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2002 Carruth 000-12 Brazilian/Adirondack (Red)
We’re proud to offer another 000 from Newport, New Hampshire luthier Alan Carruth, this time showcasing a beautiful set of Brazilian Rosewood for the three piece back and a tight-grained Adirondack Spruce top. With the combination of the former’s richness, the latter’s projection, and this instrument’s 12-fret neck, Carruth managed to coax out a voice that is at once intimate and vocal, perfect for fingerstyle. Adorned with Alan’s exquisite Celtic Knot inlays across the fretboard and rosette (and of course his trademark owl on the headstock), this 000-12 Fret is an excellent choice for fingerstylists of any persuasion, and perhaps a Celtic player will feel most at home with these vibrant and tasteful appointments.
The bass notes ring with a surprising clarity and are complemented by equally present trebles, and in the past 14 years this Carruth has opened up into a sweet and balanced creature. Ready for the stage as well as the studio, this Carruth comes with a K&K Pure Mini transducer pickup and a Calton flight case.
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25.4 in Nut Width 1.84 in String Spacing 2.44 in Woods Spruce - Adirondack (Red), Rosewood - Brazilian Add to Compare2006 Carruth 000-14 Myrtlewood/Engelmann
Here’s a 000-14 model in stunning Myrtlewood and Engelmann Spruce from luthier and acoustician, Alan Carruth. Alan is an expert in the physics of sound, or soundwave dynamics, and it shows with this small-bodied beauty. With a prominent midrange attack and clear trebles, this would make an excellent guitar for recording or cutting through in a group setting. The tone is very pleasant and balanced, with enough low mid punch to add some nice depth to the overall sound. The Myrtle Alan used here is outstanding, with intense figure that glows with an inner fire. And to top it off, he’s has included two beautiful Celtic inlays at the 5th and twelfth frets.
SOLD Sale! Read moreScale Length 25.4 in Nut Width 1.75 in String Spacing 2.31 in Woods Spruce - Engelmann, Myrtlewood
You’ve been perfecting your sound for a long time……So have I.
An experienced player knows that there is nothing quite like the sound of a great guitar. No other instrument has the broad palette of tone colors, subtlety, responsiveness, or dynamic range. You worked a long time to learn to hear it, and even longer to learn to use it.
I’ve worked for over 25 years as a builder to understand and control the tone of the guitars I make. I was a pioneer in the use of “plate tuning” on the guitar, and one of the first people to use it regularly on steel string flat top and archtop guitars. From the physiology of hearing to the characteristics of tone woods, and beyond, I’ve worked hard to find out “where the sound comes from”, and applied that knowledge to building over 350 instruments of all kinds.
So, if the time has come for you to “go for the tone”, maybe you owe it to yourself to come to me.