Instrument Details
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- Specs
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- Status
- Sold
- Brand
- Blanchard, Mark
- Product Year
- 2020
- Model
- Sequoia
- Serial #
- Dream Series #5
- New/Preowned
- New
- SKU
- TMP2024
- Condition
- Brand New
- Body Type(s)
- Large, Grand Auditorium
- Back & Sides
- Rosewood - Brazilian
- Top
- Spruce - European
- Neck Wood
- Mahogany - Honduran
- Neck Profile
- C
- Arm Bevel
- Yes
- Bridge
- Ebony
- Rosette
- Rosewood - Brazilian and Abalone
- Top Trim
- Violin Lines
- Fingerboard
- Ebony
- Fingerboard Bindings
- Ebony - Macassar
- Fret Markers
- Side Dots
- Frets to Body
- 14
- Headplate
- Rosewood - Brazilian
- Headstock Bindings
- Ebony - Macassar
- Headstock Inlay
- Builder Logo
- Instrument Finish
- Gloss
- Body Bindings
- Ebony - Macassar
- Tuners
- Gotoh 510 Mini
- Tuner Finish
- Gold with Ebony Buttons
- Cutaway
- Venetian
- Pickguard
- Clear
- Pickup
- None, we can install one, ask about options
- Body Length
- 20 in
- Upper Bout
- 11.5 in
- Lower Bout
- 16 in
- Body Depth Heel
- 3.625 in
- Body Depth Tail
- 4.25 in
- Scale Fan Treble
- 25.25
- Scale Length
- 26.25 in
- Scale Length (mm)
- 667 mm
- Nut Width
- 1.75 in
- Nut Width (mm)
- 44.5 mm
- String Spacing
- 2.25 in
- String Spacing (mm)
- 57.2 mm
- Weight
- 4 lb. 7 oz.
- Case
- Hardshell - Hoffee
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- Description
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Yes, please! The last Dream Series we got from Mark Blanchard was a bombshell and sold almost immediately—and this one is likely to go just as quickly. It’s humbling to see such consistency in a builder’s work, with exquisite voicing for fingerstyle playing that focuses on note clarity and definition. This is Mark’s Sequoia body shape with a generous 16 inch lower bout, and here he’s upgraded it with a body wedge and arm bevel for ergonomics, a soundport in the upper bout, and a multiscale setup that’s perfect for everything from C tunings to Standard (26.25-25.25”). The Brazilian Rosewood back and sides come from our own secret stash, and Mark used a creamy European Spruce top to match.
This is a brand new guitar, but you wouldn’t believe that to hear it. The voice is rich, lively, wide open. And this is at year zero! It’s only going to get better from here, and it’s already so, so good.
Here's an additional demo with our own Duane Simpson: https://youtu.be/QH0MUw0ZGYQ.
Other keywords: lutherie, luthier, dream guitar, bespoke guitar, all the stops, custom guitar, fan fret, fanned fret, hoffee flight case
The Dream Series is near and dear to my heart. We provided our old Brazilian Rosewood to Mark Blanchard, one of our favorite makers, and let him do his thing. The Sequoia is his larger body guitar offering versatility for strumming and fingerstyle. This one has a wedge body an arm rest bevel and cutaway so it’s outfitted to to be extremely comfortable and the voice will surely inspire.
The voice is characterized by power and articulation, with a breathy quality to the trebles that warms up after the initial attack. Mark pulled out all the stops on this Dream Series, with a body wedge, multiscale setup, arm rest, and primo Brazilian Rosewood plus European Spruce - Accessories
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