2006 Blanchard Tamarack - SJ Acoustic Guitar
Mark Blanchard custom built this Tamarack guitar for a player who wanted an deep cutaway and extended fingerboard to make the most of the high register. You can easily play the entire fretboard. It also has stainless steel frets for long fret life. It's wedge body is constructed from terrific Madagascar Rosewood and Adirondack Spruce which provides all the headroom you could ask for. This is a guitar for the player who likes to dig in and be rewarded with full rich trebles and powerful bass that holds up.
Audio played by Paul Heumiller
Artists who play instruments by this builder: Steve Wildey, Larry Pattis, Andre Fortin
Mark Blanchard custom built this Tamarack guitar for a player who wanted an deep cutaway and extended fingerboard to make the most of the high register. You can easily play the entire fretboard. It also has stainless steel frets for long fret life. It's wedge body is constructed from terrific Madagascar Rosewood and Adirondack Spruce which provides all the headroom you could ask for. This is a guitar for the player who likes to dig in and be rewarded with full rich trebles and powerful bass that holds up.
- Woods & Trim
- Back/Sides: Madagascar Rosewood
- Top Wood: Adirondack Red Spruce
- Fingerboard: Ebony
- Neck Wood: Mahogany
- Bridge: Ebony
- Rosette: Brazilian Rosewood
- Binding: Macassar Ebony
- Fingerboard Bindings: Ebony
- Headplate: Madagascar Rosewood
- Headstock Bindings: Macassar Ebony
- Headstock Inlay: Builder Logo
- Top Trim: Pernambuco
- Back Strip: Ebony & Pernambuco
- Fret Markers: None
- Tuners: Gotoh 510s
- Tuner Finish: Gold With Ebony Buttons
- Measurements
- Body Size: Medium
- Scale: 25.5 in. (648 mm)
- Nut Width: 1 13/16 in. (46.05 mm)
- String Spacing: 2 1/4 in. (57.15 mm)
- Body Length: 19 3/4 in.
- Upper Bout: 11 in.
- Lower Bout: 15 5/8 in.
- Serial #: 7-18-06
- Body Depth @Neck Heel: 3 1/2 in.
- Body Depth @Tail Block: 4 1/2 in.
- Frets to body: 14
- Extras
- Cutaway: Venetian
- Pickguard: Clear
- Case: Cedar Creek
- Pickup: None
- Condition: Very Good, lots of fine marks on top from play wear. Few dings. Structurally perfect with excellent setup and Stainless Steel frets show no wear.
Player Reviews:
"The Adirondack Spruce top on this guitar is superb, very straight grain. This kind of wood is getting hard to find these days and it really adds to the color and power of this Blanchard Tamarack. The wedge body is not only easy to hold, but keeps the guitar really balanced tonally. You can drive this guitar hard and it loves it. Nice details like the Pernambuco perflings and the custom cutaway really make it unique. There is some play wear and it's priced accordingly." - Paul Heumiller
"Marc Blanchard makes some of the best guitars on the planet. I like how clear and balanced they are but with lots of warmth under every note. Don't miss out on this one." - Al Petteway
"This guitar is like a great bottle of Prosecco; it is crisp and clear and sparkling. It has a great articulate voice that is just perfect for fingerpicking. Mark Blanchard is a builder you should get to know, if you do not know him already. His guitars are consistently outstanding." - Steven Dembroski
