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Home / Shop / 2017 Tippin Crescendo Al Petteway, Brazilian Rosewood/Swiss Moonspruce

2017 Tippin Crescendo Al Petteway, Brazilian Rosewood/Swiss Moonspruce

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Status
Sold
Brand
Tippin, Bill
Product Year
2017
Model
Crescendo Al Petteway Series
Serial #
0617009AP
New/Preowned
Preowned
SKU
TMP492
Condition
Overall clean. Some nail marks on top, two shallow finish marks at lower bout. Very small ding at corner of headstock by 6th tuner.
Body Type(s)
Medium, 000
Back & Sides
Rosewood - Brazilian
Top
Spruce - Moonspruce
Neck Wood
Mahogany
Neck Profile
C
Arm Bevel
Yes
Bridge
African Blackwood
Rosette
Koa and Abalone
Top Trim
Abalone
Fingerboard
Ebony
Fingerboard Bindings
Blackwood - African
Fret Markers
Dots
Frets to Body
14
Headplate
Rosewood - Brazilian
Headstock Bindings
Blackwood - African
Headstock Inlay
None
Instrument Finish
French Polished top, Nitrocellulose Lacquer body
Body Bindings
Blackwood - African
Tuners
Waverly
Tuner Finish
Gold
Cutaway
Venetian
Pickguard
None
Pickup
None, we can install one, ask about options
Body Length
20.25 in
Upper Bout
10.25 in
Lower Bout
15.5 in
Body Depth Heel
3.625 in
Body Depth Tail
4.5 in
Scale Length
25.5 in
Scale Length (mm)
648 mm
Nut Width
1.78 in
Nut Width (mm)
45.2 mm
String Spacing
2.31 in
String Spacing (mm)
58.7 mm
Weight
4 lb. 4 oz.
Case
Hardshell
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Just when you think you’ve seen and heard it all, along comes a guitar with the perfect combination of breathtaking visuals and a rapturous voice: our  2017 Al Petteway Crescendo from Bill Tippin. Dream’s own Brazilian Rosewood for the back and sides, paired with a Swiss Moonspruce top, Abalone trim to bind the top, rosette, fretboard, and center seam; flamed Koa arm bevel, rosette ring, and inlaid just below the nut at the first fret; French Polish on top, Nitrocellulose everywhere else; Bill’s signature soundport in the upper bout. This is a guitar that’s difficult to turn away from.

Tonally, the balance is equal parts bass, treble, and mids, with an overtone swell in the upper middle register to crank up the lushness and color. This is practically a brand new guitar, but it has the kind of cool, rolling bass notes and crisp trebles that you’d expect to find, instead, on a weather-worn and broken-in guitar from decades past. We shudder to think what this piece of beauty will sound like in the next few years. It’s a natural choice for open tunings like DADGAD, but the 25 1/2 inch scale and 14-fret neck also lets you drop down into C territory without compromising play feel.

It’s quality and style like this that make Bill Tippin one of our all-time favorite luthiers. This is a treasure you’ll want to keep close.

Here’s an additional demo the last time this beauty passed through: https://youtu.be/GOKZEVs0TB4.

Bill never disappoints. This Al Petteway special is just ridiculous, from fit & finish to the luscious bass response and organic trebles. Such a pleasure to behold.
MmMmmMmm. Deliciously dark bass, spacious midrange, and trebles that pack some real heft. Bill builds just about the finest: this Al Petteway model has it all, looks, feel, and tone.
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Scale Length 25.5 in
Nut Width 1.78 in
String Spacing 2.31 in
Woods Spruce - Moonspruce, Rosewood - Brazilian

Just when you think you’ve seen and heard it all, along comes a guitar with the perfect combination of breathtaking visuals and a rapturous voice: our  2017 Al Petteway Crescendo from Bill Tippin. Dream’s own Brazilian Rosewood for the back and sides, paired with a Swiss Moonspruce top, Abalone trim to bind the top, rosette, fretboard, and center seam; flamed Koa arm bevel, rosette ring, and inlaid just below the nut at the first fret; French Polish on top, Nitrocellulose everywhere else; Bill’s signature soundport in the upper bout

Bill never disappoints. This Al Petteway special is just ridiculous, from fit & finish to the luscious bass response and organic trebles
MmMmmMmm. Deliciously dark bass, spacious midrange, and trebles that pack some real heft
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