Bill Tippin is one of our desert island builders, and this 2009 Crescendo is one of our desert island guitars. Simply gorgeous woods: bookmatched Cocobolo with sapwood, Sinker Redwood on top set off with Maple purflings and rosette. The strings respond sweetly to even a delicate attack, and we can’t praise the tone enough, from the string-to-string balance to the dynamic response and colorful bass. Waverly tuners keep the neck weight low, and Bill’s contoured Venetian Cutaway allows for easy upper fret access—a register where this Crescendo excels, unlike so many other steel string guitars. Additionally, there’s a K&K Pure Mini pickup installed (one of our personal favorites), and the whole package comes wrapped up in a Cedar Creek tweed hardshell case.
This Tippin is a lifetime kind of guitar.
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