Take the legendary California Guitar Trio, pair them with Ervin Somogyi, and the results are stunning. Hideyo Moriya of CGT worked with Ervin in 1996 to build this Thin Modified Dreadnought as the ultimate performing guitar, rigged out with a 26-25.125” multiscale fretboard, florentine cutaway, and a thin body design that was further enhanced with a Manzer-style body wedge. The result is a featherweight Somogyi that is equally at home for picks, fingertips, standard tuning, NST, DADGAD, you name it. Straight-grain Indian Rosewood body pairs with European Spruce top and one of Ervin’s famous segmented rosette. Recently, Hideyo had Ray Kraut (appropriate as one of Ervin’s former apprentices) refinish this beauty and remove the original pickup system, making it all acoustic. Hideyo put so much time into this guitar, a refinish was very due! Now it looks gorgeous and ready for more action. Additionally, Ray also converted the previous pickup’s side-mounted preamp into a squared up soundport, giving the player a little more “me in the monitor.” Wrapped up in the original Calton case, itself very familiar with the road but in perfect working order, this 1996 Somogyi Thin Modified Dreadnought is safe and sound. Interested? Give us a shout!
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We're selling this guitar for recording artist Hideyo Moriya of the California Guitar Trio. Built for onstage use, this is a thinner body Modified Dreadnought guitar by Ervin Somogyi. It offers the big open modern voicing in a guitar that's easy to hold whether you're playing at home or on stage. Recently gone over by Somogyi alumn, Raymond Kraut, it's ready for a lifetime with it's next owner. 
Easy street with this effortless-playing Somogyi Thin body Mod D. Built for CGT's Hideyo Moriya, this guitar has had countless hours of music pass through it, and it's ready for so many more. | Scale Length | 25.125 in - 26.25 in |
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| Nut Width | 1.688 in |
| String Spacing | 2.063 in |
| Woods | Spruce - European, Rosewood - Indian |
Take the legendary California Guitar Trio, pair them with Ervin Somogyi, and the results are stunning. Hideyo Moriya of CGT worked with Ervin in 1996 to build this Thin Modified Dreadnought as the ultimate performing guitar, rigged out with a 26-25.125” multiscale fretboard, florentine cutaway, and a thin body design that was further enhanced with a Manzer-style body wedge
We're selling this guitar for recording artist Hideyo Moriya of the California Guitar Trio. Built for onstage use, this is a thinner body Modified Dreadnought guitar by Ervin Somogyi
Easy street with this effortless-playing Somogyi Thin body Mod D. Built for CGT's Hideyo Moriya, this guitar has had countless hours of music pass through it, and it's ready for so many more. 