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Home / Shop / 2011 Buscarino Rhapsody, Plum Pudding Mahogany/Adirondack Spruce

2011 Buscarino Rhapsody, Plum Pudding Mahogany/Adirondack Spruce

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Status
Sold
Brand
Buscarino, John
Product Year
2011
Model
Rhapsody
Serial #
SL07107711
New/Preowned
Preowned
SKU
TMP1523
Condition
A few light scratches on pickguard, small top ding at bass waist.
Body Type(s)
Large, Grand Auditorium
Back & Sides
Mahogany - Figured
Top
Spruce - Adirondack (Red)
Neck Wood
Mahogany - 5 Piece
Neck Profile
C
Bridge
Rosewood - Brazilian
Rosette
Celtic Knot
Top Trim
Red/Black Lines
Fingerboard
Rosewood - Brazilian
Fingerboard Bindings
Rosewood - Brazilian
Fret Markers
Side Dots
Frets to Body
14
Headplate
Rosewood - Brazilian
Headstock Bindings
Rosewood - Brazilian
Headstock Inlay
Builder Logo
Instrument Finish
Gloss
Body Bindings
Koa
Tuners
Gotoh 510 Delta Series
Tuner Finish
Gold with Ebony Buttons
Cutaway
Venetian
Pickguard
Clear
Pickup
K&K Pure Mini
Pickup (Y/N)
Yes
Body Length
20.25 in
Upper Bout
11.625 in
Lower Bout
16 in
Body Depth Heel
3.875 in
Body Depth Tail
3.875 in
Scale Length
25 in
Scale Length (mm)
635 mm
Nut Width
1.75 in
Nut Width (mm)
44.5 mm
String Spacing
2.188 in
String Spacing (mm)
54 mm
Weight
4 lb. 15 oz.
Case
Hardshell - Hiscox
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John Buscarino’s catalog includes everything from nylon string crossovers to straight ahead flattops, archtops, and the experimental space in between. This 2011 Rhapsody model features flattop bracing on its Adirondack Spruce top, but John carved the Plum Pudding Mahogany back in the style of an archtop guitar. The result is a voice that combines warmth with punch—an excellent flatpicking machine that can cover a lot of territory. John added a fleur-de-lis soundport to the upper bout to keep the player in tune with their tunes, and a K&K Pure Mini pickup for onstage work.

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John Buscarino is a dear friend of the shop, and we are so lucky that he lives just 100 miles from us. He has created some of the finest guitars on the planet in his long career, which included working with the great Bob Benedetto. His Rhapsody design is an exciting one to me, and arched back flattop steel string guitar that gives you wonderful elements of steel string and archtop. Very lively and responsive as an acoustic instrument, but with added focus and clarity and punch from the carved back. The Plum Pudding Mahogany used on this instrument as one of a few sets John had and was very proud of because of the wonderful voice. And of course it is quite beautiful.
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Scale Length 25 in
Nut Width 1.75 in
String Spacing 2.188 in
Woods Spruce - Adirondack (Red), Mahogany - Figured

John Buscarino’s catalog includes everything from nylon string crossovers to straight ahead flattops, archtops, and the experimental space in between. This 2011 Rhapsody model features flattop bracing on its Adirondack Spruce top, but John carved the Plum Pudding Mahogany back in the style of an archtop guitar

John Buscarino is a dear friend of the shop, and we are so lucky that he lives just 100 miles from us. He has created some of the finest guitars on the planet in his long career, which included working with the great Bob Benedetto
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