The Baritone For absolute ease ease of tuning to A or B, George chose the clarity of Bastone Walnut and the definition of Sitka Spruce with a newly designed and voiced soundbox to accentuate the baritone voice.
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The Baritone details
specifications
The 700mm scale length means that the neck is a little longer between the nut and the body, but half of that extra length is taken up by the placement of the bridge being further down the body. This provides a balance between playability and tonal response.
soundboard
AAAA Sitka Spruce back & sides
AAAA Figured Walnut back centre seam
Maple
The baritone is designed to be played with ease in C, B or dropped B tunings and standard strings fitted are 70 to 16 gauge.Some experimentation on string gauges and tunings may allow more extreme tuning options.
purfling
Sycamore, Rosewood, Mahogany binding
Figured Maple rosette
Abalone, Rosewood, Sycamore, Mahogany, Walnut bridge
Rosewood neck
5-piece Mahogany/Rosewood headstock overlay
Ebony Book matched front and back machine heads
Gotoh 510 series gold/ebony voicing
Dolphin profile hand voiced bracing
