Cocobolo Small Jumbo

Cocobolo Small Jumbo - SOLD

This small jumbo  is perfect for that big dreadnought-esque sound without the boominess -- its tight waist allows for articulate finger-picking and lead runs. Check out the slotted snake's-head

 Material & Specifications

• cocobolo sides & back
• master-grade Sitka spruce top
• mahogany neck
• Spanish heel
• solid boxwood lining
• ebony fingerboard and bridge 
• cocobolo peghead overlay
• boxwood back center strip, top & back binding
• Waverly tuners
• hand-cut abalone diamond fingerboard inlay
• mother-of-pearl side dot fret markers
• hand-cut bone nut & saddle
• 25" string length
• 1-13/16" nut width
• 16-1/4" lower bout width
• 14" radiused fingerboard
• voiced modified x-bracing (Sitka spruce)
• D'Addario Light gauge (0.012-0.053") 80/20 bronze strings

Koa OM (Orchestra Model)

Koa OM (Orchestra Model)

This guitar is as comfortable finger-picked solo as it is punching out open chords in a group setting! Its mellow koa back & sides feature golden-brown striation with a gentle cross-grain curl. $4500, includes hard case 

Material & Specifications

• koa sides & back
• master-grade Sitka spruce top
• mahogany neck
• Spanish heel
• solid boxwood lining
• ebony fingerboard, bridge, top & back binding, peghead overlay, and back center strip
• Waverly tuners
• hand-cut abalone hummingbird inlay, Dart logo, and diamond fingerboard inlay
• mother-of-pearl side dot fret markers
• hand-cut bone nut & saddle 
• clear pickguard
• 25" string length
• 1-13/16" nut width
• 15" lower bout width
• 14" radiused fingerboard
• voiced modified x-bracing (Sitka spruce)
• D'Addario Light gauge (0.012-0.053") 80/20 bronze strings

Madagascar Rosewood 00

What else to adorn a Madagascar rosewood guitar but the African island nation's indigenous lemur! Don't let this guitar's unique inlay distract you -- this guitar sings with all-around clarity and projection and looks & sounds pretty darn similar to Brazilian rosewood. $5000, includes hard case. 

Material & Specifications

• Madagascar rosewood sides & back
• master-grade Sitka spruce top
• mahogany neck
• Spanish heel
• solid boxwood lining
• ebony fingerboard, bridge, & peghead overlay
• boxwood top & back binding, and back center strip
• Waverly tuners
• hand-cut "Lemur" inlay: curly abalone & gold mother-of-pearl lemur climbing a curly koa tree
• hand-cut abalone flower fingerboard inlay
• mother-of-pearl side dot fret markers
• hand-cut bone nut & saddle 
• tortoiseshell pickguard
• 25" string length
• 1-13/16" nut width
• 14-1/4" lower bout width
• 14" radiused fingerboard
• voiced modified x-bracing (Sitka spruce)
• D'Addario Custom Light gauge (0.011-0.052") 80/20 bronze strings 

Rosewood 00

Mystery Rosewood 00

 This understated beauty features a smooth, well-balanced voice, a master-grade Sitka spruce top, a wide variety of coloration in its rosewood sides & back, and a hand-cut abalone rose inlay on an ebony peghead overlay. $4500, includes hard case 

  

Material & Specifications

• mystery rosewood sides & back
• master-grade Sitka spruce top
• mahogany neck
• Spanish heel
• solid boxwood lining
• ebony fingerboard, bridge, top & back binding, peghead overlay, and back center strip
• Waverly tuners
• hand-cut abalone rose inlay, Dart logo, and diamond fingerboard inlay
• mother-of-pearl side dot fret markers
• hand-cut bone nut & saddle 
• clear pickguard
• 25" string length
• 1-3/4" nut width
• 14-1/4" lower bout width
• 14" radiused fingerboard
• voiced Sitka spruce modified x-bracing
• D'Addario Custom Light gauge (0.011-0.052") 80/20 bronze strings 

New guitars update -- for sale! High-quality photos inside.

As promised, high-quality photos of the four new guitars!

Above: Mystery Rosewood 00

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Please continue reading for more photos and specifications, and feel free to contact Dart Instruments for pricing, availability, and custom orders.

New guitars!

These four beauties just got their strings this week! From left to right: Koa 000, Cocobolo Small Jumbo (SOLD), Madagascar Rosewood 00, Mystery Rosewood 00.

Stay tuned for more photos, and check after the jump for close-up photos of the pegheads & inlay, as well as for materials and detailed specifications.

Guitars Summer 2016

Four guitars underway! All feature master-grade Sitka spruce tops, ebony fingerboard, and Waverly tuners. The cocobolo small jumbo is sold, but please get in touch for pricing and customization if you're interested in either of the 00s or the 000!