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Home / Shop / 2003 Sheppard Ava Maria Grand Auditorium, Indian Rosewood/Cedar

2003 Sheppard Ava Maria Grand Auditorium, Indian Rosewood/Cedar

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Status
Sold
Brand
Sheppard
Product Year
2003
Model
GA Ava Maria
Serial #
9589
New/Preowned
Preowned
SKU
TMP1516
Condition
Pick marks into the wood around fretboard extension and soundhole, dings and marks on body, back of neck. Frets freshly dressed by our own repair staff.
Body Type(s)
Large, Grand Auditorium
Back & Sides
Rosewood - Indian
Top
Cedar
Neck Wood
Mahogany
Neck Profile
C
Bridge
Ebony
Rosette
Abalone
Top Trim
MOP
Fingerboard
Ebony
Fingerboard Bindings
Ebony
Fret Markers
Paua Pearl Side Dots
Frets to Body
14
Headplate
Ebony
Headstock Bindings
Ebony
Headstock Inlay
Builder Logo
Instrument Finish
Gloss
Body Bindings
Koa
Tuners
Schaller Mini
Tuner Finish
Gold with Ebony Buttons
Cutaway
Venetian
Pickguard
Clear
Pickup
None, we can install one, ask about options
Body Length
19.375 in
Upper Bout
11.375 in
Lower Bout
15.625 in
Body Depth Heel
3.5 in
Body Depth Tail
4.5 in
Scale Length
25.4 in
Scale Length (mm)
645 mm
Nut Width
1.75 in
Nut Width (mm)
44.5 mm
String Spacing
2.125 in
String Spacing (mm)
54 mm
Weight
4 lb. 3 oz.
Case
Original - TKL
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Our 2003 Sheppard is lively, opened up, and raring to go. Gerald decked this beau out with his cream of the crop, Ave Maria appointment package over an Indian Rosewood and Cedar body with Mahogany neck and Fossilized Mammoth nut/saddle. Long scale fretboard, 1.75” nut, and an easy playability that lends itself equally well to flatpicks as fingertips. We love how the trebles really leap out of the soundhole; overall, this Sheppard has opened up handsomely and packs a punch. Gerald’s Grand Auditorium proportions lend a boost to the bass and the projection without making the guitar too big: this one’s easy from tuners to tailblock.

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Here’s a wonderful Rosewood and Cedar guitar from Gerald Sheppard. Elegantly appointed with Koa bindings and Paua Abalone. The tone is clear and warm with a lot of sound under a light touch. Something Gerald is well known for.
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Scale Length 25.4 in
Nut Width 1.75 in
String Spacing 2.125 in
Woods Cedar, Rosewood - Indian

Our 2003 Sheppard is lively, opened up, and raring to go. Gerald decked this beau out with his cream of the crop, Ave Maria appointment package over an Indian Rosewood and Cedar body with Mahogany neck and Fossilized Mammoth nut/saddle

Here’s a wonderful Rosewood and Cedar guitar from Gerald Sheppard. Elegantly appointed with Koa bindings and Paua Abalone
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