars. This particular model uses the light coloured sapwood of African black wood as a sharp two-tone contrast to the deep black. This theme is continued and reflected in the tuner buttons to give a uniform uniqueness to the instrument. The Sterling Silver of the tuner side-plates also adds to the appearance.

 

Mike authors the following paragraphs.

The top is curly California redwood. Aside from the striking looks, I think redwood is one of the best sounding top woods available, sort of a cross between sitka spruce and red cedar.

The rose is abalone, more specifically Ablam, which is a laminate of thin layers of abalone. The binding is curly myrtle wood from Southern Oregon.

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The tuner specifications are:

Side-plates
	6 Single gear units Engraved design SSS07 Material: Sterling Silver
Buttons
	Oval pattern Ebony Specials
String Rollers
	Chrome rollers for a solid head steel string guitar.

 

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