This Rosewood was purchased from the late Joseph Wallo in Arlington VA. In the 60s and 70s India would still ship rosewood logs out of the country and their production was of forest grown trees. Nowadays, all the Indian rosewood on the market is plantation grown in India, Malaysia, or Indonesia. Wallo bought the wood from a German supplier who cut up the wood into guitar sets. The sets that Tom Rein has are stamped "Made in Germany"(!)
Lutz Spruce top - French Polished
When Lance played this guitar, he was using just his left hand on 1 track and remarked, "it plays itself" - THAT's how responsive it is!
The rosette is a beautiful marquetry
Rosewood bindings with green purfling
Comfortable profile on the mahogany neck
Ebony fretboard
Ebony faceplate with wooden builder logo
Chrome Schaller open back tuning machines
Ebony bridge
This model is based on the old Robert Johnson Gibson L-1 guitar, and it excels at fingerstyle & blues
