Bown Baritone

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Bown Baritone

"Ralph Bown makes only a few instruments per year and very few of them ever reach the U.S. So it’s always a pleasure to find a preowned example. This one came to us from Martin Simpson whom it was made for. If you’ve never considered a Baritone you should, it’s a wonderful change to be able to play in low registers and a capo brings you right back up to standard pitch. So they offer great versatility and can be truly inspiring. You can tune the strings in a standard relationship but down at B or C or use any number of open tunings. The Amazon Rosewood on this one boasts a beautiful reddish-brown hue and the Sitka top is very straight and even grained.” – Paul H.

Bown Baritone below is in Sitka Spruce and Amazon Rosewood. This one was owned by Martin Simpson himself.



    Body Length: 20 1/4”
    Upper Bout: 11 1/2”
    Lower Bout: 16”
    Body Depth @Neck Heel: 4”
    Body Depth @Tail Block: 4 ¾”
    Scale Length: 28 ¼”
    Nut Width: 1 13/16”
    Strings Spacing: 2 3/8”



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