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2015 Charis SJ The Music Box, Brazilian Rosewood/Cedar

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Charis (Bill Wise) SJ The Music Box Acoustic Guitar

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Status: Sold
Brand: Charis (Bill Wise)
Product Year: 2015
Model: SJ The Music Box
Serial #: 400
New/Preowned: Preowned
SKU: 4733
Condition: One small ding on side by tailblock, two small cracks at heel/cutaway stabilized by our own repair team.
Body Type(s): Large, SJ
Back & Sides: Rosewood - Brazilian
Top: Cedar - Red
Neck Wood: Mahogany - 5 Piece
Neck Profile: C
Arm Bevel: Yes
Bridge: Rosewood - Brazilian
Rosette: Wood
Top Trim: W/B/W Lines
Fingerboard: Ebony
Fingerboard Bindings: Koa
Fret Markers: Side Dots Only
Frets to Body: 13
Headplate: Rosewood - Brazilian
Headstock Bindings: Koa

Headstock Inlay: Builder Logo, Gears
Instrument Finish: Gloss
Body Bindings: Koa
Tuners: Gotoh 510 Delta Series
Tuner Finish: Black with Koa Buttons
Cutaway: Florentine
Pickguard: Clear
Pickup: None, we can install one, ask about options
Body Length: 19.5 in
Upper Bout: 11.375 in
Lower Bout: 15.375 in
Body Depth Heel: 4.125 in
Body Depth Tail: 4.5 in
Scale Length: 25 in
Scale Length (mm): 635 mm
Nut Width: 1.78 in
Nut Width (mm): 45 mm
String Spacing: 2.31 in
String Spacing (mm): 58.7 mm
Weight: 4 lb. 7 oz.
Case: Hardshell - Main Stage
Audio File: Charis_The_Music_Box_PH.mp3

Description

The 2015 Charis Music Box performs exactly as its name implies: it keeps singing, all of its own accord. Bill Wise's steady hands have teamed up with the artistic eye of his daughter, Rebecca Wise, to produce a startling feat of inlay across the guitar's body and neck in the form of cogs, nuts, bolts, and keys. Bill picked out a figured Brazilian Rosewood set for the back and sides and a uniquely colored Cedar top for a lush, incredibly complex tonal palette. Every inch of this guitar resonates with the individual properties of each of so many different materials--and the result is orchestral, grand, absorbing. The Music Box will eat up all of your favorite altered tunings and still maintain Wise's characteristic articulation and balance. Moreover, the 13 fret design renders so much sound into a slightly smaller, more intimate package which is effortless to fret. Comes wrapped up safe and sound in a Calton case.

Other keywords: jim olson, charis guitars, fingerstyle, fingerpicking, open tuning, art guitar, 13-fret, gotoh, arm bevel, koa, guitarbuilding

Here's an additional demo with our own Al Petteway when we first had this lovely instrument: https://youtu.be/8-8FedBlMaU

This is number 400 from Bill Wise, and he pulled out all the stops from the most amazing woods for this collaboration with his daughter for a Music Box theme. Gorgeous inlays throughout make this a truly collectible and special guitar from Charis Acoustics. Bill's friendship with Jim Olson is well known, and you can hear it in the tone of this instrument as well. James Taylor fans will love it.

This one was designed for the steampunk lovers among us. The inlaid gears that appear in different parts of the guitar are really well done and make it a unique guitar. The tone is dry and open with plenty of character.

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SCALE LENGTH	25 in
NUT WIDTH	1.78 in
STRING SPACING	2.31 in
WOODS	CEDAR - RED, ROSEWOOD - BRAZILIAN

The 2015 Charis Music Box performs exactly as its name implies: it keeps singing, all of its own accord. Bill Wise's steady hands have teamed up with the artistic eye of his daughter, Rebecca Wise, to produce a startling feat of inlay across the guitar's body and neck in the form of cogs, nuts, bolts, and keys. Bill picked out a figured Brazilian Rosewood set for the back and sides and a uniquely colored Cedar top for a lush, incredibly complex tonal palette. Every inch of this guitar resonates with the individual properties of each of so many different materials--and the result is orchestral, grand, absorbing. The Music Box will eat up all of your favorite altered tunings and still maintain Wise's characteristic articulation and balance.

This one was designed for the steampunk lovers among us. The inlaid gears that appear in different parts of the guitar are really well done and make it a unique guitar.

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