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Tippin Crescendo Cutaway
Brick Red Brazilian Rosewood Back and Sides
Rare Moon Harvested European Spruce Top
Lots of interesting Grain
Cutaway Bevel for Extreme Comfort in the Higher Registers
Soundport
Brazilian Rosewood Bridge
Rosette with Blackwood, Bloodwood and MOP Sparkle
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- Builder:Tippin Guitars, Builder
- Artists Who Play Tippin Guitars: Al Petteway
- Model: Crescendo
- Type: 000
- Year: 2008
- Serial #: 0508001
- Back/Sides Wood: Brazilian Rosewood
- Top Wood: Moon Harvested European Spruce with European Spruce Bracing
From Bill Tippin: "Moon Harvested Spruce comes from Switzerland near the upper part of Italy where Stradivarius acquired his wood. The people that harvest this wood have been doing it for hundreds of years and the process has been passed down form one generation to the next.
The trees are harvested around the cycle of the moon at a certain time of the year where the sap flow of the tree is at it's lowest and is stored in the roots. Therefore, the grain fibers of the Spruce are more open and with less sap content.
They are very selective with the number of trees that they can harvest each year and the trees have to be growing at a certain altitude.
The yield is small and I can only buy 3 sets a year but the quality of tone that you get is great. Rings like a bell."
- Neck Wood: Mahogany
- Headplate: Bookmatched Brazilian Rosewood
- Backplate: Brazilian Rosewood
- Headstock Inlay: None
- Headstock Bindings: African Blackwood
- Fingerboard: Ebony
- Fingerboard Bindings: African Blackwood
- Fret Markers: First Fret Inlay of Bloodwood and Abalone
- Frets to body: 14
- Cutaway: Venetian with bevel
- Bridge: Brazilian Rosewood
- Pickguard: None
- Body Bindings: African Blackwood with Armrest Bevel
- Top Trim: MOP Sparkle
- Backstrip: MOP Sparkle
- Rosette: Bloodwood, African Blackwood and MOP Sparkle
- Tuners: Gold Waverlys with Black Pearl Buttons
- Case: Calton Deluxe Flight Case
- Pickup: None
- Condition: New
- Body Length: 20 3/8 in.
- Upper Bout: 10 3/4 in.
- Lower Bout: 15 1/2 in.
- Body Depth @ Heel: 3 1/2 in.
- Body Depth @ Tail: 4 1/4 in.
- Scale Length: 25.5 in.
- Nut Width: 1 3/4 in.
- Strings Spacing: 2 5/16 in.
- Comments: "There are only a few guitars that have come through the shop that I have really wanted to buy. This is one of them. It's elegant and has some beautiful and unique design elements, but the sound is the thing. It is responsive and balanced and sounds perfect all the way up the neck. The beveled cutaway makes it feel totally comfortable playing up past the body and the armrest bevel makes it a joy to hold for long periods. I've already spent more time with this guitar than I did with any of the other guitars that have come through the shop. Bill Tippin has really nailed it with this one. It' mine now and I plan to keep this one as long as I'm around. This new design is a winner and Bill assures me that he can make another one just as good or better than this one. " - Al Petteway
"I'm thankful that Al bought this guitar so I had a reason not to. This is very simply and honestly one of the top 10 guitars I've ever had the pleasure to hear and to play. Bill Tippin has long been a favorite of ours but this is just not fair, what an amazing tone and the design and craftsmanship are unparrallelled." - Paul Heumiller
PRICE: SOLD
Al With His New Guitar
Al Enjoying Hearing His New Tippin Played By Tony McManus After His House Concert At Dream Guitars
Bookmatched Brazilian Rosewood Headplate
Gold Waverly Tuners with Black Pearl Buttons
Unique Sculpted Heel and Beveled Body
African Blackwood Armrest Bevel
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