Instrument Details
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- Status
- Sold
- Brand
- Greven, John
- Product Year
- 2014
- Model
- 0-12-28 Vintage
- Serial #
- 2239
- New/Preowned
- Preowned
- SKU
- TMP971
- Condition
- Nearly mint. Only two shallow pick marks on top.
- Body Type(s)
- Small, 0/Parlor
- Back & Sides
- Rosewood - Brazilian
- Top
- Spruce - Adirondack (Red)
- Neck Wood
- Cedar - Spanish
- Neck Profile
- V - Hard
- Bridge
- Ebony
- Rosette
- 28 Style
- Top Trim
- Herringbone
- Fingerboard
- Ebony
- Fingerboard Bindings
- Ebony
- Fret Markers
- Side Dots, Abalone Diamonds
- Frets to Body
- 12
- Headplate
- Rosewood - Brazilian
- Headstock Bindings
- None
- Headstock Inlay
- Builder Logo
- Instrument Finish
- Polyurethane
- Body Bindings
- Ivoroid
- Tuners
- 3 On a Plate
- Tuner Finish
- Nickel with Ivoroid Buttons
- Cutaway
- None
- Pickup
- None, we can install one, ask about options
- Body Length
- 19.25 in
- Upper Bout
- 9.375 in
- Lower Bout
- 14 in
- Body Depth Heel
- 3.5 in
- Body Depth Tail
- 4.125 in
- Scale Length
- 25 in
- Scale Length (mm)
- 635 mm
- Nut Width
- 1.75 in
- Nut Width (mm)
- 44.5 mm
- String Spacing
- 2.25 in
- String Spacing (mm)
- 57.2 mm
- Weight
- 3 lb. 10 oz.
- Case
- Hardshell - Cedar Creek Custom
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- Description
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From the man who has single-handedly built thousands of guitars, we’ve got a vintage-style gem in the shop now that stands out from the crowd. This 2014 0-12-28 Vintage is a parlor built after John’s 1935 style, which includes hide glue, tucked braces, unstained Mahogany neck and V profile, and pyramid bridge. The back and sides are referred to as “Barn Beam” Brazilian Rosewood, and on top there's surprisingly tight-grained Adirondack Spruce. This guitar features the very last of Greven’s ultra fine herringbone around the top, and Grained Ivoroid bindings complete the picture against the zigzag backstrip and vintage-tinted finish. Finally, this Greven 0 comes in a custom Cedar Creek case wrapped in a faux ostrich exterior (which, like John’s micro herringbone, is no longer available).
This 0-12-28 delivers when it comes time to put finger to string. The balance between registers is consistent along the neck, with the 12-fret neck join granting extra warmth and color to the mids and trebles. We loved playing this Greven in open tunings, but it handles standard tuning with aplumb for blues, rags, and beyond. This beau only weighs 3lbs 10oz! You hardly notice it’s in your lap.
An easy playing Greven that looks and feels like the real prewar deal? This 0-12-28 Vintage, to a T.
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I’ve known John Greven for years but this is the first of this particular model I’ve ever played. It’s magical. - Accessories
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