Instrument Details
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- Specs
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- Status
- Sold
- Brand
- Musselwhite
- Product Year
- 2013
- Model
- D
- New/Preowned
- Preowned
- SKU
- 5255
- Condition
- Near Mint
- Body Type(s)
- Large, Dreadnought
- Back & Sides
- Rosewood - Brazilian
- Neck Wood
- Mahogany
- Rosette
- Black/White/Black
- Top Trim
- Herringbone
- Fingerboard
- Ebony
- Fingerboard Bindings
- None
- Fret Markers
- Side Dots Only
- Frets to Body
- 14
- Headplate
- Brazilian Rosewood
- Headstock Inlay
- None
- Body Bindings
- Grained Ivoroid
- Tuners
- Waverly
- Tuner Finish
- Nickel
- Cutaway
- None
- Pickguard
- Tortoise Style
- Pickup
- None, we can install one, ask about options
- Body Length
- 20.0625 in
- Upper Bout
- 11.3125 in
- Lower Bout
- 15.5625 in
- Body Depth Heel
- 4.125 in
- Body Depth Tail
- 4.9375 in
- Scale Length
- 25.38 in
- Scale Length (mm)
- 644.7 mm
- Nut Width
- 1.75 in
- Nut Width (mm)
- 44.5 mm
- String Spacing
- 2.25 in
- String Spacing (mm)
- 57.2 mm
- Weight
- 0 lb. 0 oz.
- Case
- Hardshell - Guardian
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- Description
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Bluegrass cannon, indeed! This Dreadnought from David Musselwhite's bench has got enough firepower to level a city block, but has a precision voice capable of sniping a fly on the tuner of the banjo player next door. Musselwhite, a legend in the vintage Martin repair world, also builds an incredible guitar himself: this Dreadnought compares quite favorably against many of our old-school Martins.
And just look at this set of Brazilian Rosewood! We didn't know it existed in such straight-grained varieties. Creamy Appalachian Spruce for the top with a forward bracing pattern gives the voice an expansive bass response, but the middle and upper registers do not suffer at all; rather, the entire voice is articulate and precise, making this Dreadnought an excellent candidate for the guitarist who plays fingerstyle as well as with flatpicks. This guitar is only three years old (fresh off the bench in 2013), with virtually no play wear, but it sounds like a much older, opened-up Martin D-28.
I get to see a lot of Brazilian in my line of work, some of it more extravagantly-figured than others, but the arrow-straight pattern on this Dread from David Musselwhite has got to be some of the finest-looking (and -sounding) Brazilian Rosewood I'll ever lay eyes on. I can't wait to find another one of Musselwhite's guitars in the shop! 
I have never seen one of these dreadnoughts and I was super impressed. Not just with the sound and playability, but with the quality of the woods used. Unbelievable quarter-sawn rosewood on the back and sides. I'm tempted myself, except I'm trying to cut back not build up. - Accessories
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