Details
We're always delighted when one of Sergei's guitars show up, they're delightfully different and so carefully crafted. What makes this example even more interesting is the woods chosen, in this case beautiful two-tone bubinga and a figured redwood soundboard. Sergei's long tenure in the trade -he's been building guitars almost as long as Jean Larrivee- has given him connections to small-time rare wood dealers and other luthiers so you never know what he'll come up with next. We tend to call these fingerstyle guitars, but that's mostly because those players gravitate towards them. This one sounds great played with a flatpick, and the rich sustain and bass-to-treble balance serves almost any style equally well. Oh OK, you probably wouldn't use this de Jonge in a bluegrass band, or for bashing out Everly Bros. rhythm backup, but short of those extremes it can handle just about any guitar style as it's easy to play and offers lots of headroom.
Condition is excellent, there are no cracks or significant dents or damage and no sign of any repairs. There is light finger and/or pick wear to the top around the perimeter of the clear pickguard, and a few small finish marks behind the bridge. On a lacquer-finished spruce top these probably wouldn't even show, but this is very thin French polish over redwood so the surface is much softer.
Specs
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Back sides
Figured Bubinga
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Binding
figured wood
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Bracing
Scalloped X Pattern
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Bridge
Ebony
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Fingerboard
Ebony
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Finish
French polish, lacquer on neck
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Frets to body
14
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Neck material
Mahogany
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Neck shape
C
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Nut width
1 3/4"
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Rosette
spalted maple
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Saddle spacing
2 3/16"
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Scale length
25.5"
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Top material
Figured Redwood
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Total frets
20
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Tuners
Gold Gotoh W/Ebony Buttons
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Year
2005
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Case type
Original Hardshell
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Serial number
0608
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SKU
DEJONGESSS-0608
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UPC
120364
