Instrument Details
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- Specs
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- Status
- In Stock
- Brand
- Ching, Douglas
- Product Year
- 1987
- Model
- Classical
- Serial #
- 186
- New/Preowned
- Preowned
- SKU
- TMP2275
- Condition
- Play marks and wear across body, small back crack by tail appears stable. Play wear along back of neck, tuners stiff but function.
- Body Type(s)
- Medium, Concert Classical
- Back & Sides
- Rosewood - Brazilian
- Top
- Spruce
- Neck Wood
- Cedar - Spanish
- Neck Profile
- U
- Bridge
- Rosewood
- Rosette
- Mosaic
- Top Trim
- Violin Lines
- Fingerboard
- Ebony
- Fingerboard Bindings
- None
- Fret Markers
- 7th Fret Side Dot
- Frets to Body
- 12
- Headplate
- Rosewood
- Headstock Bindings
- None
- Headstock Inlay
- None
- Instrument Finish
- French Polish
- Body Bindings
- Rosewood
- Tuners
- Gold
- Tuner Finish
- Gold with Pearl Buttons
- Cutaway
- None
- Pickguard
- None
- Pickup
- None, we can install one, ask about options
- Body Length
- 19 in
- Upper Bout
- 10.875 in
- Lower Bout
- 14.375 in
- Body Depth Heel
- 3.75 in
- Body Depth Tail
- 4 in
- Scale Length
- 25.6 in
- Scale Length (mm)
- 651 mm
- Nut Width
- 2.06 in
- Nut Width (mm)
- 52 mm
- String Spacing
- 2.25 in
- String Spacing (mm)
- 57 mm
- Neck Depth First Fret
- 0.862 in
- Neck Depth Seventh Fret
- 0.928 in
- Weight
- 3 lb. 8 oz.
- Case
- Hardshell
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- Description
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A powerful piece that’s been steadily opening up since 1987, this Classical from Hawaiian luthier Douglas Ching reminds us all about the beauty that comes with age. The voice is rich, precise, and engrossing. Gorgeous Brazilian Rosewood back and sides pair with Spruce on top, and the featherweight build (right at 3 1/2 pounds) is a testament to the opened up nature of the voice. This Douglas Ching has some play marks appropriate for its 30+ years, and is in fine functional shape to keep making music. 651mm scale with a 52mm nut on a medium-thickness Spanish Cedar neck with Ching's "two doves" headstock; French Polished throughout; comes wrapped up in the original case.
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Every Douglas Ching guitar that I play has incredible clarity and poise. You can hear every detail, and this one has a beautiful warmth and a great dynamic range as well. Owned by a professional player, it has had a lot of great music put through it to help it mature.
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